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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Handsaw blade style with aggressive teeth that cut wood fast in both directions.






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






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






4. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






7. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






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






9. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






21. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






24. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






32. Vertical; at right angles to level.






33. Laying out woodwork to fit against on irregular surface.






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






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






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






48. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






50. Laying out woodwork to fit against on irregular surface.