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12th Grade
12/08/2011

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Adjustable End Wrench
Definition
A smooth jawed adjustable wrench sometimes called a crescent wrench
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Ball Peen Hammer
Definition

A hammer with a flat face used to strike cold chisels and punches. The ball is used to bend or shape soft metal

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Bell-faced Hammer
Definition

A claw hammer with a slightly rounded (convex) face used to sink nials with out damaging the wood

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Bevel
Definition
To cut on a slant at an angle that is not a right angle (90 derees)
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Box-end Wrench
Definition
A wrench usually double sided that has a closed end that fits over a bolt
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Carpenter's Square
Definition

A flat steel square commonly used for carpentry

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Cat's Paw
Definition

A straight steel rod with a curved claw on one end used to pull nials that are flush with the wood

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Chisel
Definition
A metal tool with a sharpened or beveled edge used to shape wood, stone or metal
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Chisel Bar
Definition
A tool with a claw at both ends used to pull nails
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Claw Hammer
Definition
A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails
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Combination Square
Definition

A carpenter's tool that consisting of a steal rod that slides through an adjustable head

 

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Dowel
Definition
A pin usually round that fits into a corresponding hole used to fasted or align two pieces of wood
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fastener
Definition
a device such as a bolt, clasp, hook or lock used to secure two pieces of material together
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Flat Bar
Definition
A prying tool with a nail slot at one end used to remove nails in tight areas
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Flats
Definition
THe sides on a nut or bold head or the straight sides of a wrench
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Foot-pounds
Definition
A unit a measure use to describe the amount of force to tighten a large object
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Hex Key Wrench
Definition
A hexagonal steall bar that is bent at 90 degrees, and is called an allen wrench
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Inch-Pounds
Definition
Unit of measure used to describe the amount of force to tighten a small object.
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Joint
Definition
Point at where the edges are joined
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Kerf
Definition
A cut channel made by a saw
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Level
Definition
a tool that is perfectly horizontal and flat to determine if an object is level
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Miter Joint
Definition
A special joint made to fasten two perpendicular parts with the ends cut on an angle
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Nail Puller
Definition
A tool used to remove nails
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Open-ended Wrench
Definition
A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end
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Peening
Definition
The process of bending or shaping or cutting material by striking it with a tool
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Pipe Wrench
Definition
A wrench used for gripping and turning pipe
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Planed
Definition
A surface that is made smooth by using a tool called a plane
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Pliers
Definition
A scissor shaped type of adjustable wrench
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Plumb
Definition
When a surface is perfectly vertical from the horizon of floor and does not bow
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Points
Definition
Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench also refered as the number of teeth per inch
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Punch
Definition
A steel tool used to indent metal
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Rafter Angle Square
Definition
A carpenters tool that combines a square, protractor, try square and frame square
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Ripping Bar
Definition
A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of woodwork such as tearing apart building frames or concrete
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Round Off
Definition
To smooth out the edges of a screw or nut
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Square
Definition
A tool that is rectangluar equal on all sides
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Striking Wrench
Definition
a non-adjustable wrench with an enclosed circular opening designed to lock on to the fastener when the wrench is stuck
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Strip
Definition
To damage the threads on a nut or bolt
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Tang
Definition
Metal Handle end of a file
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Tempered
Definition
Steel treated with heat to restore hardness
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Tenon
Definition
A piece that projects out of wood or any other material for the purpose of being placed into a hole or groove to form a joint
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Torque
Definition
THe turning or twisting force applied to a screw bolt or nut using a wrench or screwdriver
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Try Square
Definition
A square whose legs are fixed at right angles
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Weld
Definition
To heat or fuse to pieces of metal together
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