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• Assembling – constructing the parts of the project based on the planned design.
• Sanding and Finishing – sanding removes tools marks and make wood surface smooth for finishing.
• Straight Edge – a tool used to guide pencils or scriber in making straight line.
• Level – used for both guiding and testing the work to a vertical or horizontal position.
• Plastic Hose with water – is one of the best and accurate tool for guiding work establishing a horizontal level.
• Sliding T-bevel – is like a try square with sliding and adjustable blade that could be set to any angle other than 90 degrees.
• Angle divider – is a double bevel square used to divide an angle in a complicated work in one setting.
• Miter box – is a device used as guide of the hand saw in cutting objects to form a miter joint.
• Plumb bob – a metal tool used to check or obtain a vertical line.
• Chalk line and reel used for marking a very rough work.
• Lead pencil – with round head is also used for marking rough work.
• Scratch awl – is used for marking a semi rough work.
• Scriber – is used for marking fine work. It is made of hard – end steel with a sharp point designed to mark fine lines.
• Compass – a tool used to inscribe an arc or circle.
• Divider – is used in dividing distances into equal parts such as arc and circumference including straight lines.
• Extension rule – is used for measuring inside distance such as doors, windows, cabinets, etc.
• Zigzag rule – is available in 4 feet and 6 feet long commonly used by carpenters for rough.
• Slide Caliper Rule – a special tool used to measure outside diameter of cylindrical objects.
• Marking gauge – is a tool most appropriate in making lines parallel with the edges of the wood.
• Horse or trestle – used to support or sustain the working operation such as sawing, chiseling and planning.
• Clamps – used in tightly pressing piece of wood or metal together in making tenon, mortise and other joints.
• Vise – is a table tool used to hold a piece of material rigidly secured in place to absorb severe blows.
• Cross cut saw – used to cut across the grain of the wood.
• Rip cut saw – used to cut along the grain of the wood.
• Backsaw - This is a thin crosscut saw with five teeth, with a blade stiffened by a thick back.
• Files– are metals tools of different shapes and sizes used for abrading, reducing or smooth cutting metal, wood, or other materials.
• Paring Chisel –is a light duty tool used to plane long surface parallel with the grain of wood.
• Firming chisel –a heavy duty tool adopted to withstand severe strain as in framing work and where deep cuts are necessary.
• Gouge –is a chisel with a hollow shaped blade for scooping or cutting round holes.
• Jack Plane -the general purpose bench plane, used for general smoothing of the edges, sizing of timber but only making it smaller to correct size —wood edge jointing.