This document provides an overview of common hand tools used in woodworking and construction, including their names in Spanish and their functions. It covers measuring tools like squares and tape measures, holding tools like vices and clamps, saws for cutting materials, files and sandpaper for smoothing, hammers for nailing, drills for drilling holes, and pliers and screwdrivers. Basic safety rules are also outlined, such as always using tools correctly and asking permission before using them.

1. WorkinG with
hand tools
1ºA - Tuesday, 1ST
of April 2014

2. VOCABULARY
 To measure: medir
 To mark: marcar
 To saw: cortar con una sierra, o serrar
 To hold: sujetar
 To drill: taladrar (hacer un agujero)
 To smooth: rebajar (quitar material sobrante
de algo)
 To nail: clavar (tachas con un martillo)
 To screw: atornillar (tornillos con un
destornillador)

3. SECURITY RULES
Always use the tools
correctly
Always ask your teacher
before using a tool
Never touch a person who is
working with a tool
Always use security gloves
when using dangerous tools
Tools are not toys. They can be very dangerous if we
don’t use them appropiately

4. 1. MEASURE TOOLS
This is a SQUARE (escuadra)
We use a square to measure and
mark right angles and 45
degrees angles
THIS IS A TAPE MEASURE
(flexómetro o metro)
We use the tape measure to
measure things in centimeters
and millimeters
We use measure tools (instrumentos de
medida) to measure (medir) objects

5. 2. HOLDING TOOLS
This is a BENCH VICE (Tornillo de
banco)
This is a F-CLAMP (Sargento)
We use holding tools (herramientas de
sujeción) to hold(sujetar) objects

6. 3. SAWS
This is a HANDSAW (serrucho).
We use the handsaw to cut long
wood boards
This is a COPING SAW (sierra de
marquetería). We use the coping
saw to cut thin, soft wood in curves
This is a HACKSAW (sierra de arco).
We can use the hacksaw to cut
pieces of wood, metals and plastic
We use saws (sierras) to saw (serrar) materials

7. 4. FILES, RASPS and SANDPAPER
This is a FILE (lima)
We can use a file to smooth
(rebajar) small pieces of wood,
metal or plastic
This is a RASP (escofina)
We can use a rasp to smooth big
pieces of hard wood
THIS IS SAND PAPER (papel de
lija)
We use sand paper to sand (lijar)
materials, especially wood

8. 5. HAMMERS for NAILING
This is a PIN HAMMER
(Martillo de tapicero), for
small things
This is a CLAW HAMMER
(Martillo de carpintero), for
big things
This is a NYLON HAMMER
(Martillo de nylon).
We use it to hammer soft
materials
We use hammers to nail (clavar) nails (tachas)

9. 6. DRILLS
This is an ELECTRIC
DRILL (taladro eléctrico).
We use the electric drill to
drill (taladrar) hard
materials
This is a GIMLET
(barrena).
We use the gimlet to drill
thin and soft materials
We use DRILLS to DRILL (taladrar)

10. 7. PLIERS AND SCREWDRIVERS
This is a screwdriver
(destornillador)
We use a screwdriver to screw
(atornillar) screws (tornillos)
These are pliers (alicates)
We can use pliers to hold
objects and to cut cables.