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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A fixed or adjustable tool for guiding handsaws in cutting miter joints or in making cross cuts.






2. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






11. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






24. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






40. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






47. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






49. 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.






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