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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. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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

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






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






13. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. A square tool with a sliding blade.






22. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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