Hand Tools

This is a device such as a nut or bolt used to attach one material to another.

fastener

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.

flat bar

The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening are called what?

flats

This is the unit of measure used to describe the torque needed to tighten a large object.

foot pounds

The point at which members or the edges of members are joined is called the _____?

joint

What is the cut or channel made by a saw called?

kerf

What tool do you use to determine if a surface is exactly horizontal?

level

This type of joint is created by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with the ends cut at an angle.

miter joint

This tool is used to remove nails.

nail puller

To indent metal before you drill a hole, to drive pins, or to align holes in two parts that are mates, use this tool.

punch

Also called a speed square or magic square, this is a combination protractor, try square, and framing square.

rafter angle square

Use this tool for heavy-duty dismantling of woodwork.

ripping bar

If you use a screwdriver incorrectly, you can damage the screwdriver or _________ the screw head.

strip

Some tools are made of this kind of steel so that they resist wear and do not bend or break.

tempered

This is a piece that projects out of wood so it can be placed into a hole or groove to form a joint.

tenion

This is the turning force applied to an object and is measured in inch-pounds or foot-pounds.

torque

Used mainly for woodworking, this is a fixed, 90-degree angle.

try square

Use this tool to turn nuts, bolts, small pipe fittings, and chrome-plated pipe fittings.

adjustable end wrench

What is a claw hammer with a slightly rounded face?

ball faced hammer

This has a flat face for striking and a rounded face for peening (rounding off) metal and rivets.

ball peen hammer

This is used to cut on a slant at an angle that is not a right angle.

bevel

This tool is a nonadjustable wrench and forms a continuous circle around the head of a fastener.

box end wrench

Shaped like an L, this is used to make sure wall studs and sole plates are at right angles to each other.

carpenter square

This tool is used to pull nails that have been driven flush with the surface of the wood or slightly below it.

cat paw nail bar

This is a metal tool with a sharpened, beveled edge that is used to cut and shape wood, stone, or metal.

chisel

Use this when a bolt has become stuck to another material through rust or corrosion.

chisel bar

This is used to drive nails and to pull nails out of wood.

claw hammer

This tool has a 12-inch blade that moves through a head that is marked with 45-degree and 90-degree angle measures.

combination square

This tool can speed up your work because it has an open wrench at one end and a box-end at the other.

combination wrench

To fasten or align two pieces or material, you can use this, which is a pin that fits into a corresponding hole.

dowel

This is an L-shaped, hexagonal steel bar.

hex key wrench

This is the unit of measure used to describe the torque needed to tighten a small object.

inch pounds

This tool has an opening at each end that determines its size.

open end wrench

To reduce stress in a weld, use a special type of hammer for doing what to the joint as it cools?

peening

This tool has serrated teeth on both jaws for gripping power.

pipe wrench

When this is done to a piece of lumber, its surface is made smooth.

planed

This is a special type of adjustable wrench that are scissor shaped tools with jaws.

pliers

When a surface if exactly vertical it is:

plumb

A box-end wrench has 6 or 12 what?

points

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.

round off

Used for marking, checking, and measuring, this comes in several types: carpenter's rafter angle, try, and combination.

square

This is a nonadjustable wrench with an enclosed, circular opening designed to lock onto the fastener when the wrench is struck.

striking wrench

This fits into a wooden file handle.

tang

This is a joint that has been created by heating pieces of metal.

weld