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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Saws designed to cut metal.






2. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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

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






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






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






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






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






9. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






11. 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.






12. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






15. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






18. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






20. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






21. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






23. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






35. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






49. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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