mitre box vs hand tool

mitre box and hand tool both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mitre box	Yes	No	No	No
hand tool	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hand tool is a hypernym of mitre box; that is, hand tool is a word with a broader meaning than mitre box:

mitre box: hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints
hand tool: a tool used with workers' hands

mitre box (noun)	hand tool (noun)
hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints	a tool used with workers' hands