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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A length of wood or metal having at least one straight edge to be used for testing straight surfaces.






2. Thinner version of a compass saw.






3. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






4. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






6. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






24. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






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


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






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






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






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






40. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






42. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






46. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






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






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






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