BUILDING TECH

• MEASURING TOOLS

  • TWO (2) FOOT FOUR FOLDING RULE
  • EXTENSION RULE
  • PUSH-PULL TAPE RULE (for short distance: 1.00m to 5.00m)
  • PUSH-PULL TAPE RULE (for long distance: 10.00m or more)
  • SLIDE CALIPER RULE
• TWO (2) FOOT FOUR FOLDING RULE


  Generally used in measuring short distances. It is usually made up of four folds connected by three hinges spaced at 6 inches or 15 cm apart which could be folded-up.
• EXTENSION RULE


  Is used for measuring inside distances such as doors, windows, cabinets etc. A sliding attachment to a folding rule for the measuring of inside distances between objects.
• SLIDE CALIPER RULE

  Used to measure outside diameter of cylindrical objects. Takeaway: Rule to measure inside diameter is the Inside Caliper.
• MARKING TOOLS

  • CHALK OR CHARCOAL LINE
  • ROUND PENCIL LEAD
  • SCRATCH AWL
  • SCRIBER
  • COMPASS
  • DIVIDER
• CHALK OR CHARCOAL LINE


  is used for marking a very rough work.
• ROUND PENCIL LEAD


  used for marking rough work.
• SCRATCH AWL


  is used in marking a semi-rough work.
• SCRIBER


  is used in marking fine work. It is hardened steel with a sharp point designed to mark fine line.
• COMPASS


  Is used to inscribe arcs or circle.
• DIVIDER


  Is used in dividing distances into equal parts particularly an arc or circumference.
• TESTING & GUIDING TOOLS FOR CARPENTRY


  • LEVEL
  • PLASTIC HOSE W/ WATER
  • PLUMB BOB
  • MITER BOX
  • MITER SHOOTING BOARD
  • SLIDING BEVEL
  • ANGLE DIVIDER
  • TRY SQUARE
  • MITER SQUARE
  • COMBINED TRY AND MITER SQUARE
  • COMBINATION SQUARE
  • FRAMING OR STEEL SQUARE
• LEVEL


  used for both guiding and testing the work to a vertical or horizontal position.
• PLASTIC HOSE W/ WATER


  is the best and accurate tool for guiding the work in establishing a horizontal level.
• PLUMB BOB


  is used to check or obtain a vertical line. The word plumb means perpendicular to a horizontal plane.
• MITER BOX


  is a device used as a guide of the hand saw in cutting object to form a miter joint.
• MITER SHOOTING BOARD


  is a plain board with two 45° guide fastened on top of the upper board. This device is used for designing patterns, cabinets. etc.
• SLIDING BEVEL


  is like a try square with a sliding and adjustable blade that could be set to any angle other than 90 degrees.
• ANGLE DIVIDER


  is a double bevel used to divide an angle a complicated work. This tool could divide an angle in one.
• SQUARE

  • TRY SQUARE
  • MITER SQUARE
  • COMBINED TRY AND MITER SQUARE
  • COMBINATION SQUARE
  • FRAMING OR STEEL SQUARE
• TRY SQUARE


  is a square with blades that ranges from (3" to 15") 7.6 to 38 cm.
• MITER SQUARE


  is a square with blades permanently set at 45 degrees.
• COMBINED TRY AND MITER SQUARE

  is a combination of 45 and 90 degrees in one set.
• COMBINATION SQUARE


  is similar to a try square only that the head can be made to slide and clamp at any desired place of the blade and is also provided with a miter and a level guide.
• FRAMING OR STEEL SQUARE

  Body - the longer and wider part<|>Tongue - the shorter and the narrower part<|>Face - the side visible when the square is held by the tongue in the right hand, the body pointing to the left.<|>Back - the side visible when the square is held by the tongue with the left hand, the body pointing to the right.
• FASTENING TOOLS

  • CLAW HAMMER
  • WRENCHES (Plain, Socket, Adjustable)
  • SCREWDRIVER (Plain or Automatic, Ordinary (flat head) or Phillips (cross))
• CLAW HAMMER


  a hand tool made of steel carefully forged, hardened and tempered. Its sizes varies from 140 to 560 grams.
• WRENCHES


  a hand tool with a handle and a jaw which may be fitted to the head of a nut used to tighten or loosen bolts.
• SCREWDRIVER


  a hand tool with a head and a shank used for turning screw, classified either as PLAIN or AUTOMATIC, ORDINARY (flat head) or PHILLIPS (cross)
• ROUGH FACING TOOLS/ STRIKING TOOLS

  • HATCHET
  • AXE
  • ADZE
• TOOTHED CUTTING TOOLS

  • SAW (Cross cut, Rip cut, Combined rip and cross cut, Straight back, Narrowed Thin, Skew back, Floor, Key hole, Joiner or bench, Miter, Buck or Wood Hack, Coping Saw)
  • FILES
• FILES


  a metal tool of different shapes and sizes used for abrading, reducing or smooth cutting metal, wood or other materials.
• SHARP-EDGED CUTTING TOOLS

  • WOOD CHISEL
  • COLD CHISEL
• WOOD CHISEL


  used to trim wood and clear away excess material from wood joints
• COLD CHISEL


  used to trim metals
• SMOOTH FACING TOOLS

  • SPOKE SHAVE
  • PLANE
• SPOKE SHAVE


  modified kind of draw knife with an adjustable blade like a plane to limit the thickness of the cut.
• PLANE


  is used in smoothing boards or other surfaces for framing and molding. Plane is also used to make wood surfaces into uniform thickness.
• BORING TOOLS

  • BRAD AWLS
  • GIMLETS
  • AUGERS
• HOLDING TOOLS

  • SUPPORTING (Horse or Trestle)
  • RETAINING (CLAMPS, VISES)