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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






5. Thinner version of a compass saw.






6. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






7. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






9. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






12. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






13. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






15. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






24. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






34. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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