1/4in Crown Stapler

Also called: crown stapler, narrow-crown stapler.

A staple gun that drives a 1/4in-wide crown staple, used for cabinet backs, bead-board and panel molding backs where a staple's footprint holds better than a nail.

10in Miter Saw

Also called: backup miter saw.

The same tool as the 12in above at a smaller blade diameter, used in tight spaces or as a second cut station for a second crew member.

15-Gauge Angled Finish Nailer

Also called: 15-ga finish gun.

A pneumatic or battery nail gun that drives 15-gauge nails, the thickest gauge in the kit, at an angle. The main fastening tool: door jambs, closets, heavy casing, wall cleats, exterior trim.

16-Gauge Finish Nailer

A pneumatic finish nailer that drives 16-gauge nails, a gauge between the 15-ga and 18-ga guns Sun's Up owns. A real, common tool in the broader trade, but NOT part of Sun's Up's kit.

18-Gauge Brad Nailer

Also called: brad gun, brad nailer.

A pneumatic or battery nail gun that drives thin 18-gauge brads, the default gauge when an article just says finish nails. Mitered corners, delicate edges, casing, general trim.

23-Gauge Pin Nailer

Also called: pinner, micro pinner.

A pneumatic or battery nail gun that drives the thinnest gauge in the kit, headless pins, leaving an almost invisible hole. Required now for returns and delicate miters.

Bevel Gauge

Also called: sliding bevel, T-bevel.

A tool with a blade that pivots and locks at any angle against a fixed handle. It captures an odd angle on the job and transfers it to the saw.

Different from a digital angle finder, which reads and displays the angle as a number instead of physically holding it.

Biscuit Joiner / Plate Joiner

The power tool that cuts the matching slots a biscuit joint needs.

Related: Biscuit Joint / Pocket Screw / Dowel / Spline (Joinery Family)

Block Plane

A small, one-handed hand plane used to shave thin amounts of material off an edge, most often a sticky door edge.

Carpenter's Pencil / Mechanical Pencil

A flat-bodied carpenter's pencil for bold, visible marks on rough lumber; a mechanical pencil for fine, precise marks on finish work.

Caulk Gun

A hand tool that squeezes caulk or adhesive from a tube through a nozzle in a controlled bead. This is a definition, not a scope claim: caulking is painter scope, not part of Sun's Up's kit.

Chalk Line

Also called: chalk box, snap line.

A reel of string coated in chalk, snapped against a surface to leave a straight reference line over a long distance.

Chisel Set

Also called: chisels.

A set of flat-bladed hand tools (1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1in), struck or pushed by hand to remove wood cleanly, most often to square up a hinge mortise.

Circular Saw

Also called: skilsaw, sidewinder.

A handheld saw with a spinning circular blade, used for rougher, faster cuts than the finish saws. Rare on finish work; stair stringers and rough cuts on framing-scale work.

Combination Square

Also called: combo square.

A square with an adjustable ruler through a 90/45-degree head, used to check square corners, mark consistent measurements, and set the 3/16in reveal on casing.

Distinct from a fixed try square, which has no sliding blade and cannot set a reveal.

Related: Plumb / Level / Square (Condition)

Compressor vs. Battery (Pneumatic vs. Cordless)

The power source for the nail guns: pneumatic connects by hose to a compressor for a lighter, more consistent gun; battery is self-contained and mobile but heavier. Sun's Up runs pneumatic for about 95% of fastening; a battery pin gun is the one common exception.

Coping Saw

A small handsaw with a thin blade in a C-shaped frame, used to cut along a curved or irregular line by hand. The tool that makes a coped inside corner possible.

Cordless Drill

Also called: drill/driver.

A battery-powered tool that spins a bit to drive screws or bore holes. Hinges, shelving, brackets.

Countersink

A drill bit or bit-and-collar combination that drills a pilot hole and a shallow cone-shaped recess in one pass, so a screw head sits flush or below the surface.

Different from a counterbore, which cuts a deeper, flat-bottomed recess sized to bury the whole screw head under a plug.

Digital Angle Finder

Also called: digital protractor, angle gauge.

A handheld electronic tool that reads and displays an angle in degrees, used to capture an out-of-square corner or a crown spring angle precisely.

Flush-Cut Pliers / Nippers

Also called: flush cutters, end nippers.

Pliers with a jaw ground flat on one face, used to cut a fastener, dowel or plug flush with a surface without leaving a stub.

Framing Nailer (21-Degree)

Also called: framing gun.

A larger pneumatic nail gun that drives long, structural framing nails at a 21-degree angle, used for garage/patio step stringers, porch framing, blocking additions.

Framing Square

Also called: steel square, carpenter's square.

A large fixed L-shaped square, one 24in leg and one 16in leg. It lays out larger right angles than a speed square can reach, for jobs like stair stringers, wall corners, and roof framing math.

Glue (Tool-Kit Sense)

Sun's Up uses Titebond II or III (PVA wood glue) and glues every miter, paint-grade or stain-grade, no exceptions.

Related: PVA Glue

Impact Driver

A battery-powered driver that adds rotational hammering force for fasteners a plain drill would stall on. Lag bolts, newel posts.

