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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. Metals shears with lever-action handles to increase cutting power.






2. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






5. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






7. Cutting portion of a bench plane.






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






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






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






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






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






13. Cutting tools designed to cut across wood grain.






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






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






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






17. A square tool with a sliding blade.






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






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






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






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






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






23. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






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






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






29. Short hand saw with a tapered blade used to cut curves or irregular shapes.






30. Saws designed to cut metal.






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






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






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






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






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






36. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






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






40. Horizontal or perpendicular to the force of gravity.






41. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Thinner version of a compass saw.






49. 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.






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