Epoxy adhesives harden as a result of a chemical reaction at room temperature between the base resin, liquid epoxy resin, and a polyamine curing agent. They are used by squeezing an equal amount of base resin and curing agent from their respective tu

Instant adhesives (superglue) are made from cyanoacrylate as their primary ingredient and rely on chemical reactions. They bond by reacting to tiny amounts of moisture on the bonding surface, or in the air, and curing. While they are capable of induc

A file is a tool used for making a surface smooth, rounding off the corners and scraping off unwanted parts by rubbing against the material. It can be made of metal, paper or cloth. A file has a countless number of small teeth on its surface. This is

A saw (for woodworking) is a tool consisting of a blade of metal with a sharp toothed edge which is used to cut through a piece of wood. Generally, Japanese saws cut on the pull stroke whereas Western saws cut on the push stroke. Two types of saws

Wood glue is a water-based adhesive containing vinyl acetate resin. It hardens when the water contained in the glue is absorbed by the wood or evaporates. It is mainly used on wood, paper and cloth. It is not used on plastics and rubber. Being water-

Styrofoam glue is a type of vinyl acetate adhesive. It is used for bonding two pieces of foam polystyrene together or for bonding polystyrene with cloth, wood and paper. Instant adhesives and plastic glue contain solvents that dissolve foam polystyre

There are two main ways of joining objects together. One is through physical methods such as tying, nailing, sewing and fastening with Velcro and rivets. The other is through chemical means using an adhesive. Natural adhesives such as Japanese lacque

Charcoal is a drawing instrument made by carbonizing branches and offcuts from tree trunks. Due to its softness, it can create various effects such as delicate tones, shades and gradations, enabling a wide array of expressions despite being a monochr

Wet and dry is one type of sandpaper used for sanding with water. Although sandpaper generally has no water-resistant properties, wet and dry paper will not tear if exposed to water and the adhesive will not dissolve. Sanding with water reduces the f

The Vernier caliper is a measuring implement used when it is difficult to take ordinary measurements, to measure such things as the outer diameter of screws and bolts, the inner diameter of pipes, etc. and the thickness of plastic boards, among other

Sandpaper uses paper or cloth as the base material with an abrasive bonded to the surface. It reduces and smooths the surfaces and corners of timber and plastic, etc. by rubbing. The term “sandpaper” can refer to sandpaper, emery cloth or waterpro

Pencils are drawing instruments comprising a solid core of mainly graphite and clay baked in a thin tube and inserted into a wooden sleeve. Pencils have a diverse range of uses including as everyday writing implements, for drawing, Croquis and drafti

Conté crayons are a drawing medium made of powdered natural pigments compressed into a stick, and are also known as carbon chalk. They lie somewhere between a pencil and charcoal in terms of hardness, with a subtle balance of hardness and softness th

The straight edge ruler, also known as a bench rule, is an implement used to draw and cut extremely accurate straight lines. This is done by running a pencil or other writing instrument, or a cutter or blade, along the edge. Generally, measures are m

Masking tape is mainly used in adding color to paintings as well as in painting and airbrush work to protect areas that are not to be painted and to produce different colors side by side. Most of the masking tape frequently used in art and design wor

Pen ink is the ink used for general writing purposes. The most commonly known types today are the long used blue-black ink as well as the pigment-based carbon black ink and water-soluble dye colored ink, both of which were developed to overcome the s

Solvent, mainly made of organic ingredients, is used as a thinner to adjust the concentration of paper cement. It can also be used to peel off pieces of paper that have been pasted together with paper cement. Solvent is sold in cans but it is usef

Scissors are the implements we use to cut (shear) paper, cloth, soft plastic and leather, etc. by pinching the material between the upper and lower blades. Unlike cutters and other bladed instruments where the material is sliced by applying pressure

Paper cement is an adhesive whose primary components are latex and a solvent, and is used in the creation of designs, layouts, and presentation boards in order to attach paper to paper. Because it is not only easy to bond materials, but also to peel

An inch (in.) is a unit of measurement used to express length or distance in the imperial system. Other units in this system include feet (ft.) and yards (yd.), which also express length or distance, and pounds (lb.), which express weight. 1 yard =

A wood panel is a veneer plywood-based support medium reinforced with squared timber and used in all types of painting, including oil. In pencil sketches, watercolors, nihonga, and other formats that use paper for their support media, stretching damp

Ezara dissolve paints much like a palette does. Artists across all fields of water-based painting from Japanese painting and woodblock printing to watercolor and poster color use ezara, which are usually made of white ceramic or plastic to help disti

Drawing paper is very versatile and one of the most common surfaces used for pencil and pen drawings, watercolor, and crafts. Drawing paper has a fine to medium surface texture with moderate stiffness that gives it a unique quality of feel. Paperm

Also called makijaku in Japanese, a tape measure is used to measure lengths of straight and curved lines several meters long. Tape measures, which are made of steel, plastic, or cloth, have lines on the tape to mark off measurements. Often, they are

Kent paper is paper that derives its name from the Kent region in England. In most cases it is made entirely from chemical pulp. It is very smooth, has a moderate amount of elasticity and thickness, and is well-suited for many drawing materials and w

Tweezers are called "pinsetto" in Japan, which adopted the term from the Dutch word "pincet." With tweezers, users can manipulate small parts that are difficult to handle with their fingers or parts that they want to keep clean and free of fingerprin

Tracing paper is a translucent type of paper made by refining and processing pulp, the main raw material in paper, to a high degree. It is also called tōshashi or torepe in Japanese. The translucent quality of the paper lends the medium well to tr

Starch paste is a water-soluble adhesive primarily used to bond sheets of paper. It is made from the starch of grains, potatoes, or other plants, and was used as early as the Heian Period (794-c.1185). Before hardening, starch paste is a highly visco

Spray adhesive is an admixture of an adhesive synthetic rubber (such as acrylic resin-based rubber) and a volatile organic solvent (like isohexane or acetone) packaged together in liquefied or compressed gas form so that the adhesive can be sprayed.

A stapler, commonly called a "Hotchkiss" in Japan, binds together sheets of paper by punching a three-sided, rectangular-shaped staple into the stack. Before the advent of the stapler, there were issues with binding together several sheets of pape

Shaped into a semi-solid stick shape, a glue stick lets you apply glue without getting any on your hands. It also makes it easy to control the amount of glue used, which is difficult to do with liquid glue. To use the glue, contained in a plastic tub

Made of fine polystyrene foam bubbles, styrene board is used to model architecture and interior spaces and other presentations or displays. It is lightweight and can be cut and processed easily with a cutter. Styrene boards come either with or withou

PM pads are a type of paper often used in design layout work. Its thickness is comparable to that of copy paper. The name "PM pad" comes from "pastel marker," but the paper is used with a wide variety of writing instruments and drawing materials. Bec

Cutters are tools (blades) that are primarily used to hand-cut thin materials such as paper, cloth, and flexible vinyl. They are also used to sharpen instruments such as pencils. Unlike other cutting tools such as knives and blades, cutters have the