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






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






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






4. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






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






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






10. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






13. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






22. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






24. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






41. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






42. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






43. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






45. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






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






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






50. Vertical; at right angles to level.