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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. The sloping edge or side of a piece for which the angle formed by the slope is not a right angle.






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






3. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






4. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






6. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






8. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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

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






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






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






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






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






41. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






42. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






46. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






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






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