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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Heavier (20-32 ounce) hammers used in framing.






2. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






11. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






14. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






16. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






19. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






21. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






23. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






26. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






28. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






42. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






44. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






49. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






50. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.