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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Hand tool used to shave thin layers of wood.






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






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






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. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






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






10. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






12. Term used to describe cutting hole with turning bits.






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






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






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

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






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






18. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






19. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






24. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






26. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






28. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






31. 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.






32. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






34. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






48. Thinner version of a compass saw.






49. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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