Boat building Boat building is the design and construction of boats and their systems. This includes at a minimum a hull, with propulsion, mechanical, navigation, safety and other systems as a craft requires. Construction materials and methods Wood Wo ...

uses many common house tools such as hammers, crosscut saws,

power drill A drill is a tool used for making round holes or driving fasteners. It is fitted with a bit, either a drill or driverchuck. Hand-operated types are dramatically decreasing in popularity and cordless battery-powered ones proliferating due to ...

s, benches and

vise A vise or vice (British English) is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object to allow work to be performed on it. Vises have two parallel jaws, one fixed and the other movable, threaded in and out by a screw and lever. A vise grip is n ...

Tools

Common tools are

clamps Clamp may refer to: Tools and devices *Brick clamp, an early method of baking bricks *Clamp (tool), a device or tool used to hold objects in a fixed relative position (many types listed) ** C-clamp ** C-clamp (stagecraft) **Riser clamp, a device ...

(cramps), surform

rasp A rasp is a coarse form of file used for coarsely shaping wood or other material. Typically a hand tool, it consists of a generally tapered rectangular, round, or half-round sectioned bar of case hardened steel with distinct, individually cut ...

s, drills, rotary

sanding upright=1.35, Sheets of sandpaper with different grit sizes (40 (coarse), 80, 150, 240, 600 (fine)). Sandpaper and glasspaper are names used for a type of coated abrasive that consists of sheets of paper or cloth with abrasive material glued to ...

backing pads, sanding pads, counter sinking drills, right angle set squares, manual screw drivers, heavy craft knives, tape, flat and round files for metal and wood, and chisels. Power tools include circular saws, jigsaws, rotary oscillating sanders, cordless drills, and steam boxes. Hacksaws, tenon saws, Japanese draw saws, and smoothing planes are also used sometimes. Other useful power tools are belt sanders, planers, and bench saws. Fasteners include silicon bronze screws, brass fasteners, stainless steel screws, sacrificial anodes, epoxy resins, and hardeners. Wooden tongue depressors, silicon bronze ring nails, copper wire, nylon fishing lines, plastic cable ties, and polyester filler are also common. Water-based paint, enamel, and varnish are common for coating. Essential safety gear and settings include closed-in footwear, ear protectors, eye shields, disposable gloves, close-fitting clothes that will not get caught in drills, respiratory protection masks, dust extraction equipment, cleaning workshops, lighting, and ventilation.New Zealand Backyard Boat Builder. J Welsford. Reed. 1999.

References

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