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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Two foot long tool with spirit vials used to determine level and plumb.

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






3. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






12. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Saws designed to cut metal.






30. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






46. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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