Hardware & Tool Vocabulary
Anchor 锚
Auger 钻
Ax 斧
Brace 胳膊
Brads 尖头钉
Carbide 金刚石
Chain 链
kind of tool used to make curved or circular cuts in wood.
Hand saw 手锯A small saw that is used to cut wood by hand.
Hammer 锤子A tool used for driving nails, fitting parts, and breaking apart objects.
Handsaw 锯子A saw with a long blade and a handle that is used to cut through thick materials such as lumber or metal.
Hatchet 小斧A small, single-handed axe with a short handle.
Hex wrench 六角扳手A small wrench with a hexagonal head. Used to turn bolts and nuts with six-sided heads.
Impact driver 扳子A tool used to turn screws and nuts with high torque.
Knife 刀A tool with a metal blade used for cutting.
Level 水平仪An instrument used to determine horizontal or vertical orientation.
Miter saw 剪床A tool used for making precise crosscuts at a variety of angles.
Nail gun 钉枪A tool that fires nails from a cartridge using compressed air.
Plier 水钳A tool used for gripping and turning, typically used for gripping small objects or cutting wires.
Plumb bob 铅锤An instrument used to measure vertical depth.
Rasp 拉锯A coarse-toothed file used to smooth rough surfaces or shape materials like wood.
Riveter 铆钉机A tool used to fasten two materials together with a rivet.
Screwdriver 螺丝起子A tool used to turn screws.
Socket wrench 套筒扳手A tool used to turn fasteners, typically with a ratchet.
Spanner 扳手A type of wrench with adjustable jaws.
Tap 铣刀A tool with a cutting edge that is used to create screw threads.
Vise 老虎钳A tool used to hold objects in place while the user is working on them.
Wrench 扳手A tool with a handle and a head that is used to tighten or loosen nuts and bolts.
