Hand Tools: Top 25 Must-Have Hand Tools Everyone Should Own

Hand tools – Hand tools are essential tools for homeowners. Here, we’ve provided a list of some commonly used hand tools that everyone should have in their toolbox.

Hand Tools

Hand tools are small tools that usually do not use electricity.

Names of Hand Tools

  • Tape measure
  • Backsaw
  • Awl
  • Handsaw
  • Gimlet
  • Metal smoothing plane
  • Punch
  • Pocketknife
  • Chisel
  • Pliers
  • Try square
  • Spirit level
  • Screwdriver
  • Miter box
  • Claw hammer
  • Wrench
  • File
  • Bradawl
  • Scissors
  • Mallet
  • Scraper
  • Hack saw
  • Coping saw
  • Ax
  • Brace

Hand Tools | Examples & Photos

Tape measure

You all saw that to begin with, the tape measure stretched across from one side to the other, exactly.

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Backsaw

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Awl

An awl is an iron instrument used for piercing leather, but the word has been in punning use since time immemorial.

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Handsaw

Don’t worry. He won’t fool me. I know a hawk from a handsaw.

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Gimlet

His glance was like a gimlet, cold and piercing.

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Metal smoothing plane

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Punch

Make two holes with a hole punch.

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Pocketknife

It was pretty cool. I got a really good pocketknife for $10.

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Chisel

Camille used a hammer and chisel to carve out a figure from the marble.

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Pliers

This has often meant having to use pliers and then replacing the staples with new ones.

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Try square

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Spirit level

spirit level is an instrument designed to indicate whether a surface is a level.

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Screwdriver

Endmill took his torch and screwdriver with him in case there was anything to unscrew.

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Miter box

I forgot the name for it, I think it’s a miter box saw.

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Claw hammer

Well, you’ll probably want to use the claw hammer.

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Wrench

Spray it and then use the wrench on it, jump onto the window ledge then onto the door.

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File

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Bradawl

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Scissors

The scissors have stainless steel blades and retail at £1.99 in department stores and toy shops.

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Mallet

Use a mallet to hammer in the tent pegs.

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Scraper

To remove any trace of ripples I use a freshly sharpened 2in wide, shallow curved scraper for the final skim.

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Hack saw

He sat down at the kitchen table and picked up the hack saw.

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Coping saw

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Ax

My heroes were mountain men, who had calloused hands and knew how to handle an ax and a rifle.

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Brace

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Hand Tools Vocabulary | Infographic

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