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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Shearlike tool used for all purpose cutting of sheet metal.






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






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






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






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






6. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






7. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






8. Saws designed to cut metal.






9. Tool used to outline a mortise butt hinges.






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






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






12. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






32. Thinner version of a compass saw.






33. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






37. Driving a fastener nearly perpendicular to the material surfacer.






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






39. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






40. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






49. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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