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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. The sloping edge or side of a piece for which the angle formed by the slope is not a right angle.






2. Saws designed to cut metal.






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. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






41. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






46. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






47. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






50. 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.