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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Short hand saw with a tapered blade used to cut curves or irregular shapes.






2. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






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






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






14. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






15. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






17. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






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






22. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






26. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






29. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






31. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






42. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






47. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






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