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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A lightweight hatchet with both a sharp blade and a heel that is used to apply wood shakes and shingles.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






16. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






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






20. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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


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






24. Vertical; at right angles to level.






25. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






27. (What teachers are to students) terms used to describe larger drill holes.






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






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






38. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






41. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






42. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






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






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






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






48. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






50. Saws designed to cut metal.