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Common Hand Tools
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Subject
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engineering
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
tang
rafter angle square
square
Carpenter's square
2. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
Bevel
punch
Dowel
Combination wrench
3. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.
striking or slugging wrench
tenon
Joint
Carpenter's square
4. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
square
striking or slugging wrench
try square
Dowel
5. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
Bell-faced hammer
Fastener
Chisel
Hex key wrench
6. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
level
punch
miter joint
plumb
7. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
Carpenter's square
plumb
Chisel bar
Open-end wrench
8. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
tenon
Combination square
planed
round off
9. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.
Joint
Kerf
Open-end wrench
Chisel
10. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
peening
Flats
Open-end wrench
Dowel
11. A piece that projects out of wood or another material for the purpose of being placed into a hole or groove to form a joint.
points
tang
Combination square
tenon
12. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
tempered
Flats
Claw Hammer
Foot-pounds
13. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
try square
points
pipe wrench
Hex key wrench
14. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
Bell-faced hammer
peening
Flat bar
square
15. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.
Carpenter's square
pipe wrench
Hex key wrench
points
16. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.
pliers
weld
Fastener
tempered
17. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
plumb
Bell-faced hammer
Inch-pounds
miter joint
18. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
striking or slugging wrench
Open-end wrench
rafter angle square
pliers
19. To cut slant at an angle that is not a right angle (90 degrees). The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90 degrees.
peening
pliers
tempered
Bevel
20. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
try square
Adjustable end wrench
nail puller
round off
21. A straight steel rod with a curved claw at one end that is used to pull nails that have been driven flush with the surface of the wood or slightly blow it.
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22. A steel too used to indent metal.
Chisel bar
punch
rafter angle square
Bell-faced hammer
23. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
tang
strip
Inch-pounds
round off
24. The process of bending - shaping - or cutting material by striking it with a tool.
Box-end wrench
Bevel
peening
torque
25. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
miter joint
points
pliers
Inch-pounds
26. a prying tool with a nail slot at the end to pull nails out in tightly enclosed areas. It can also be used as a small pry bar.
Flat bar
Joint
Bell-faced hammer
Cat's paw
27. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
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28. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
points
Combination square
Flats
try square
29. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
punch
Claw Hammer
Foot-pounds
level
30. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
Foot-pounds
ripping bar
nail puller
level
31. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
rafter angle square
Hex key wrench
Chisel
pipe wrench
32. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
tenon
Joint
tempered
Box-end wrench
33. The turning or twisting force applied to an object - such as a nut - bolt - or screw - using a socket wrench or screwdriver to tighten it. Torque is measured in inch-pounds or foot-pounds.
striking or slugging wrench
Cat's paw
pliers
torque
34. A piece that projects out of wood or another material for the purpose of being placed into a hole or groove to form a joint.
peening
tang
striking or slugging wrench
tenon
35. A square whose legs are fixed at a right angle.
plumb
Box-end wrench
try square
Fastener
36. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.
points
Bell-faced hammer
miter joint
Fastener
37. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
weld
Chisel bar
torque
tang
38. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
pliers
Claw Hammer
ripping bar
peening
39. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
pliers
Inch-pounds
tang
striking or slugging wrench
40. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
rafter angle square
torque
level
Dowel
41. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
tang
pliers
striking or slugging wrench
rafter angle square
42. A flat - steel square commonly used in carpentry.
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43. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
Chisel
striking or slugging wrench
weld
Ball peen hammer
44. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
strip
Ball peen hammer
tang
plumb
45. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
Ball peen hammer
weld
Foot-pounds
Claw Hammer
46. To cut slant at an angle that is not a right angle (90 degrees). The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90 degrees.
Bevel
miter joint
punch
torque
47. A hammer with a flat face that is used to strike cold chisels and punches. The rounded end - the peen- is used to bend and shape sort metal
round off
Ball peen hammer
Flats
Fastener
48. A hammer with a flat face that is used to strike cold chisels and punches. The rounded end - the peen- is used to bend and shape sort metal
Kerf
Combination wrench
Adjustable end wrench
Ball peen hammer
49. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
Combination square
tang
Box-end wrench
round off
50. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
tenon
planed
Adjustable end wrench
nail puller