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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Short hand saw with a tapered blade used to cut curves or irregular shapes.






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






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






4. (What teachers are to students) terms used to describe larger drill holes.






5. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






6. Vertical; at right angles to level.






7. All-purpose cutting tool - typically with a retractable blade.






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






9. Nails driven diagonally to fasten the end of framing.






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






11. All-purpose cutting tool - typically with a retractable blade.






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






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






14. Tool with sharp points that is clamped to a strip of wood to lay out arcs.






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






16. The sharpening of a tool on a sharpening stone by rubbing the tool on the stone.






17. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






19. String in a box with colored powder used to establish straight lines.






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






21. Wrench with jaws that move to various widths by turning a screw.






22. 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.






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






24. Short hand saw with a tapered blade used to cut curves or irregular shapes.






25. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






29. A cutout along the edge or end of lumber.






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






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






32. Wrench with jaws that move to various widths by turning a screw.






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






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






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






36. The sharpening of a tool on a sharpening stone by rubbing the tool on the stone.






37. A cutout along the edge or end of lumber.






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






39. Metal tool designed to be driven by a hammer - and which is used to make mortises and other rectangular holes in wood.






40. Prying tool used to remove nails that have been driven all the way.






41. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






43. Metal tool designed to be driven by a hammer - and which is used to make mortises and other rectangular holes in wood.






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






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






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






47. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






50. Nails driven diagonally to fasten the end of framing.