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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Nails driven diagonally to fasten the end of framing.






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






3. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






22. Thinner version of a compass saw.






23. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






26. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






29. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






31. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






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






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






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