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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






17. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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

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






20. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






21. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






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






27. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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