Brass

• The Egyptians used many tools that would not be unfamiliar to modern day construction workers. These include drills, saws, chisels, and pickaxes. These were mostly made from copper. These tools were often used to quarry stone to make bricks or other tools. The Egyptians used a method called the "lost wax" molding method. Wax was sculpted into a desired shape, then clay was molded around that. The wax would be melted out and then molten copper was poured into the clay mold.
  
  

Stone

• Many of the copper tools were used to extract stone from quarries. When cutting harder stone such as granite, the Egyptians would have used something abrasive such as sand along with the tools to give it extra strength. The stone was often then fashioned into hammers or other tools.
  
  

Merkhet

• The merkhet was an early sundial in a way and allowed the ancient Egyptians to track time even at night. The tool was created some time around 600 B.C. and is one of the oldest astronomical tools in the world. Using two of these tools, the Egyptians could mark a line perfectly from north to south based on the position of stars. This tool allowed the Egyptians to align their buildings with astronomical bodies.
  
  

Bay

• The bay was a very simple tool. While not much is known about this particular tool, one BBC article suggests that it was probably made from the central rib of a palm leaf. This tool was used for various sighting purposes.
  
  

Sledges

• One of the larger mysteries that surround the pyramids is how the ancient Egyptians moved heavy blocks and other heavy objects. While there are some cases where the answer is still unknown, one method was found on the wall of a tomb. The Egyptians would wet the floor before placing the heavy block or statue on a sledge. They would then pull this over the wet and slippery floor and up a series of ramps to its final position.