The document provides information about tools commonly used in a stagecraft scene shop. It identifies safety tools like goggles and gloves, then describes various categories of tools including measuring tools, hammers, cutting tools, clamping tools, pliers, wrenches, screwdrivers and power tools. Specific tools are identified within each category with brief descriptions of their functions. Safety precautions are outlined for proper use of hand and power tools.

1. DO NOW DO NOW
• Take a Stagecraft Workbook and
a Stagecraft Guidebook from the
back table.
• Use your guidebook to help you
identify all the correct tools in
your workbook.

2. TECHNICAL THEATRE I
STAGECRAFT
SCENE SHOP TOOLS

3. Safety Tools
• Worn as a safety precaution to protect
the body
Goggles—worn to protect the eyes when
using tool, should be worn when cutting
wood and metal
Gloves—worn to protect hands from
wear, burns and blisters

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Hand Tool Hazards
•Do not use:
 wrenches when jaws are
sprung
 impact tools (chisels and
wedges)
when heads have
mushroomed
 tools with loose, cracked or
splintered handles
 a screwdriver as a chisel
 tools with taped handles –
they
may be hiding cracks
Crack

5. TOOLS IN THE SHOP
• Be sure to ask
questions before
using any tool you
are not familiar
with.
• Do NOT risk injury
to yourself or
others (or the tool).
• There are a lot of
tools available, a
small number of
which are in our
Scene Shop.
• This is just a small
selection of the
most basic wood
working tools that
get used almost
every day.

6. TOOLS IN THE SHOP
CATEGORIES OF WOODWORKING TOOLS
• HAND TOOLS
• MEASURING AND MARKING
• HAMMERS
• CUTTING TOOLS
• DRILLING TOOLS (OBSOLETE CATEGORY UNDER HAND TOOLS)
• CLAMPING TOOLS
• PLIERS
• WRENCHES
• SCREWDRIVERS
• MISCELLANEOUS
• POWER TOOLS
• STATIONARY POWER SAWS
• POWER HANDSAWS
• POWER DRILLING TOOLS
• BATTERY-POWERED TOOLS
• PNEUMATIC TOOLS

7. Measuring Tools
• Used to measure dimensions and
angles
Tape Measure—used to measure long
distances and layout dimensions on a
stage floor
Tri-Square—used as a guide to
mark right angles across narrow
materials

8. MEASURING AND MARKING
PENCIL
SHARPIE
BEVEL GAUGE
TAPE MEASURE
CHALK LINE
LEVEL
FRAMING SQUARE
SPEED SQUARE
COMBO SQUARE

9. Hammering Tools
• Used for nailing and starting
screws
Claw Hammer—designed for inserting
and removing nails. Has two sharply
curved claws for nail removal

10. CLAW HAMMER
RIP HAMMER
HAMMERS
BALL PEIN HAMMER
SLEDGE HAMMER

11. Cutting Tools
• Used to cut materials, such as wood, metal
and plastic
Hand saw—hand held saw (no power)
used to cut wood
Utility Knife—used to trim or for
light-duty cutting and carving

12. CUTTING TOOLS
HAND SAW
SCISSORS
CHISELS
SNIPS
UTILITY KNIFE

13. Clamping Tools
• Designed to firmly hold wood, metal or
plastic
Crescent Wrench—
adjustable end to fit almost
any size bolt or nut, most
suitable for stage work
C-Clamp—comes in
different sizes, used to
hold work or objects
together

14. BAR
CLAMPS
C-CLAMPS
PIPE CLAMP
CLAMPING TOOLS

15. Plier Tools
• Pliers are a hand tool used to hold
objects firmly.
Pliers—used for gripping, clamping and
bending
Needle-nose Pliers—used for holding
small objects in hard to reach places
Diagonal Cutter—used for cutting soft
wires

16. FENCING
TOOL
PLIERS
DIAGONAL
CUTTERS
LOCKING PLIERS
(VISE GRIPS)
ARC JOINT PLIERS
(CHANNEL LOCKS)
LONG-NOSE
PLIERS
LINEMAN
PLIERS SLIP-JOINT
PLIERS

