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Article #405: Are You Using the Right Tools for the Job?

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






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