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<p>A hand tool is any <a href="/facts/Tool/KhhEHz1I">tool</a> that is powered <a href="/facts/Manual_labour/6TTBBCNr">by hand</a> rather than a motor. Categories of hand tools include <a href="/facts/Wrenches/DWaIh3DW">wrenches</a>, <a href="/facts/Pliers/LsKthwk2">pliers</a>, <a href="/facts/Cutter_(disambiguation)/j04Fs65X">cutters</a>, <a href="/facts/File_(tool)/jgKJ9cot">files</a>, <a href="/facts/Hammer/bct4q0y4">striking tools</a>, <a href="/facts/Chisel/b3c4f1rH">struck or hammered tools</a>, <a href="/facts/Screwdriver/vJrJRlPz">screwdrivers</a>, <a href="/facts/Vises/JWJRfIkA">vises</a>, <a href="/facts/Clamp_(tool)/YwDNJyFY">clamps</a>, <a href="/facts/Snips/U1HvCdxM">snips</a>, <a href="/facts/Hacksaws/47tCNA9a">hacksaws</a>, <a href="/facts/Drills/qTvmmAlo">drills</a>, and <a href="/facts/Knives/6NAX66vY">knives</a>. </p><p>Outdoor tools such as <a href="/facts/Garden_fork/lhThjJYy">garden forks</a>, <a href="/facts/Pruning_shears/J3yREKrj">pruning shears</a>, and <a href="/facts/Rake_(tool)/PvXFLRyW">rakes</a> are additional forms of hand tools. Portable <a href="/facts/Power_tool/6sx4n8nr">power tools</a> are not hand tools. </p>