This course enables students to use safely and maintain common hand tools for carpentry, as well as to identify and handle common building materials. Topics include the use of measuring, layout and testing tools, clamping and holding devices, hand saws, boring and drilling tools, fasteners and adhesives, fastening tools, dismantling tools, planes, chisels and edging tools, abrasives and other finishing tools, and metal cutting tools, and the identification, selection and storage of building materials. Further practice and proficiency in the use of these tools occurs throughout the program.