Tool/Equipment list | Notes |
Carpenter’s Tool Belt | Comfortable enough to wear all day, lots of employees use tool belt suspenders/shoulder straps. Large enough pockets for tools + some fasteners. |
Torpedo level | 6″ or 8″ |
Framing and Finishing hammer | One for bashing, one for finer work. |
Speed square | |
Wood chisel | Handy to have a sharp chisel in your pouch. Make sure the blade is protected. |
Carpenters pencil | And some extra ones. |
Colored Ink Marker | Red sharpie is good. |
2 tape measures | 25′ stanley fat max or similar recommended. |
Tin Snips | Yellow (straight cut). Red & Green (left and right cut) optional. |
Olfa knife | |
Self-retractable blade knife | Some camps will only allow self-retractable blade knives. |
Nail bar (cat’s paw) | |
Small red trim bar | Painters bar / glazer bar / pry bar. |
Adjustable crescent wrench | |
Side cutter pliers | |
Small adjustable groove-lock pliers | Super handy to manipulate sharp or hard to grasp materials. |
Cordless Impact Driver w/ multiple batteries | Mandatory. Tool belt attachment or holster is very handy. |
Cordless Tool set | Drill, recip saw, skill saw, radio … |
Impact Driver bits | Most commonly the #2 (Red) Robertson, but be prepared with all sizes of
Robertson, Phillips, Slot. |
Impact Driver hex-head bits | For tin fasteners + lag bolts. Most commonly use the 1/4″, 3/8″, 1/2″ + 9/16″. |
Water pump pliers (channel locks) 16-1/2”, 12”, 8” | |
Linesmen pliers. | |
Assorted screw driver set or multi pick. | Flat blade, Philips, Robertson, etc. |
Hack saw | |
Wire strippers. | |
Copper tube cutters | |
Plastic tube cutters. | |
Long nose pliers | |
Pipe wrench 14”, 18” | aluminum |
Tool bag. | one that is comfortable to carry |