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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. Tool used to drive nail heads below the surface.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






9. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






10. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






12. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






19. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






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






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






24. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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

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26. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






29. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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