• Spanner
• Pliers
• Files
• Rasps
• Chisels (wood)
• Cold chisel
• Screw drivers
• Saws
• Tin snip
• Braces and bits
• Drill and bits
• Hammers
• Jack plane
• Scrappers/spokeshave
• Measuring equipment
• Fencing pliers
• Vice and clamps
• Spirit level
• Soldering gun
• Wire brush
• Divider
• Centre punch
• Paint brush
• Sledge hammer
• Wire strainer
• Riveting machine
• Claw bar

Spanner

Tightening and loosening nuts and bolts.

Pliers

Cutting small wires and thin metal and gripping firmly.

Files

Sharpening tools, smoothening or shaping edges of metals,

Rasps

Smoothening and shaping of wooden structures.

Chisels (wood)

Making grooves in wood.

Cold chisel

Cutting and shaping metal.

 

Screw drivers

Driving screws in or out of wood or metal.

Saws

Cross cut saw

Cutting across the grain of wood.

Rip saw

Cutting along the grain of wood.

Hack saw / Bow saw

Cutting metals.

Tenonlback saw

Cutting branches of trees.

Coping saw

Cutting Joints on wood and fine sawing.

Compass/keyhole saw

Cutting curves on thin wood.
Cutting either along or across the grain of wood especially when cutting key holes.

Tin snip

Cutting metal sheets.

Braces and bits

Boring holes in wood.

Drill and bits

Boring holes in metal work and woodwork.

Hammers

Claw hammer

Driving in, removing and straightening nails.

Ball pein

Driving in nails, rivets and straightening metal. Also used on cold chisel

Mallet

Hammering or hitting wood chisel.

Jack plane

Fine finishing of wood.

Scrappers/spokeshave

Smoothening curved surfaces of wood such as handles of  jembes, axes.

Measuring equipment ~

Metre ruler

Measuring short length -.

Try square 

Measuring length angles and to ascertain squareness.

Marking gauge

Marking parallel lines to the edge of wood.

Fencing pliers

Cutting wires, hammering staples when fencing.

Vice and clamps

Firmly holding pieces of work together.

Spirit level

Measuring horizontal or vertical levels.

Soldering gun