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Although power tools get a lot of publicity, hand tools hold a crucial place in many industries due to their versatility, reliability, and accessibility. They are essential for tasks requiring precision and control, where automated machinery may be unsuitable. Hand tools like hammers, screwdrivers, and wrenches allow workers to perform intricate tasks and adjustments, ensuring quality and integrity in the final product.

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Digging Tools

Digging Tools

Utilized for excavating and manipulating soil in various applications and industries.

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Inspection & Retrieval Tools

Inspection & Retrieval Tools

Used for examining and retrieving objects in hard-to-reach spaces, facilitating inspections, repairs, and recovery operations.

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Hand Saws & Blades

Hand Saws & Blades

Cutting tools that offer precision and versatility in various applications.

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Clamps & Vises

Clamps & Vises

Utilized to secure and hold workpieces in place during tasks, providing stability and precision.

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Testing & Measuring

Testing & Measuring

Used to assess and quantify different parameters such as dimensions, distances, electrical values, enabling accurate and precise measurements.

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Wrenches & Sockets

Wrenches & Sockets

Used for tightening or loosening bolts and nuts, providing a secure grip and facilitating various mechanical and DIY tasks.

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Tool Kits & Multi-tools

Tool Kits & Multi-tools

Comprehensive sets of various tools and versatile devices designed to provide convenience and efficiency for a wide range of tasks and repairs.

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Punches & Chisels

Punches & Chisels

Used for tasks such as hole-making, driving pins, or cutting and shaping materials with precision and control.

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Pullers & Pry Bars

Pullers & Pry Bars

Versatile tools used for gripping, pulling, and prying objects in various applications.

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Cable Pulling Jaw Grips

Cable Pulling Jaw Grips

Specialized tools used to secure and grip cables during installation or pulling operations, ensuring a secure and reliable connection.

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Screwdrivers, Keys & Screw Extractors

Screwdrivers, Keys & Screw Extractors

Various sizes and types accommodate different screw heads, providing versatility for a wide range of applications.

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Cable & Wire Tools

Cable & Wire Tools

Used for cutting, stripping, crimping, and terminating cables and wires, enabling efficient installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

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Pliers

Pliers

Versatile hand tools used for gripping, bending, cutting, and holding objects in various applications.

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Nailers, Staplers & Tackers

Nailers, Staplers & Tackers

Utilized for fastening materials together, via nails, staples, or tacks, providing reliable attachment in various tasks.

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Hammers & Axes

Hammers & Axes

Handheld tools used for striking and chopping tasks, offering versatility and force in woodworking, construction, and other applications.

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Tube, Pipe & Conduit Tools

Tube, Pipe & Conduit Tools

Specialized tools used for cutting, bending, deburring, and threading tubes, pipes, and conduits, facilitating installation, repair, and maintenance.

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Knives & Shears

Knives & Shears

Versatile cutting tools used for precise cutting, trimming, and shaping in various applications.

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Masonry, Concrete and Tile Tools

Masonry, Concrete and Tile Tools

Specialized instruments for cutting, shaping, and installing bricks, blocks, and tiles, enabling precise and efficient work in construction.

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About Hand Tools

Hand tools are the workhorses of any workshop, offering practical solutions for a range of everyday tasks. Do hand tools like being called workhorses? I bet if we asked them, they would say, “We’re tools and, therefore, incapable of speech.” Screwdrivers for instance are used for driving or removing screws and come in various types to accommodate different screw heads. They’re also used at a bar for removing inhibitions and if you don’t like that…what’s it to you? YOU DON’T KNOW ME. Hammers serve a dual purpose - they can drive nails into surfaces and remove them with claws. Wrenches are invaluable for tightening or loosening nuts and bolts, featuring adjustable jaws for handling objects of varying sizes. Meanwhile pliers offer excellent grip for pulling, bending, or cutting wires. Pliers also allow Moe to grab Curly or Larry by the nostrils until they scream in pain. Each hand tool has a unique function, and understanding their uses can significantly enhance efficiency and productivity in professional and DIY projects. Generally DIY means “Do It Yourself” but what about “Darn Immature Yodelers” or “Darling Inspired Yesteryears”?


