Mechanical hand tools

thumb|A pair of standard scissors thumb|A video showing scissors being used to cut a piece of card stock Scissors or shears are hand-operated cutting tools that consists of a pair of pivoting blades whose sharpened edges slide firmly against and past each other when the handles (shank) on the opposite side of the pivot are squeezed shut, causing the target material in between the blades to be divided by the combined effort of both cutting and shearing. Scissors are usually used for cutting thin materials such as paper, cardboard, metal foil, cloth, rope and wire, although a large variety of sc

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A screwdriver is a tool, manual or powered, used for turning screws.

device for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface

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thumb|right|upright=0.3|A crowbar with a curved chisel end to provide a lever|fulcrum for leverage and a goose neck to pull nails

tool for trimming toe or finger nails

agricultural tool used for threshing; the process of separating grains from their husks

type of pocket knife containing multiple tools

thumb|Using a nutcracker A nutcracker is a tool designed to open nuts by cracking their shells. There are many designs, including levers, screws, and ratchets. The lever version is also used for cracking lobster and crab shells.

thumb|Modern billhook with saw blade, used in bushcraft activities thumb|Traditional Devon pattern billhook made by W. Gilpin in 1918; original handle has been replaced. 12-inch/30 cm ruler shown for reference. A billhook or bill hook is a versatile cutting tool used widely in agriculture and forestry for cutting woody material such as shrubs, small trees and branches. It is distinct from the sickle. It was commonly used in Europe with an important variety of traditional local patterns. Elsewhere, it was also developed locally such as in the Indian subcontinent, or introduced regiona

hand trowel used in brickwork or stonework for leveling, spreading and shaping mortar or concrete

tool for screws with an internal hex head.

machine razor

thumb|right|A historical kunai thumb|A highly stylized plastic kunai, as often portrayed in popular culture A is a Japanese multipurpose tool and weapon thought to be originally derived from the masonry trowel.

type of hand drill

upright=1.2|thumb|Masonry trowel A trowel is a small hand tool used for digging, applying, smoothing, or moving small amounts of viscous or particulate material. Common varieties include the masonry trowel, garden trowel, and float trowel.

drilling device or bit

device that allows for the quick removal of a staple

A hand held wire tool used to strip electrical insulation from electric wires

practice of unlocking a lock without the original key

tool used for cutting chains, padlocks, bolts, and wire mesh

thumb|right|Goat-hide and horse-hair Hausa people|Hausa fly-whisk, from near [[Maradi, Niger, early 1960s, ]] __NOTOC__ A fly-whisk (or fly-swish) is a tool that is used to swat flies. A similar device is used as a hand fan in hot tropical climates, sometimes as part of regalia, and is called a chowrie, chāmara, or prakirnaka in South Asia and Tibet.

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tool used to break up ice

hand tool mainly used for filling or stripping material

hand-held machine used to drive heavy metal staples into wood, plastic, or masonry

long, straight metal bar used as a post hole digger, to break up or loosen hard or compacted materials or as a lever to move objects

tool for applying lubricant

device to kill flies or other flying insects

tool for disassembling and assembling bicycle chain

A mattock () is a hand tool used for digging, prying, and chopping. Similar to the pickaxe, it has a long handle and a stout head which combines either a vertical axe blade with a horizontal adze (cutter mattock), or a pick and an adze (pick mattock). A cutter mattock is similar to a Pulaski used in fighting fires. It is also commonly known in North America as a "grub axe".

decorative christmas toy, tool and figure of German origin

thumb|Bicycle multi-tool folded (left) and unfolded thumb|Two multi-tools from Codex Löffelholz, Nuremberg 1505 thumb|Victorinox SwissTool thumb|Wenger PocketGrip

prehistoric form of drilling tool

hand tool used in wildfire firefighting

part of boating equipment

tool

maker of consumer knives, multi tools and other tools headquartered in Tigard, Oregon

tool for turning logs

implement used to remove bark from felled timber

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fire making device with rotating rod

A tool used to install electrical wires in tubes

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gunpowder-powered nail gun used in construction and manufacturing

pneumatic hand tool

hook normally used in butcheries to hang meat

Böker () was one of the first companies to offer ceramic knives as a featured product line.

A khurpa (alternatively called a khurpi) is a short-handled cutting tool similar to a Trowel with a flat blade used for digging soil and weeding in small gardens or vegetable farms. It is commonly used in small farms, ridges, or rows of vegetables to hoewing or earth up the weeds. It is traditionally used while in a squatting posture. The work khurpa is a word in the Punjabi language.

agricultural tool

screwdriver designed to limit tightening to a specified torque

Firemaking device

The Umnumzaan () is a folding pocket knife manufactured by Chris Reeve Knives of Boise, Idaho, and designed by Chris Reeve.

device for digging holes on the ground

specialized metal tool used in working with tires