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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A small hand tool with a low-blade angle used to shave thin layers of wood.






2. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






12. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






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

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






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






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






19. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






20. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






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






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. A cutout along the edge or end of lumber.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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