A fireplace tool is an essential item for any home with a fireplace. The most common tools include an ANDIRON, which is a metal bar used to support burning logs; a poker, which is a long metal rod used to move and adjust the logs; TONGS, which are used to pick up and move the logs; BELLOWS, which are used to blow air onto the fire to make it burn brighter; and a coal shovel, which is used to scoop coal into the fireplace.