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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. String in a box with colored powder used to establish straight lines.






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






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






4. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






5. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






6. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






7. A pointed weight attached to a line to test for plumb.






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






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






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






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






12. Thinner version of a compass saw.






13. Two foot long tool with spirit vials used to determine level and plumb.


14. Hand tool used to shave thin layers of wood.






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






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






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






18. Vertical; at right angles to level.






19. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






22. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






23. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






26. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






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






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






31. A cut - partway through - and across the grain of lumber.






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






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






34. A cut - partway through - and across the grain of lumber.






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






36. Hand tool used to shave thin layers of wood.






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






38. Thinner version of a compass saw.






39. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






40. Two foot long tool with spirit vials used to determine level and plumb.


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






42. A pointed weight attached to a line to test for plumb.






43. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






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






47. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






50. Saws designed to cut in the direction that is parallel to the wood grain.