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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






2. Tool used for quick layout of angles - particular for rafters.






3. Hand saws that cut while being drawn toward the user.






4. A lightweight hatchet with both a sharp blade and a heel that is used to apply wood shakes and shingles.






5. Heavier (20-32 ounce) hammers used in framing.






6. Term used to describe long measuring tools that are rewound by hand.






7. Wood-drilling tool that adjusts to various diameters.






8. Measuring devices made of a steel self retracting tape.






9. Hand saw with short thin blade held by a bow-shaped frame used to cut irregular shapes in trim.






10. Handsaw blade style with aggressive teeth that cut wood fast in both directions.






11. A cut - partway through - and running with the grain of lumber.






12. Laying out woodwork to fit against on irregular surface.






13. Term used for drilling bits typically with a retractable blade.






14. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






15. A length of wood or metal having at least one straight edge to be used for testing straight surfaces.






16. Making a flared depression around the top of a hole to receive the head of a flathead screw; also the tool used to make the depression.






17. Term used for drilling bits typically with a retractable blade.






18. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






19. A fixed or adjustable tool for guiding handsaws in cutting miter joints or in making cross cuts.






20. Vertical; at right angles to level.






21. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






22. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






23. Handsaw blade style with aggressive teeth that cut wood fast in both directions.






24. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






25. Metals shears with lever-action handles to increase cutting power.






26. A length of wood or metal having at least one straight edge to be used for testing straight surfaces.






27. Hand tools used to shave thin layers of wood.






28. Large pry bar used in demolition; often called a crow bar.






29. Saws designed to cut metal.






30. Shearlike tool used for all purpose cutting of sheet metal.






31. A small hand tool with a low-blade angle used to shave thin layers of wood.






32. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






33. The joining of two pieces by cutting the end of each piece by bisecting the angle at which they are joined.






34. Wood-boring bit with a piloting screw tip.






35. Term used to describe cutting hole with turning bits.






36. Term used to describe cutting hole with turning bits.






37. Carpenter's tool used to drive and pull nails.






38. Laying out woodwork to fit against on irregular surface.






39. The forward end of tools - such as a handsaw and hand plane.






40. The cutting of the end of a piece at any angle other than a right angle.






41. Making a flared depression around the top of a hole to receive the head of a flathead screw; also the tool used to make the depression.






42. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






43. Thinner version of a compass saw.






44. Wood-drilling tool that adjusts to various diameters.






45. The back end of objects - such as a handsaw or hand plane.






46. Compass like tool used to lay out circles and perform incremental step-offs in various layouts.






47. Tool designed to remove thin layers of material from various surfaces.






48. The sloping edge or side of a piece for which the angle formed by the slope is not a right angle.






49. Driving a fastener nearly perpendicular to the material surfacer.






50. Wood-boring bit with a piloting screw tip.