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Tools and Fasteners
A tool is any physical item that can be used to achieve a goal, especially if the item is not consumed in the process. Tool use by humans dates back millions of years, and other animals are also known to employ simple tools. [from wikipedia]
Yard Tool Sand Tools Porter Cable® Nuts and Bolts Ladder Home Repair Heavy Equipment Farm Tools Adhesive Tape
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Yard Tool, As A Found Thing

A garden tool is any one of many tools made for gardens and gardening and overlaps with the range of tools made for agriculture and horticulture. Garden tools can also be hand tools and power tools. [from wikipia]

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Adhesive Tape, As A Form Of Tool, As A Found Thing, Eugene, Oregon

Pressure sensitive tape, PSA tape, self stick tape or sticky tape consists of a pressure sensitive adhesive coated onto a backing material such as paper, plastic film, cloth, or metal foil.[from wikipedia]

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Sand Tools, As Found Objects

Sand is a naturally occurring granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. It is defined by size, being finer than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural class of soil or soil type; i.e. a soil containing more than 85% sand-sized particles by mass.[from wikipedia]

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Home Repair, Tools As Found Things

Home repair involves the diagnosis and resolution of problems in a home, and is related to home maintenance to avoid such problems. Many types of repairs are "do it yourself" (DIY) projects, while others may be so complicated, time-consuming or risky as to suggest the assistance of a qualified handyman, property manager, contractor/builder, or other professionals. [from wikipedia]

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Porter Cable®, As A Form Of Tool, As A Found Thing, Eugene, Oregon

Porter-Cable is an American company that manufactures power tools. Known for pioneering the portable belt sander, helical-drive circular saw, and portable band saw, it is a subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker.[from wikipedia]

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Ladder, As A Found Tool

A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that can be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rope ladders that are hung from the top. The vertical members of a rigid ladder are called stringers or rails (US) or stiles (UK). Rigid ladders are usually portable, but some types are permanently fixed to a structure, building, or equipment. They are commonly made of metal, wood, or fiberglass, but they have been known to be made of tough plastic.[from wikipedia]

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Heavy Equipment, As Found Tool Objects

Heavy equipment refers to heavy-duty vehicles, specially designed for executing construction tasks, most frequently ones involving earthwork operations. They are also known as heavy machines, heavy trucks, construction equipment, engineering equipment, heavy vehicles, or heavy hydraulics. They usually comprise five equipment systems: implement, traction, structure, power train, control and information. [from wikipedia]

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Farm Tools, As Found Things

Agricultural equipment is any kind of machinery used on a farm to help with farming. The best-known example of this kind is the tractor. [from wikipedia]

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Nuts and Bolts, As Found Tool Things

A nut is a type of fastener with a threaded hole. Nuts are almost always used in conjunction with a mating bolt to fasten two or more parts together. The two partners are kept together by a combination of their threads' friction (with slight elastic deformation), a slight stretching of the bolt, and compression of the parts to be held together. [from wikipedia]


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