Introduction of carpentry tools

Drills [kiri]

Kiri

2-hand rubbing cone

Hand-rubbing Drills is a traditional Drills style in Japan where the handle is sandwiched between two hands and the cutting edge is pressed into a member to drill holes.

（1） Third, Drills: Used when drilling nail holes.
（2） Four-sided cone: Used when drilling wooden nail holes or bamboo nail holes.
（3） Tsubo Drills: Used when drilling a buried hole or a thick pattern hole.
（4） Mouse tooth Drills: Used when drilling holes in bamboo, etc.

Third from the top, Drills, four-way cones, pot Drills, mouse tooth Drills

From the top, the sword Drills, the spoon Drills, and the pig Drills

  • ＊The contents of this page are excerpts from "Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Collection No. 5: Ruler Sumikake, Marking Gauge, Drills".
  • ＊The names used in the museum are mainly based on the names of tools used in the Kansai region. The name of the tool may be different depending on the region or researcher.