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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






13. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






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






18. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






19. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






46. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






47. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






50. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.