<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hand tool</span>

Hand tool

<p>A <b>hand tool</b> is any <a href="/en/Tool" title="Tool" class="wl">tool</a> that is powered <a href="/en/Manual_labour" title="Manual labour" class="wl">by hand</a> rather than a motor.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-Schneider_1-0"><a href="#cite_note-Schneider-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span> Categories of hand tools include <a href="/en/Wrenches" title="Wrenches" class="mw-redirect wl">wrenches</a>, <a href="/en/Pliers" title="Pliers" class="wl">pliers</a>, <a href="/en/Cutter_(disambiguation)" title="Cutter (disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig wl">cutters</a>, <a href="/en/File_(tool)" title="File (tool)" class="wl">files</a>, <a href="/en/Hammer" title="Hammer" class="wl">striking tools</a>, <a href="/en/Chisel" title="Chisel" class="wl">struck or hammered tools</a>, <a href="/en/Screwdriver" title="Screwdriver" class="wl">screwdrivers</a>, <a href="/en/Vises" title="Vises" class="mw-redirect wl">vises</a>, <a href="/en/Clamp_(tool)" title="Clamp (tool)" class="wl">clamps</a>, <a href="/en/Snips" title="Snips" class="wl">snips</a>, <a href="/en/Hacksaws" title="Hacksaws" class="mw-redirect wl">hacksaws</a>, <a href="/en/Drills" title="Drills" class="mw-redirect wl">drills</a>, and <a href="/en/Knives" title="Knives" class="mw-redirect wl">knives</a>.</p>

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<figure class="wiki-thumb"><a href="/en/File:Glardon_Vallorbe_LA2442-0_140_mm_Swiss_cut_0_6-piece_needle_file_set.png" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Glardon_Vallorbe_LA2442-0_140_mm_Swiss_cut_0_6-piece_needle_file_set.png"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Glardon_Vallorbe_LA2442-0_140_mm_Swiss_cut_0_6-piece_needle_file_set.png/250px-Glardon_Vallorbe_LA2442-0_140_mm_Swiss_cut_0_6-piece_needle_file_set.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="11112" data-file-height="4139" data-file-type="bitmap" height="93" width="250" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Glardon_Vallorbe_LA2442-0_140_mm_Swiss_cut_0_6-piece_needle_file_set.png/375px-Glardon_Vallorbe_LA2442-0_140_mm_Swiss_cut_0_6-piece_needle_file_set.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Glardon_Vallorbe_LA2442-0_140_mm_Swiss_cut_0_6-piece_needle_file_set.png/500px-Glardon_Vallorbe_LA2442-0_140_mm_Swiss_cut_0_6-piece_needle_file_set.png 2x" alt="Glardon_Vallorbe_LA2442-0_140_mm_Swiss_cut_0_6-piece_needle_file_set.png"></a><figcaption>A needle <a href="/en/File_(tool)" title="File (tool)" class="wl">file</a> set</figcaption></figure>
<p>Outdoor tools such as <a href="/en/Garden_fork" title="Garden fork" class="wl">garden forks</a>, <a href="/en/Pruning_shears" title="Pruning shears" class="wl">pruning shears</a>, and <a href="/en/Rake_(tool)" title="Rake (tool)" class="wl">rakes</a> are additional forms of hand tools. Portable <a href="/en/Power_tool" title="Power tool" class="wl">power tools</a> are not hand tools.</p>



A hand tool is any tool that is powered by hand rather than a motor. Categories of hand tools include wrenches, pliers, cutters, files, striking tools, struck or hammered tools, screwdrivers, vises, clamps, snips, hacksaws, drills, and knives. Outdoor tools such as garden forks, pruning shears, and rakes are additional forms of hand tools. Portable power tools are not hand tools. 