Jigsaw

Also called: saber saw.

A handheld saw with a thin reciprocating blade, used for curved or irregular cuts a straight saw cannot make.

Jobsite Table Saw

Also called: table saw, bench saw.

A saw with a fixed blade rising through a table, with wood pushed through by hand or a fence. Sun's Up crews use it occasionally for ripping, when a track saw is not already set up.

Laser Level (Cross-Line)

Also called: laser, self-leveling laser.

A tool that projects a level and often plumb line of light instead of a bubble, letting one person set a reference line across a whole wall or room.

Level (Torpedo / 2ft / 4ft / 6ft)

A tool with liquid-filled vials showing plumb or level by a bubble centering between lines. Sun's Up carries a 6in torpedo (jambs, tight spots), 2ft (casing, chair rail), 4ft (baseboard, wainscot) and 6ft (door jambs).

Pro note: Casing does not get leveled; it is set off the jamb reveal. Tolerance is roughly 1/16in over 4ft.

Lock-Install Kit (Hole Saws)

Also called: door lock installation kit, boring jig.

A kit built around a specific-diameter hole saw and a smaller bit, used to bore the two holes a lockset needs: the face bore and the edge bore.

Miter Box

A simple guide holding stock and guiding a hand saw for a miter or square cut without power, the manual ancestor of the powered miter saw.

Miter Saw (12in Sliding Compound)

Also called: compound miter saw, chop saw, slider.

A saw mounted on a fixed table with a blade that pivots for miters, tilts for bevels, and slides on rails to cut wider stock. The primary saw for finish carpentry.

Nail Set

Also called: nail punch.

A small punch used to drive a nail head slightly below the wood surface by hand. Rarely used; the nail gun sets most nails for us. Sun's Up never fills or sands nail holes itself.

Orbital Sander

A powered random-orbit sander. On Sun's Up jobs, an occasional 120-grit pass to knock down a sharp edge only, never pre- or finish-sanding.

Oscillating Multi-Tool

Also called: multi-tool, oscillating tool.

A tool with a small blade or attachment that vibrates rapidly side to side, letting it cut flush against an obstruction without damaging it. Used to undercut jambs and trim shims in place.

Power Hand Planer

Also called: power planer, electric planer.

A handheld power tool with a spinning cutter head that shaves thin, even passes off a door edge or board face, the powered version of a block plane's job.

Pry Bar / Flat Bar

Also called: flat bar, wonder bar.

A flat steel bar with a curved claw end, used to pry, pull or separate material without a hammer.

Pull Saw (Flush-Cut)

Also called: japanese pull saw.

A thin-bladed hand saw that cuts on the pull stroke, keeping the blade taut and flexing flat against a surface for a flush cut.

Ram Board / Floor Protection

Heavy protective floor covering required by most builders on finished floors before trim work.

Rasp / File (Set)

Also called: rasp, file set, four-in-hand.

Hand tools with a textured or toothed surface, dragged across wood to shape or smooth it.

Sanding Block

A flat, often cushioned block that holds sandpaper flat for hand-sanding. On Sun's Up jobs, an occasional 120-grit pass to knock down a sharp edge only, never pre- or finish-sanding.

Sawhorses

Outfeed support and a cut station for the miter saw.

Scribe / Compass (Tool)

A two-legged marking tool, one leg a point and the other a pencil, used to trace an uneven surface onto a piece of trim.

Related: Scribe / Story Pole

Self-Centering (Vix) Bit

Also called: vix bit.

A spring-loaded drill bit and sleeve that automatically centers itself in a hardware hole so the pilot hole lands dead-center every time, for hinge installs.

Shims (Cedar)

Thin, tapered wedges cut from cedar shingle stock, used in stacked sets to fill a gap and hold something plumb, level or tight against an uneven surface.

Related: Shim

Spade Bit

A wide, flat-tipped drill bit, the 1in size called out for handrail bracket installs.

Speed Square

Also called: rafter square.

A flat triangular square, one leg with a raised fence, used for a fast 45 or 90-degree mark and as a saw guide for a square crosscut.

Straightedge

A long, rigid, perfectly flat bar used as a reference to check a surface or run of trim is truly flat, or as a cutting/marking guide.

Stud Finder

A handheld electronic sensor that locates wood framing behind drywall by detecting a change in density, so a fastener lands in solid material.

Tape Measure

Also called: tape, tape rule.

A retractable steel-blade ruler on a spring-loaded reel, used to measure length and mark cut points. 25ft is the standard length every carpenter carries.

Torx Bit (T-25)

A star-drive bit size specified for hinge screws.

Track Saw

Also called: plunge saw, guide rail saw.

A circular saw that rides in a straight guide track, used for long, perfectly straight rip or cross cuts.

Trim Puller

Also called: trim removal tool.

A flat, often notched hand tool designed to slide behind installed trim and lever it off the wall cleanly, for removal, rework or reuse.

Utility Knife

Also called: box cutter.

A handheld knife with a retractable or snap-off blade, used for scoring, trimming and general cutting tasks. NOT used to clean up factory miter ends.