handverkfæri
Handverkfæri, or hand tools, are tools used primarily by hand without external power sources. They are used across crafts and trades, enabling shaping, assembling, measuring, and fastening in construction, metalworking, woodworking, and domestic repair. The term handverkfæri is Icelandic for hand tools.
Common categories include cutting tools (saws, chisels, punches), shaping tools (planes, rasps, files), striking tools (hammers,
Design and materials vary, but most hand tools have a hardened steel working surface and a handle
Historically, hand tools evolved from simple stone and wood implements to metalworking tools in the Bronze
Care and safety: keep tools clean and dry, sharpen edges when appropriate, oil moving parts, and store