Exam 3: Hand Tools

Compasses made specifically for woodworking are called bevels.

The ____ saw is a midsized backsaw used to cut tenons for mortise-and-tenon joinery.

One commonly used layout tool is a compass, which can be used for laying out circles and arcs and for stepping off measurements.

Scrapers cut by means of a burr, which is a sharp hook of metal that is turned on the edge of the scraper by burnishing it with a steel rod called a burnisher.

The ____ is a tool that was developed for straightening and smoothing wooden rods or shafts, which might be used for wheel spokes, chair legs, or arrows.

A ____ is a type of hammer with a softer head than the metal head found on hammers.

Hand tools are divided into six general categories by use or type: they are measuring, layout, and marking tools; saws; chisels and planes; drilling tools; shaping and smoothing tools; and striking and fastening tools.

The cutter extends beneath the bottom surface of a plane, which is called the ____.

The most common card scraper is a circular shape about the size of a CD.

Good quality, well-cared-for hand tools are precision instruments that will last a lifetime.

____ are tools meant to deliver blows to a target, causing it to move or deform.

Hand tools have enabled us to produce more work with less effort than the cabinetmakers working in the seventeenth century.

____ are composed of two primary parts: a metal rule and a metal head.

A square is a T-shaped or L-shaped tool used for drawing and testing ____ angles.

A ____ is a hand tool that consists of a handle, a shaft, and a tip.

A ____ consists of a hand plane body into which a card scraper is mounted.

The ____ drill is a small, portable drill that is operated by turning the handle.

A coping cut saw has a thin, flexible blade that is used to trim plugs, dowels, and other projections flush with a surface without damaging the surrounding surface.

____ are curved tools that are double-ended and may be either rasp- or file-cut.

A ____, also called a drawshave, is a knife fitted with a handle at each end of the blade.