Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c15.95

c15.95

(nāl-laṇuva), compasses (kava-kaṭuva), set square (maṭṭam pōruva), wedge (li-palana-kaṭuva), sledge hammer (kulu-gediya), axe (porava), small adze (at-veya), large adze (loku-veya), mallet (at-koluva), hammer (miṭiya), tenon saw (tahadu-kiyata), hand saw (at-kiyata, Fig. 92), timber saw (haraskapana-kiyata, Fig. 92), straight plane (yatu-keṭaya), curved plane (ravum-yatu-keṭaya), chisels (various sizes, loku-niyana, niyan-kaṭuva, kalambu-niyan-kaṭuva), stock drill (gal-torapanaya, Fig. 91), hand drill (at-torapanaya, Fig. 93), scoring tool (iri-gahana-kaṭuva), awl (vidina-kaṭuva), gimlet (gijulettu-kaṭuva, ? of European origin), rasps (pullōrama, peṭi-, vaṭa-, and loku-pullōrama), file (pīra). The foot-rule, which measures a ‘carpenters’ cubit’ (vaḍu-riyana) in length, is divided into twenty-four angal or ‘inches.’