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






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






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






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






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






6. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






8. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






13. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






18. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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

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






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






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






25. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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42. 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.






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






44. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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