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What is a tool for?

Pliers: to hold, bend or cut wires


Gimlet: to pierce wood and other materials
Rasp: to polish wood
File: to polish metal
Hacksaw: to cut metal
Handsaw: to cut thick pieces of wood
Coping saw: to cut thin pieces of wood
Clamp: to hold materials
Shears: to cut metal sheets
Screwdriver: to tighten, loose or remove screws
Drill: to pierce different kind of materials
Ruler: to measure lengths and draw straight lines
Glue gun: to glue different pieces of material
Hammer: to deliver an impulsive force
Set square: to draw and check square angles
Wrench: to hold, tighten or loose a nut or a bolt
Tape measure: used to measure lengths
Bench vice: to hold tight a piece of material
4. Fill the gaps in the text below:
A set square is a tool used to draw and check square _ angles.

If I want to cut thin pieces of wood I will use a _coping saw, but if I want to cut pieces
of metal I will use the__hacksaw_.

I use a rasp to _polish_pieces of _wood_, but for metals I use a file ___.

If I want to cut a metal sheet, I will need a pair of shears .

Before using the handsaw, I must hold the piece of_wood _with a clamp __ .

I need to cut this metal bar; first I’m going to hold it tight with the benchvice_, then I’m
going to cut it with the hacksaw . Finally I’m going to polish it with a file .

I want to pierce this piece of wood; first I have to measure the exact place where I want
the hole, then I have to hold the piece with the clamp , and now I can pierce the
wood with the gimlet / drill_ .

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