This document provides information on common hand tools used in woodworking and metalworking. It describes the functions of a bradawl, which is used to make inserting screws into wood easier, hammers, which are used for driving nails and fitting parts, and center punches, which aid in drilling holes. Additionally, it explains that files are used for removing material to create smooth edges or new shapes, cold chisels cut and remove cold metals, clamps hold objects tightly together, tinsnips cut thin metal sheets, dividers mark shapes on sheet metal, and nail punches mark spots for hammering nails or screws.

1. A N D T H E I R F U N C T I O N S
Important Hand Tools

2. BRADAWL
 What is Bradawl?
 A Bradawl is a commonly used wood working tools
that has a wooden handle with a pointed metal end.
 The purpose of Bradawl is to
make it easy for the screws to
get inserted into the wood.

3. Hammers
 A hammer is basically used for hitting things.
A hammer is a tool meant to deliver an impact to
an object. The most common uses are for
driving nails, fitting parts, forging metal and
breaking up objects.

4. Centre Punch
 A center punch is a tool, usually made of metal, that
was created to aid a carpenter with drilling holes.
Center punches come in many different sizes. Each
size corresponds with a particular drill bit size.

5. Files
 Files are used for removing material from either
metal, wood or plastic. Sometimes the material is
being removed to create a smooth edge. Sometimes
to create a new profile (shape).

6. Cold Chisel
 Cold Chisels are used for cutting, shaping, or
removing cold metals softer than the chisel itself
such as cast or wrought iron, unhardened steel,
aluminum, brass, or copper.

7. Clamps
 A clamp is a fastening device that is used to hold or
secure objects tightly together to prevent movement
or separation through the application of inward.

8. Tinsnips
 Tinsnips are used to cut thin metal sheet into a
variety of shapes. A metalwork tool which basically
behaves like a very tough pair of scissors

9. Dividers
 Dividers are a Metalwork marking out tool. They
look and behave a lot like compasses. Dividers are
used to mark out shapes onto sheet metal. They are
used just like compasses to scrape circles and arcs
onto the metal.

10. Nail Punch
 Punches are simple-looking objects that have
multiple purposes. Carpenters often use punches to
mark spots where they plan to hammer nails or
screws into a piece of wood.