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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. The forward end of tools - such as a handsaw and hand plane.






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






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






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






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






6. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






8. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






13. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






16. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






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






20. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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

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24. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






26. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






28. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






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






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






33. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






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






39. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






43. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






44. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






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






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