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Carpentry Hand Tools
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Vertical; at right angles to level.
Combination square
Bevel
Crosscut saws
Plumb
2. Handsaw blade style with aggressive teeth that cut wood fast in both directions.
Plumb bob
Scribe
Bench plane
Shark tooth saw
3. Saws designed to cut in the direction that is parallel to the wood grain.
Whet
Nail claw
Wrecking bar
Rip saws
4. Large pry bar used in demolition; often called a crow bar.
Wrecking bar
Crosscut saws
Whet
Heel
5. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.
Hand scraper
Twist drills
Butt markers
Miter joint
6. Tool designed to remove thin layers of material from various surfaces.
Nail set
Aviation snips
Hand scraper
Straightedge
7. A cutout along the edge or end of lumber.
Rabbet
Pocket tapes
Whet
Miter
8. Wood-drilling tool that adjusts to various diameters.
Expansive bit
Wrecking bar
Level
Crosscut saws
9. Compass like tool used to lay out circles and perform incremental step-offs in various layouts.
Claw hammer
Wing dividers
Compass saw
Expansive bit
10. Laying out woodwork to fit against on irregular surface.
Wing dividers
Shingling hatchet
Scribe
Claw hammer
11. The cutting of the end of a piece at any angle other than a right angle.
Miter
Pocket tapes
Plumb
Toenailing
12. A pointed weight attached to a line to test for plumb.
Plumb
Heel
Twist drills
Plumb bob
13. The back end of objects - such as a handsaw or hand plane.
Heel
Flat bar
Keyhole saw
Crosscut saws
14. Pliers with adjustable jaws.
Screw driver bits
Combination pliers
Butt markers
Compass saw
15. Saws designed to cut metal.
Drilling
Miter joint
Hacksaws
Hand scraper
16. Tool used for quick layout of angles - particular for rafters.
Wallboard saw
Speed square
Dado
Countersink
17. Hand saws that cut while being drawn toward the user.
Dado
Hand scraper
Carpenter's level
Pullsaws
18. A small hand tool with a low-blade angle used to shave thin layers of wood.
Auger bits
Block planes
Claw hammer
Dado
19. A small hand tool with a low-blade angle used to shave thin layers of wood.
Block planes
Carpenter's level
Whet
Nail claw
20. Tool used to drive nail heads below the surface.
Trammel points
Scribe
Crosscut saws
Nail set
21. Laying out woodwork to fit against on irregular surface.
Whet
Scribe
Adjustable wrench
Rip saws
22. 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.
Wood chisel
Whet
Countersink
Bevel
23. Cutting portion of a bench plane.
Steel tapes
Screw driver bits
Clamps
Bench plane iron
24. The forward end of tools - such as a handsaw and hand plane.
Wrecking bar
Face nailing
Trammel points
Toe
25. The sloping edge or side of a piece for which the angle formed by the slope is not a right angle.
Hacksaws
Miter
Bevel
Speed square
26. Thinner version of a compass saw.
Carpenter's level
Scribe
Keyhole saw
Clamps
27. A cut - partway through - and across the grain of lumber.
Shingling hatchet
Wrecking bar
Keyhole saw
Dado
28. Heavier (20-32 ounce) hammers used in framing.
Bench plane iron
Screw driver bits
Framing hammer
Drilling
29. Term used for drilling bits typically with a retractable blade.
Heel
Rabbet
Level
Twist drills
30. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.
Keyhole saw
Plumb bob
Screw driver bits
Claw hammer
31. Thinner version of a compass saw.
Keyhole saw
Hacksaws
Auger bits
Chalk line
32. A cut - partway through - and running with the grain of lumber.
Flat bar
Pocket tapes
Bench plane iron
Groove
33. Nails driven diagonally to fasten the end of framing.
Clamps
Face nailing
Wrecking bar
Toenailing
34. A length of wood or metal having at least one straight edge to be used for testing straight surfaces.
Rip saws
Straightedge
Level
Keyhole saw
35. Term used for drilling bits typically with a retractable blade.
Framing hammer
Nail claw
Twist drills
Scribe
36. Tool with sharp points that is clamped to a strip of wood to lay out arcs.
Trammel points
Straightedge
Coping saw
Countersink
37. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.
Combination pliers
Whet
Clamps
Steel tapes
38. Hand tool used to shave thin layers of wood.
Speed square
Wood chisel
Shingling hatchet
Bench plane
39. 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.
Wallboard saw
Bevel
Pullsaws
Countersink
40. A pointed weight attached to a line to test for plumb.
Speed square
Plumb bob
Straight tin snips
Butt markers
41. A cut - partway through - and across the grain of lumber.
Wrecking bar
Dado
Miter joint
Flat bar
42. A cutout along the edge or end of lumber.
Butt markers
Rabbet
Nail claw
Toenailing
43. Shearlike tool used for all purpose cutting of sheet metal.
Miter
Heel
Straightedge
Straight tin snips
44. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.
Coping saw
Flat bar
Framing hammer
Speed square
45. (What teachers are to students) terms used to describe larger drill holes.
Framing hammer
Boring
Aviation snips
Combination pliers
46. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.
Bench plane
Wallboard saw
Scribe
Carpenter's level
47. A square tool with a sliding blade.
Combination square
Straightedge
Trammel points
Bit brace
48. Tool used to drive nail heads below the surface.
Utility knife
Nail set
Compass saw
Wing dividers
49. Metal tool designed to be driven by a hammer - and which is used to make mortises and other rectangular holes in wood.
Wood chisel
Bevel
Nail claw
Miter joint
50. String in a box with colored powder used to establish straight lines.
Nail set
Chalk line
Level
Hacksaws