In this section you will find some of the most common traditional tools for the boat manufacturing:

		Adze Millenary tool used for blanking and working the wood. It consists of a curved steel blade with a wide edge (10-12 cm), which gets adjusted to a handle.

		Brace Turning tool used for piercing the wood.

		Polishing brush Tool used to smooth and to wear battens, planks, and so on. It consists of a tough and prismatic wooden piece and of a joint that goes through it. In this joint there is a projecting steel blade with a very thin edge that comes from the inside and which is fixed by an iron piece and a wooden wedge, the latter also used to handle it.

		Chisel Steeled iron tool with a thin edge which is formed of a bevel and a wooden handle. It may be of different widths and it is useful for cutting and blanking.

		Caulker’s hammer Percussion tool composed of a tough and hunk trunk-looking wooden piece which has a metallic ring in every edge in order to prevent the wood from splinters. The handle is also made of wood. The size of the hammer is usually proportional to the size of the ship.

		Hand-saw Tool consisting of a steel blade with some sharp teeth in one edge and a handle. For cutting wood, it is needed to move the hand-saw once and again.

		Tongs Tool used to hold something tightly, to tear it off or to cut it. It consists of two crossed arms which turn around a common axe.

		Set square Drawing tool consisting of an isosceles triangle that allows to draw right and 45º angles and parallel lines.