Handsaws are essential for cutting in metalworking, woodworking, carpentry, and construction tasks. They are not essential for slicing bread unless you’re talking sourdough. Among the different types of handsaws, the most common are rip and crosscut saws. Rip saws, characterized by chisel-like teeth, are ideal for cutting along the wood grain. Rip Torn, characterized by a demonic grin, was ideal as Artie on “The Larry Sanders Show.” Crosscut saws have knife-like teeth and excel in cutting across the grain. A hacksaw mainly cuts metal and plastic, such as rods, pipes, and tubes. Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” mainly sets a record for the most bodies ever shot or burned in a movie.


Hammers and axes are both versatile tools with several types and uses. What kind you ask? Hammers, for instance, vary from the claw hammer, used for driving and removing nails, to the ball-peen hamme, used in metalworking for tasks such as shaping and riveting. In the movie “You Were Never Here,” Joaquin Phoenix used a ball-peen hammer to kill people, and that was one of his more normal roles.r With their hefty heads, sledgehammers have heavy duty applications such as breaking concrete or driving stakes. Axes are primarily designed for chopping and splitting wood. Axe body spray is primarily designed for people who lost their senses of smell in childhood accidents.


There are several types of digging tools, each with its unique purpose. Shovels are ideal for breaking up soil and digging holes, while spades have flat, rectangular blades perfect for edging, slicing soil layers, and transplanting. “Spades” rhymes with “blades.” Coincidence? We think not. A hand trowel is a small tool for gardeners planting, digging small holes, and weeding. (Heh heh. The first syllable of “weeding” is “weed.” Heh heh.) A pickaxe has a hard, pointed iron or steel blade for breaking up hard surfaces and rocks, and a garden fork loosens and turns over the soil. We recommend pickaxes for all you budding grizzled old prospectors who say things like “Consarn it!” and “Man, am I grizzled!”


Knives and shears are essential across several industries, which we will now enumerate in the following convenient sentences. In the manufacturing sector, workers use them for cutting, trimming, and shaping materials, contributing to producing items ranging from clothing to automotive parts. In the food industry, chefs and cooks rely on knives for preparing ingredients and creating culinary masterpieces. (Or just peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches. We’re not fussy.) On the other hand, shears are vital in gardening and landscaping for trimming and shaping plants, ensuring neat presentation, and promoting healthy growth. Unhealthy growth would be, what? Death? Medical professionals also use specially designed knives and shears for surgical procedures, demonstrating the critical role of these tools in diverse industries. Warning: MROSupply is not responsible for those medical professionals who use these knives to play God and accidentally raise the dead. Unless it’s really, really cool.


MROSupply can meet all your hand tool needs, including pry bars, clamps, vises, punches, chisels, inspection and testing tools, and more. More, you ask? Oh, my paws and whiskers, yes! By understanding the various types and advantages of specific hand tools, you can choose your needs and requirements correctly. Can you really understand hand tools? We may never know. As your trusted industrial partner, MRO is here to offer our expertise and guidance in selecting hand tools from reputable manufacturers that align with your requirements. Winter, spring, summer, or fall/All you have to do is call/And we’ll be there, yes, we will/You’ve got a trusted individual partner.

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Hand Tools ARTICLES

Pliers Knowledge: Cutting Pliers - Types and Cutting Forms

Pliers Knowledge: Cutting Pliers - Types and Cutting Forms

Cutting pliers are indispensable in the world of tools and come in a wide variety of shapes and designs....

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KNIPEX Cobra® and the dear Relatives

KNIPEX Cobra® and the dear Relatives

Variants of the High-Tech Water Pump Pliers

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Mitutoyo Calipers: Digital, Dial, and Vernier Calipers

Mitutoyo Calipers: Digital, Dial, and Vernier Calipers

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Hand Tools LITERATURE

Food Grade Scrapers

Food Grade Scrapers

Remco Products offers a variety of FDA-compliant scrapers for all your scraping, bench top and food prep needs.

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Measurement Uncertainty in Caliper Calibration

Measurement Uncertainty in Caliper Calibration

This technical bulletin provides an example evaluation of measurement uncertainty for the calibration of a 0-150 mm digital caliper such as a 500 series caliper from Mitutoyo

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