Question

When a tool mark is found, what is done first?

Answer 1

The answer is to take a photograph of the mark

Answer 2

When a tool mark is found, taking a photograph of the mark is done first.

A toolmark is understood as the impression that the contact of a tool (or a similar object) leaves onto a surface. When the tool or object contacts the surface with enough force to create an indentation, the pattern of the tool is reproduced onto that surface. Te examination of such marks is of paramount importance in the field of criminalistics.