Carpentry Tools and Materials

• Carpentry is the process of making objects out of wood with the use of other hardware.
• Hardwoods come from broad-leaved trees.
• Softwoods come from coniferous trees.
• Plywood is made of large, thin layers of wood pressed and glued together to make it stronger.
• Nails join and keeps pieces of wood together.
• The common wire nail is the most common form of nail.
• Screws are used for screwing wood together and require a rotating motion.
• Bolts and nuts are used for delicate work like joining wood to a metal or masonry.
• The most common types of fasteners are hinges and are used to fasten two movable pieces of wood.
• A folding wooden rule is 2 to 3 feet long and has joints so it can be folded up to fit in the pocket
• A ruler is a measuring tool that measures fully 12 inches or 1 foot and is calibrated in inches and centimeters.
• A try square is used for testing the squareness of an object.
• The divider is used for transferring accurate distances between two points.
• A scriber is used to mark hard to reach parts of wood
• A scratch awl is used for marking and punching the location of holes that are to be drilled.
• Planes are used to smooth wooden surfaces.
• Chisels are used in shaping and cutting wood.
• Boring is the process of enlargening a hole that has already been drilled or casted.
• Driving tools are used for assembling woodwork and for any purpose they may serve.
• Clamps are used to hold pieces of materials securely to eachother.
• Lumber is sold in quantities and is measured in board feet