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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Saws designed to cut in the direction that is parallel to the wood grain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






11. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






13. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






14. Saws designed to cut metal.






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

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16. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






35. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






40. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






41. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






43. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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