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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A length of wood or metal having at least one straight edge to be used for testing straight surfaces.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






11. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






13. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






18. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






19. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






22. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






23. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






24. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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

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27. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






43. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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