4.1 Cutting Tools

• Importance of cutting tools in the work environment
• Identifying cutting tools: snips, chisels, handsaws, planes, hacksaws, scrapers, knives, strippers and cutters
• Snips: selection, safe use, care and storage
• Chisels: selection, safe use, care and storage
• Handsaws: selection, safe use, care and storage
• Planes: selection, safe use, care and storage
• Hacksaws: selection, safe use, care and storage
• Scrapers: selection, safe use, care and storage
• Knives: selection, safe use, care and storage
• Strippers: selection, safe use, care and storage
• Cutters: selection, safe use, care and storage
• Selecting cutting tools for given tasks in a workplace
• Using cutting tools safely to perform a given task
• Caring for cutting tools in the work environment
• Storing cutting tools and recognising their importance

• identify cutting tools used in the work environment
• select cutting tools for given tasks in a workplace
• use cutting tools to perform a given task
• care for cutting tools in the work environment
• recognise the importance of cutting tools in the work environment

“Why are cutting tools cared for?”

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1. Why cutting tools matter
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Recognise that a Kenyan workshop and home need the right cutting edge so work fits, waste falls and hands stay safer.
2. Nine cutting tools to identify
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Point and name snips, chisels, handsaws, planes, hacksaws, scrapers, knives, strippers and cutters in a Kenyan kit.
3. Snips
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Select, use safely, care for and store tin snips for thin sheet metal in a Kenyan workshop or jua kali yard.
4. Chisels
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Select a wood chisel or a cold chisel, use it with the right striker, and keep the edge and head safe.
5. Handsaws
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Select a handsaw for timber, saw on the waste side of the line, and care for the teeth.
6. Planes
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Use a plane to shave timber with the grain, set a fine blade, and rest the sole so the iron is not dented.
7. Hacksaws
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Fit a hacksaw blade with teeth forward, choose TPI, and cut metal on the push stroke with the work clamped.
8. Scrapers
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Select a scraper to lift paint, glue or finish, push away from the body, and keep the blade square and clean.
9. Knives
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Select utility, marking and kitchen knives, cut away from the body, and retract or sheath after every cut.
10. Strippers
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Use wire strippers to remove insulation from scrap flex without nicking copper, and never on a live conductor.
11. Cutters
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Select scissors, side cutters, bolt cutters or a pipe cutter by material, and refuse vandalism dressed as a practical.
12. Selecting cutting tools
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Choose the right cutting tool by naming the material and the kind of cut before touching an edge.
13. Safe use of cutting tools
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Practise six safety habits while performing a simple, teacher-chosen cut in a Kenyan workshop or home-style task.
14. Caring for cutting tools
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Clean, dry, oil, keep edges, and inspect handles so cutting tools last and stay safe — answering why they are cared for.
15. Storing cutting tools and their importance
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Store edges covered, dry and counted, and recognise why home and workshop in Kenya cannot work without cutting tools.