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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A length of wood or metal having at least one straight edge to be used for testing straight surfaces.






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






3. 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.






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






5. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






15. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






16. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






44. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






47. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






49. 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.






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