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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Measuring devices made of a steel self retracting tape.






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






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






4. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






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






9. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






10. Saws designed to cut metal.






11. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






12. A square tool with a sliding blade.






13. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






15. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






19. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






22. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






27. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






38. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






41. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






43. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






46. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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