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Common Hand Tools

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1. An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head.






2. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench






3. A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.






4. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.






5. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a large object.






6. 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.






7. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.






8. A smooth jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts - bolts - and pipe fittings. Often refered to as a Cresent wrench






9. A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle. Often referred to as an Allen wrench






10. 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.






11. A cut or channel made by a saw.






12. 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.






13. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.






14. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.






15. Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane.






16. 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.






17. perfectly horizontal; completely flat; also - a tool used to determine if an object is level.






18. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.






19. 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.






20. 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






21. Unit of measure used to describe the amount of pressure exerted (torque) to tighten a small object.






22. 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.






23. To heat or fuse two or more pieces of metal so that the finished pieces of metal so that the finished piece is as strong as the original; a welded joint.






24. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.






25. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.






26. 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






27. A cut or channel made by a saw.






28. A non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed - circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is struck.






29. Metal handle-end of a file. The tang fits into a wooden or plastic file handle.






30. Exactly adjusted; any piece of material sawed of cut to be rectangle with equal dimensions on all sides; a tool used to check angles.






31. A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object; it tightens when turned in one direction.






32. A claw hammer with a slightly rounded - or convex - face.






33. A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth to grip objects.






34. A wench with an open end and a closed end.






35. 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.






36. 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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37. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.






38. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.






39. Treated with heat to create or restore hardness in steal.






40. The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening. Also - the sides on a nut or bolt head.






41. A wrench - usually double-ended - that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.






42. A wench with an open end and a closed end.






43. A tool with a claw at each end - commonly used to pull nails.






44. The point where members or the edges of members are joined. the types of welding joints are butt joint - corner joint - and T-joint.






45. A metal tool with a sharpened - beveled edge used to cut and shape wood - stone - or metal.






46. A tool used to remove nails.






47. Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench. Also refers to the number of teeth per inch on a handsaw.






48. A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of wood work - such as tearing apart building frames or concrete forms.






49. A device such as a bolt - clasp - hook - or lock used to attach or secure one material to another.






50. To damage the threads on a nut or bolt.







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