Striking & holding

Mallets and hammers, cramps, vices, and the aids that hold work fast.

• HammerA hand tool with a heavy head on a handle, swung to drive a nail into wood by repeated blows.
• CrampA tool that grips two or more pieces of wood and holds them under pressure while glue sets or a joint is pulled tight, called a clamp in America.
• ViceA clamping tool fixed to a workbench, its two jaws closed by a screw to hold work still while it is sawn, planed or chiselled.
• MalletA broad-headed striking tool, usually wooden, swung by hand to drive a chisel and nothing else.
• Bench dogA peg or stop set into a workbench that a board can be pressed against while it is worked.
• ScrewdriverA hand tool with a tip shaped to fit a screw's slot or recess, twisted by the handle to drive the screw in or out.