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Carpentry Hand Tools

Subjects : industries, carpentry
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1. A cutout along the edge or end of lumber.






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






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






4. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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






7. Vertical; at right angles to level.






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. Tool used to temporarily hold material together.






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






16. Interchangeable tips or various driving style heads.






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






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






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






20. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






21. Hand saw designed to cut gypsum board.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A square tool with a sliding blade.






31. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






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






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






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






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






36. Thinner version of a compass saw.






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






44. General purpose prying tool with flattened claws.






45. Pliers with adjustable jaws.






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






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






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






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






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