| There is no better way to mess up a home | | | | that are cross-filed to ensure that the chisel point is set |
| improvement job than by using the wrong tools for the | | | | square to the direction of cutting. Because of the large, |
| job. You want to make sure you have the right tools | | | | chisel-shaped teeth, it is made to cut with the wood |
| and the right size to eliminate the risk of having to start | | | | grain. The ragged cut that this hand saw makes is |
| over. There are hundreds of tools that you may have | | | | unsatisfactory for finish work. |
| to use during some project, but for this article I will | | | | A crosscut hand saw is best used for cutting across |
| focus on wrenches, hand saws, and other hand tools. | | | | wood grain and helps produce a smoother cut than rip |
| When it comes to wrenches, there are over 10 | | | | saws. This can also be used to cut plywood. The last |
| different wrenches you may come across for the job. | | | | hand saw worth mentioning is the hacksaw, which is |
| The most basic kind is the open-end wrench, which | | | | used to cut metal or plastic. This hand saw consists of |
| provides grip on two sides of the head while allowing | | | | a blade held in a steel frame with high tension to hold |
| another side to be open so the wrench can be placed | | | | the blade rigidly straight. |
| on a nut. Another common wrench is the box wrench, | | | | The last topic I will hit on is your basic hand tools that |
| which has an enclosed head and provides more | | | | are of necessity for many home improvement jobs. |
| leverage by enclosing the nut. | | | | These consist of hammers, pliers, wrenches, |
| The other two commonly known wrenches are the | | | | screwdrivers and cutting tools and so on. While there |
| combination wrench and the adjustable wrench. As | | | | are a hundred different styles and models for hand |
| their names imply, the combination wrench is a | | | | tools, the best way to find what you are looking for is |
| combination of the open-end and box wrench while | | | | to decide what kind of job you are doing. For instance, |
| the adjustable wrench allows you to adjust the size of | | | | there are cutting tools for cutting ceramic, different |
| the head. | | | | axes and hand saws. Once you know exactly what |
| Much like wrenches, there are around 14 different | | | | you are looking for, take the time to do further |
| kinds of hand saws as well. The rip saw has teeth | | | | research and you can narrow down your choices. |