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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Shearlike tool used for all purpose cutting of sheet metal.






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






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






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






5. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






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






16. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






18. Saws designed to cut metal.






19. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






31. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






33. Tool used to drive nail heads below the surface.






34. 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.






35. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






38. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






50. Tool used to drive nail heads below the surface.