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• awl go
  a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
  
• bevel, bevel square go
  a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size
  
• bodkin, threader go
  a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops
  
• bodkin go
  a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric
  
• starter, crank go
  a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle
  
• dibble, dibber go
  a wooden hand tool with a pointed end
  
• file go
  a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces
  
• float, plasterer's float go
  a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
  
• graver, graving tool, pointel, pointrel go
  a tool used by an engraver
  
• gutter go
  a tool for gutting fish
  
• hammer go
  a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle
  
• hand shovel go
  a shovel that is operated by hand
  
• marlinespike, marlinspike, marlingspike go
  a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing)
  
• miter box, mitre box go
  hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints
  
• opener go
  a hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)
  
• pallet go
  a hand tool with a flat blade used by potters for mixing and shaping clay
  
• pestle go
  a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
  
• pick go
  a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
  
• pincer, pair of pincers, tweezer, pair of tweezers go
  a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever for grasping
  
• pipe cutter go
  a hand tool for cutting pipe
  
• pitchfork go
  a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
  
• plane, carpenter's plane, woodworking plane go
  a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood
  
• pliers, pair of pliers, plyers go
  a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
  
• auger, plumber's snake go
  a long flexible steel coil for dislodging stoppages in curved pipes
  
• plunger, plumber's helper go
  hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at one end
  
• ravehook go
  a hooked hand tool used to prepare the seams of a boat for oakum
  
• sandblaster go
  a tool that throws out a blast of steam laden with sand
  
• saw go
  hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting
  
• scraper go
  any of various hand tools for scraping
  
• screwdriver go
  a hand tool for driving screws
  
• shovel go
  a hand tool for lifting loose material
  
• soldering iron go
  a hand tool with a heatable tip
  
• spatula go
  a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
  
• spreader go
  a hand tool for spreading something
  
• square go
  a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles
  
• straightedge go
  hand tool consisting of a flat rigid rectangular bar (metal or wood) that can be used to draw straight lines (or test their straightness)
  
• tire iron, tire tool go
  hand tool consisting of a lever that is used to force the casing of a pneumatic tire onto a steel wheel
  
• trowel go
  a small hand tool with a handle and flat metal blade
  
• weeder, weed-whacker go
  a hand tool for removing weeds
  
• wire stripper go
  a hand tool used by electricians to remove insulation from the cut end of an insulated wire
  
• wrench, spanner go
  a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt