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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A fixed or adjustable tool for guiding handsaws in cutting miter joints or in making cross cuts.






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






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






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






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






6. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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

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






10. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






14. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






19. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






32. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






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






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






46. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






49. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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