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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. 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.
Kerf
Flats
Flat bar
tenon
2. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
Foot-pounds
Bevel
Bell-faced hammer
striking or slugging wrench
3. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
rafter angle square
Chisel
strip
level
4. 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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5. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.
Ball peen hammer
nail puller
torque
points
6. 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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7. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Chisel
points
Dowel
points
8. A cut or channel made by a saw.
Open-end wrench
planed
Kerf
points
9. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
strip
planed
Inch-pounds
Flat bar
10. A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end that determines the size of the wrench.
Open-end wrench
Joint
Claw Hammer
tenon
11. 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.
pliers
plumb
Flat bar
level
12. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.
try square
tang
Flats
planed
13. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.
tenon
Chisel
Dowel
Combination square
14. A steel too used to indent metal.
Kerf
punch
torque
strip
15. 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.
Combination wrench
Fastener
Joint
Bevel
16. A wench with an open end and a closed end.
pipe wrench
Cat's paw
Combination wrench
Foot-pounds
17. Perfectly vertical; the surface is at a right angle (90 degrees) to the horizon or floor and does not bow out at the top or bottom.
Bell-faced hammer
Fastener
plumb
pliers
18. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
Dowel
Chisel bar
square
Foot-pounds
19. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.
Chisel bar
Cat's paw
strip
tang
20. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.
level
weld
tang
Kerf
21. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.
Cat's paw
pliers
Fastener
points
22. To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut.
planed
round off
level
miter joint
23. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
ripping bar
Bell-faced hammer
level
round off
24. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
Chisel bar
Adjustable end wrench
level
Open-end wrench
25. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench
square
Bell-faced hammer
nail puller
Adjustable end wrench
26. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
strip
Cat's paw
miter joint
Kerf
27. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.
Combination square
plumb
Chisel bar
strip
28. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
Joint
Flat bar
Bell-faced hammer
ripping bar
29. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.
strip
Joint
Flats
rafter angle square
30. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
ripping bar
nail puller
Bevel
Foot-pounds
31. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
Flat bar
square
Flat bar
try square
32. A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor - try square - and framing square.
Combination wrench
Open-end wrench
rafter angle square
torque
33. A pin - usually round - that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
level
ripping bar
torque
Dowel
34. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.
Flats
tempered
Claw Hammer
Joint
35. 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.
Dowel
Carpenter's square
Chisel
Bevel
36. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.
pipe wrench
Fastener
tang
striking or slugging wrench
37. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench
ripping bar
Open-end wrench
Hex key wrench
Chisel bar
38. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.
level
Bevel
try square
Chisel
39. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.
Cat's paw
Chisel
Bell-faced hammer
pliers
40. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.
points
Box-end wrench
Dowel
striking or slugging wrench
41. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.
planed
strip
Carpenter's square
Bevel
42. A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
try square
planed
miter joint
Carpenter's square
43. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
Chisel bar
Claw Hammer
Flats
Bell-faced hammer
44. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.
level
square
ripping bar
nail puller
45. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.
ripping bar
Combination square
striking or slugging wrench
Foot-pounds
46. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.
Inch-pounds
Joint
Flat bar
punch
47. 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
tenon
Carpenter's square
punch
48. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.
level
Combination wrench
Foot-pounds
tenon
49. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.
strip
Ball peen hammer
Inch-pounds
punch
50. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
punch
pipe wrench
Chisel
Box-end wrench