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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A cut - partway through - and across the grain of lumber.






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






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






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






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


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






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






8. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






11. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






21. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






22. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






25. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






26. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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


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






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






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






31. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






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






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






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