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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. The back end of objects - such as a handsaw or hand plane.






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






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






4. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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

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






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






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






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






10. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






11. Saws designed to cut metal.






12. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






28. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






35. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






36. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






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






40. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






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






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






45. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






47. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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