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A rubber mallet is useful for bedding brickwork or masonry in mortar. It is soft, but heavy, and does the job without damaging the surface of the material. The wooden or plastic-covered handle of a club hammer or bricklayer’s hammer will do a similar job. Other useful tools include a screwdriver for driving in screws (if you prefer them to nails) and a gardener’s trowel for projects such as the Decorative Raised Bed and the Strawberry Barrel, where planting is required.

When building water features that employ lining materials, such as the Classic Round Pond, use scissors to cut the lining materials; use a hacksaw (a metal saw) to cut the armored plastic pipe used to protect electric cable and water pipe, in projects such as the Waterspout. Don’t buy new tools until the need arises.