Jack - Tools and Devices

Tools and Devices

  • Jack (device), a device used to lift heavy objects
  • Jack plane, a tool for smoothing wood
  • Jackhammer, a portable percussive drill
  • Pocket knife, a folding knife called a Jackknife
  • Roasting jack, a device for turning a spit

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Famous quotes containing the words tools and/or devices:

    “A life I didn’t choose
    chose me: even
    my tools are the wrong ones
    for what I have to do.”
    —Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)

    “The gods being always close to men perceive those who afflict others with unjust devices and do not fear the wrath of heaven.”
    —Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)