17. Wrenches
• A wrench is a tool used to
provide grip and mechanical
advantage in applying torque
to turn objects

18. OPEN END
ADJUSTABLE
WRENCH
WRENCHES
RATCHETING
WRENCH
SOCKETS
Monkey Wrench
COMBINATION (OPEN END
AND BOX END) WRENCH

19. Screwdrivers
• A screwdriver is a tool, manual or powered,
for turning (driving or removing) screws.

20. SCREWDRIVERS
SLOTTED or
FLAT HEAD
PHILLIPS

21. Fastening Tools
• Used to connect or hold objects together with
other hardware
Staple Gun—spring powered hand tool
used for attaching light weight material to
wood with staples
Hot Glue Gun—heats sticks of adhesive
to form a glue bond, used an a variety of
materials

22. MISCELLANEOUS
PRY BAR
STAPLER
WRECKING BAR
(CROW BAR)
HOT MELT
GLUE GUN

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Education
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Power Tools
•Must be fitted with guards and safety
switches
•Extremely hazardous when
•used improperly
•Different types, determined
•by their power source:
•
 Electric
 Pneumatic
 Liquid fuel
 Hydraulic
 Powder-actuated

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General Safety Guidelines
for Power Tools
Be aware of all power
lines and electrical
circuits, and other
mechanical hazards in your
work area, particularly
those below the work
surface.

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Switches
Hand-held power tools must be
equipped with one of the following:
Constant Pressure switch
•Shuts off power upon release
• Examples: circular saw,
chain saw, grinder, hand-
held power drill
On-Off Switch
•Examples: routers, planers,
laminate trimmers, shears, jig
saws, nibblers, scroll saws

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Education
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Power Tools - Precautions
• Disconnect tools when not in use, before servicing and
• cleaning, and when changing accessories
• Keep people not involved with the work away
• from the work
• Secure work with clamps or a vise, freeing both hands to
operate the tool
• Don’t hold the switch button while carrying a plugged-in tool
• Keep tools sharp and clean
• Remove damaged electric tools & tag them: “Do Not
Use”

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Power Tools – Precautions
Electric Cords
•Don’t carry portable
tools by the cord
•Don’t use electric
cords to hoist or lower
tools
•Don’t yank cord or
hose to disconnect it
•Keep cords and hoses
away from heat, oil,
and sharp edges
•Replace damaged
cords immediately!

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Would you use this
extension cord?

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To protect a worker from shock, these tools must:
 have a 3-wire cord plugged into a grounded receptacle
 be double insulated, or
 be powered by a low-voltage isolation transformer
Electric Power Tools
Double
insulated
markings
Plug with a
grounding
pin

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Good Practices
• Operate within design limits
• Use gloves and safety shoes
• Store in a dry place
• Don’t use in wet locations unless
• approved for that (use GFCI)
• Keep work areas well lit
• Ensure cords don’t present a tripping
hazard

31. RADIAL ARM
SAW
STATIONARY POWER SAWS
TABLE SAW

32. POWER MITRE
SAW
OR
CHOP SAW
(Not a
“Cutoff Saw”).
“COMPOUND”
IF IT CAN CUT
TWO ANGLES
AT ONCE.
STATIONARY (BUT ALSO PORTABLE)
POWER SAW

33. POWER HAND SAWS
JIG SAW OR
SABRE SAW
RECIPROCATING SAW
CIRCULAR SAW

34. ELECTRIC DRILL
MOTOR
POWER DRILLING TOOLS
BATTERY POWERED
ELECTRIC DRILL
MOTOR
(CORDLESS)
TWIST TYPE DRILL BIT
FOR WOOD OR METAL
SPADE (OR PADDLE)
TYPE DRILL BIT
FOR WOOD ONLY!
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER
BIT

35. NARROW
CROWN (1/4”)
PNEUMATIC
STAPLER
(WOOD TO WOOD)
PNEUMATIC TOOLS
UPHOLSTERY
OR CRAFT
STAPLER
(3/8” CROWN)
(FABRIC TO WOOD)