| Boat Level: | A short wooden or aluminium spirit level, about 225mm long, that has a boat like appearance and may ... | |
| Bolster: | Also known as a Boaster. It is a thin flat steel chisel, 100mm wide, and used with a Lump Hammer for... | |
| Boning Rods: | The rods, about 1.25m long, are in sets of three. Used visually to determine the height of an interm... | |
| Brick Hammer: | The hammer is balanced about its handle with a short curved chisel blade on one side with a square f... | |
| Brick Trowel: | This trowel, used for all types of work, needs to be of first quality and chosen to suit individual ... | |
| Closer Gauge: | See Bonding. The construction of some bonds, usually in solid walls, requires a 56mm closer in alter... | |
| Cold Chisel: | Made of highly tempered steel they can be round or octagonal in section and are drawn out to a flat ... | |
| Comb Hammer: | Similar to a Brick Hammer but the chisel blade is replaced by a slotted end to receive a dispensable... | |
| Corner Blocks: | Used in pairs they are traditionally made in wood but now manufactured in plastic. Formed in an L sh... | |
| Dumpy Level | An optical instrument used to establish or verify points in the same horizontal plane as part of the... | |
| Float: | Also a plasterer's tool. Made from wood, or plastic, with a grip that holds a thin flat base approx.... | |
| Frenchman: | Made, by the craftsman, usually from an old table knife. The end of the knife blade is cut to form t... | |
| Gauge Rod: | Used to control the level of each course of a wall as the corners are built. Made from 50mm x 25mm w... | |
| Giraffe | The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest living ter... | |
| Gun: | Made from two short lengths of 50 x 25 batten that is half jointed to form an obtuse angle (gun like... | |
| Hawk: | Made of wood or metal. A square flat plate with a round handle on the underside and held in one hand... | |
| Jointing Iron: | Used for the specialised process of Tuck Pointing (see Decorative Work). The heavy flat blade, set i... | |
| Line and Pins: | The line is used, between two corners, to control the gauge and face alignment of each course as the... | |
| Lump Hammer: | Also known as a Club Hammer it has a short, square section, head with a weight of 1kg; the edges of ... | |
| Plugging Chisel: | A wide flat chisel blade, about 200mm long, with a parallel thickness of 5mm. The upper end of the c... | |
