| A | B |
| Try Square | Mark & check right angles |
| Combination Square | Mark & check right angles & mitres |
| Marking Gauge | Gauge a parallel line |
| Mortise Gauge | Gauge two parallel lines |
| Marking Knife | Mark in preparation for sawing |
| Mitre Square | Mark & check 45 degree angles (mitres) |
| Spirit Level | Check & mark for level & plumb |
| Plumb Bob | Check & mark for plumb |
| 2H Pencil | Mark accurate lines |
| Wooden mallet | Used for driving chisels |
| Warrington hammer | Used mainly in the joinery workshop |
| Claw hammer | Used mainly by the site carpenter |
| Nail punch | Used to set nails below the surface |
| Pincers | Used for removing small nails & pins |
| Twist bit | Used for boring pilot holes |
| Auger bit | Used for boring larger diameter holes |
| Bradawl | For forming holes for nails & small screws |
| Ratchet brace | For use with an auger bit |
| Tenon Saw | Has 10 to 14 teeth per 25mm |
| Dovetail Saw | Has 16 to 20 teeth per 25mm |
| Cross-cut saw | Has 6 to 8 teeth per 25mm |
| Panel Saw | Has 10 teeth per 25mm |
| Rip saw | Has 3 to 6 teeth per 25mm |
| Coping Saw | For making curved cuts in thin material |
| Bevel edged chisel | Has bevelled front and edges for chiselling corners |
| Mortice chisel | Can withstand heavy hammering and levering |
| Smoothing plane | For general cleaning up work |
| Jack plane | Used for reducing timber to the required size |
| Rebate plane | Used to form rebates |
| Plough plane | Used to form plough grooves |
| Hand router | Used to clean up housings and form grooves |
| Grinding angle for plane irons and chisels | 25 degrees |
| Honing angle for plane irons and chisels | 30 degrees |
| Cabinet srewdriver | For use on slot head screws |
| Pozidrive screwdriver | For use on Pozidrive head screws |
| G-Cramp | General holding and clamping jobs |
| Sash cramp | Used to pull up joints when assembling and gluing up |
| Mitre cramp | Used for holding mitred components together |
| Setting | Bending alternate saw teeth to give blade clearance |