| GCLAMPS | Tools used to hold a wood or metal workpiece (1,6) |
| CLAMPS | Tools used to hold things in place |
| MANDREL | A spindle in a lathe to which a workpiece is fixed while being turned; a jeweller's tapering triblet on which rings are shaped or sized; or, a miner's pick (7) |
| TENTPEG | A spike used to hold a camping shelter to the ground (4,3) |
| LANYARD | Cord used to hold a knife or keycard (7) |
| CHISELS | Tools used to shape wood or stone |
| BALDRIC | Warrior's broad leather belt or silk sash worn over the shoulder, used to hold a sword, bugle, etc |
| RULLOCK | Istanbul locking mechanism used to hold a steer (7) |
| SPLINTS | Rigid strips used to hold a broken bone in position (7) |
| SEESAWS | Witness tools used to make play equipment (7) |
| HAMMERS | Tools used to bang in nails (7) |
| SLEDGES | Tools used to break concrete |
| VISE | A device consisting of two parallel jaws for holding a workpiece; one of the jaws is fixed and the other movable by a screw, a lever, or a cam. When used for holding a workpiece during hand operations |
| BOWER | From the Old English for "dwelling" and the German for "birdcage", a shady spot under trees in a wood or a garden; a picturesque country cottage; or, a lady's private boudoir (5) |
| LACQUER | A special varnish put on wood or metal to make it shiny (7) |
| SCREWED | Fixed a strip of wood or metal around front of window (7) |
| SCRIBER | A type of scratch awl for marking precise lines on wood or metal (7) |
| CHUCK | A device that holds a workpiece in a lathe or tool in a drill (5) |
| SPLINT | A thin piece of wood used to hold a fractured or dislocated bone in position (6) |
| LATTICE | Open framework of strips of wood or metal, arranged to form an ornamental pattern (7) |
