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






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






9. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






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






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






15. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






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






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






20. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






21. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






35. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






39. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






48. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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