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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. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






5. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. A pointed weight attached to a line to test for plumb.






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






14. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






15. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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.






23. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






26. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






30. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






31. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






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






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






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






37. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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.






40. A pointed weight attached to a line to test for plumb.






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






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






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






44. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






46. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






47. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






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