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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A square tool with a sliding blade.






2. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






3. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






4. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






8. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






20. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






22. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






25. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






26. Wood-boring bit with a piloting screw tip.






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






28. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






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






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






33. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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