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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. The back end of objects - such as a handsaw or hand plane.






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


3. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






7. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






8. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






20. A square tool with a sliding blade.






21. Saws designed to cut metal.






22. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






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






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






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






28. Thinner version of a compass saw.






29. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






30. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






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






34. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






44. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






46. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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