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Tools for DIY and Home Repairs - C

This page of our A to Z of tools for DIY and home repairs is for tools with names beginning with the letter 'C'.

• Cape chisel - A narrow-bladed cold chisel for masonry work.
• Chisel - Sharp-tipped woodcutting tool used with a mallet.
• Chuck - A device which is attached to the head stock spindle of a rotating machine to hold work: adjustable jaws for holding drill bits in power or hand drills.
• Circlip pliers - Special pliers which are used for removing and replacing metal circlips.
• Claw hammer - The claw is used to lever out the nail once it has been knocked back from the other side of the timber.
• Cold chisel - A wedge-like chisel used for cutting metals and masonry.
• Continuity (circuit) tester - Device for testing faults on electrical circuits.
• Coping saw - A useful wood saw for fine work, as the blade can be turned to face any direction.
• Countersink - A drill attachment for cutting recesses to take screw heads.
• Craft knife - Handle fitted with sharp replaceable blades useful for cutting sheet materials and other items.
• Cross-pein hammer - The pein (the narrow part of the head) is used to start small nails.
• Cutting-in brush - A paintbrush specially designed for painting along the edges of, for example, ceiling lines and window frames.