Isaiah lists other instruments used by carpenters in his day: “As for the wood carver, he has stretched out the measuring line; he traces it out with red chalk; he works it up with a wood scraper; and with a compass he keeps tracing it out. ”
(‏ متى ٣ :‏ ١٠‏ )‏ ويذكر اشعيا ادوات اخرى استعملها النجارون في ايامه قائلا :‏ « حفّار الخشب يمدّ عليه خيط القياس ،‏ يرسمه بالطبشورة الحمراء ،‏ يصنعه بالمنحت ،‏ ويرسمه بالبركار » .‏