TOOLS IN CONSTRUCTION
PLUMB BOB
A heavy weight that is suspended from a line It indicates vertical trueness
BACK SAW
A kind of saw with a rigid blade, more effective in cutting long straight lines.
SPIRAL RATCHET SCREWDRIVER
A screwdriver that relies on a pushing force rather than a twisting force
PLUMB LINE
A string with a weight used to provide a vertical reference line
PITIK
Chalk line
COLD CHISEL
Chisel used for metal work or sheet metal forming.
MARTILYO
Claw hammer
PUNSOL
Nail set
WOOD CHISEL
PAET
CHALK LINE
Pitik
HULOG
Plum bob
KABRA
Prybar
NAIL SET
Punsol
WOOD FLOAT
Rodelang kahoy
NAIL SET
Short, tapered bars of steel that serve as a companions to a hammer in order to prevent damage to the wood by stopping just short of driving the nail completely, then using this tool to finish the job This small, inexpensive accessory extends your reach with the hammer, letting you strike just the nail—not the wood trim
METRO
Steel Tape Measure
LONG TAPE
These measuring tapes are best for measuring long distances on-site that normal tapes cannot handle
NAIL SET
Though they vary in design, they are typically made from a hard round or square steel rod which tapers at one end to a flat or slightly hollowed tip The tip is placed against the head of the nail, while the other end is struck with a hammer
LEVEL BAR / SPIRIT LEVEL
Used for establishing horizontal and vertical levels.
LEVEL BAR / SPIRIT LEVEL
Used for establishing horizontal and vertical levels. Uses a bubble contained inside a cylinder of colored fluid.
STEEL TAPE MEASURE
Used for general measurement work
COLD CHISEL
Used for gouging, cutting, shaping, or smoothing metal
WOOD CHISEL
Used for gouging, cutting, shaping, or smoothing wood
PRYBAR
Used for prying open boards, demolition work and general removal of construction assemblies
LONG TAPE
Used for relatively long measurements such as lot lines or large room dimensions.
HACK SAW
Used to cut metal. Has a replaceable blade with fine teeth.
HAND SAW
Used to cut wood by hand
CHALK LINE
Used to draw long straight lines without having to use pencil or pen.
ROTARY HAMMER
Used to embed longer nails with larger diameter into hard surfaces
PLUMB BOB
Used to establish vertical line known as a plumb line.
NAIL SET
Used to push in the nail head into the lumber surface.
PLUMB BOB
Vertical plumbing to locate points
PAET
Wood chisel
RODELANG KAHOY
Wood float
WOOD FLOAT
Wood used for flattening or levelling small plaster areas.
NAIL SET
a hand tool used for driving the exposed head of a nail or pin below the surface of a piece of wood, such as when installing decorative moulding or face-fastening wood flooring
HACK SAW
a hand-powered, small-toothed saw used for cutting metal pipes, rods, brackets, etc. has a U-shaped frame and a handle at one end and small pins at each end of the frame that receive a blade
PLUMB BOB
a heavy weight that's suspended from a line that indicates vertical trueness
WOOD FLOAT
a kind of float that is particularly useful in those stressful instances in which concrete is setting up too quickly
PLUMB LINE
a line with a plumb attached to it, used for finding the depth of water or determining the vertical on an upright surface.
ROTARY HAMMER
a power tool that can perform heavy-duty tasks such as drilling and chiseling hard materials. It is similar to a hammer drill in that it also pounds the drill bit in and out while it is spinning
NAIL SET
a small metal tool that allows you to hammer the finish nail flush to, or slightly below, the surface of the wood while keeping the hammerhead a safe distance away
BACK SAW
a specialized handsaw for cutting tenons (joints or grooves) in wood. The blade is rectangular, 8 to 14 inches in length, with a hardwood or plastic handle and a metal-reinforced back edge (opposite the teeth) to keep the blade from bending while cutting
SURVEYOR'S TAPE
also called Long Tape
LONG TAPE
also called Surveyor's Tape
BACK SAW
any hand saw which has a stiffening rib on the edge opposite the cutting edge, enabling better control and more precise cutting than with other types of saws normally used in woodworking for precise work, such as cutting dovetails, mitres, or tenons in cabinetry and joinery.
LONG TAPE
specially designed to precisely measure longer distances between 100-300 feet.
STEEL FLOAT
type of float used for smooth finish concrete, spreading mortar for tiles, plastering, etc.
HACK SAW
type of handsaw that's used to cut metal
RIP SAW CROSSCUT SAW
types of hand saw:
STEEL FLOAT
used for smoothing the surface of concrete prior to it setting
NAIL SET
used for the final few blows onto the exposed heads of finish nails, sinking them beneath the surface without collateral damage to the surrounding wood
CLAW HAMMER
Martilyo
STEEL FLOAT
Metal used for smoothening plaster.
STEEL TAPE MEASURE
Metro
NAIL SET
Instead of just using a hammer alone, this tool also helps in driving a finish nail or casing nail into wood trim so that it is flush or slightly countersunk below the surface without damaging the wood
PRYBAR
Kabra
HAND SAW
Lagari
HACK SAW
Lagaring bakal
LEVEL BAR / SPIRIT LEVEL
Lebel / Nibel
LEBEL / NIBEL
Level bar / Spirit level
BALL PIN HAMMER
Hammer usually used for metal work/ sheet metal work.
LAGARI
Hand saw
PLUM BOB
Hulog
STEEL FLOAT
Ideal in preparing the surface for trowelling or smoothing out concrete after it's been poured. Ideal for masonry work and DIY use.
CLAW HAMMER
For general wood working and nail driving.
LAGARING BAKAL
HACK SAW
ROTARY HAMMER
can be used for "doweling" (repetitive drilling of large rebar anchor holes), and drilling through-holes in concrete and masonry walls
HACK SAW
fine-toothed saw, originally and mainly made for cutting metal
WOOD FLOAT
float that is useful when working with really stiff concrete or concrete that is setting up too hard
RIP SAW
for cutting along the wood grain
CROSSCUT SAW
for cutting perpendicular to the wood grain
ROTARY HAMMER
like an electric drill that operates with both rotating and reciprocating actions and is used to drill holes in concrete
