Hand Tools

25 July 2022
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Used mainly for woodworking, this is a fixed, 90-degree angle.
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try square
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This is an L-shaped, hexagonal steel bar.
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hex key wrench
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This has a flat face for striking and a rounded face for peening (rounding off) metal and rivets.
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ball peen hammer
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This is usually 2 inches wide and 15 inches long. It has a nail slot at the end to pull nails out from tightly enclosed areas.
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flat bar
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Shaped like an L, this is used to make sure wall studs and sole plates are at right angles to each other.
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carpenter square
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This is a metal tool with a sharpened, beveled edge that is used to cut and shape wood, stone, or metal.
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chisel
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This is used to drive nails and to pull nails out of wood.
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claw hammer
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This is used to cut on a slant at an angle that is not a right angle.
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bevel
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This tool has a 12-inch blade that moves through a head that is marked with 45-degree and 90-degree angle measures.
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combination square
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If you use a screwdriver incorrectly, you can damage the screwdriver or _________ the screw head.
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strip
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Use this tool to turn nuts, bolts, small pipe fittings, and chrome-plated pipe fittings.
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adjustable end wrench
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To fasten or align two pieces or material, you can use this, which is a pin that fits into a corresponding hole.
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dowel
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This is a device such as a nut or bolt used to attach one material to another.
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fastener
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This is the unit of measure used to describe the torque needed to tighten a large object.
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foot pounds
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This is the unit of measure used to describe the torque needed to tighten a small object.
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inch pounds
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Use this tool for heavy-duty dismantling of woodwork.
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ripping bar
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The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening are called what?
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flats
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What is a claw hammer with a slightly rounded face?
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ball faced hammer
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The point at which members or the edges of members are joined is called the _____?
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joint
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What is the cut or channel made by a saw called?
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kerf
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This tool can speed up your work because it has an open wrench at one end and a box-end at the other.
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combination wrench
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What tool do you use to determine if a surface is exactly horizontal?
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level
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This type of joint is created by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.
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miter joint
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This tool is used to remove nails.
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nail puller
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This tool has an opening at each end that determines its size.
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open end wrench
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To reduce stress in a weld, use a special type of hammer for doing what to the joint as it cools?
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peening
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Used for marking, checking, and measuring, this comes in several types: carpenter's rafter angle, try, and combination.
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square
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This tool has serrated teeth on both jaws for gripping power.
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pipe wrench
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This is the turning force applied to an object and is measured in inch-pounds or foot-pounds.
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torque
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This tool is used to pull nails that have been driven flush with the surface of the wood or slightly below it.
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cat paw nail bar
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A box-end wrench has 6 or 12 what?
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points
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This tool is a nonadjustable wrench and forms a continuous circle around the head of a fastener.
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box end wrench
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To indent metal before you drill a hole, to drive pins, or to align holes in two parts that are mates, use this tool.
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punch
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Also called a speed square or magic square, this is a combination protractor, try square, and framing square.
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rafter angle square
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Using pliers on nuts or bolt heads may do this to the edges of the hex head and cause wrenches to no longer fit properly.
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round off
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Use this when a bolt has become stuck to another material through rust or corrosion.
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chisel bar
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This is a special type of adjustable wrench that are scissor shaped tools with jaws.
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pliers
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This fits into a wooden file handle.
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tang
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Some tools are made of this kind of steel so that they resist wear and do not bend or break.
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tempered
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When this is done to a piece of lumber, its surface is made smooth.
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planed
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When a surface if exactly vertical it is:
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plumb
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This is a piece that projects out of wood so it can be placed into a hole or groove to form a joint.
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tenion
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This is a joint that has been created by heating pieces of metal.
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weld
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This is a nonadjustable wrench with an enclosed, circular opening designed to lock onto the fastener when the wrench is struck.
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striking wrench