there are many tools to mark metals with. Common tools to mark metals with include chalk and soapstones
A scriber is a tool used to etch something on a material. The scribes I've used are a pointed piece of metal you can use to do such things as make an indent on wood to mark where a hole is to be drilled.
A scriber is a tool used to etch something on a material. The scribes I've used are a pointed piece of metal you can use to do such things as make an indent on wood to mark where a hole is to be drilled.
ruler
Can't anyone spell METAL???
Ruler
A tool with a handle like a screwdriver and a metal spike on the end. It is used for making holes in things and marking places (a mark to know where to drill etc)
Machinists use a blue ink to first make a dark area on the item they are going to mark, then fine lines a scratched with a scribe and precision measuring instruments. There are also paint pens and permanent markers but their lines are far less precise.
A Scriber
it is a tool used on a lathe to cut metal from right to left
a protractor
Artists, school children as an art education tool, photography (in the days before color photography they used them to colorize), industry to mark on leather, wood, glass and metal.
The Stanley Plane is used to shape wood, although the actual tool is made out of metal and wood. Although, these days the tool is not used, it is most likely made fully out of metal.