Construction Hand Tools Exam Questions
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try square a fixed, 90-degree angle used mainly for
woodworking
hex key wrench an L-shaped, hexagonal steel bar
ball peen hammer has a flat face for striking and a rounded
face for peening (rounding off) metal and
rivets
flat bar usually 2 inches wide and 15 inches long
and has a nail slot at the end to pull nails
out from tightly enclosed areas
carpenter's square shaped like an L, and is used to make sure
wall studs and sole plates are at right
angles to each other
chisel metal tool with a sharpened, beveled
edge that is used to cut and shape wood,
stone, or metal
claw hammer is used to drive nails and to pull nails out
of wood
, bevel to cut on a slant at an angle that is not a
right angle
combination square has a 12-inch blade that moves through a
head that is marked with 45-degree and
90-degree angle measures
strip damage to the screwdriver when it is
used incorrectly
adjustable end wrench used to turn nuts, bolts, small pipe fittings,
and chrome-plated pipe fittings
dowel a pin that fits into a corresponding hole
that is used to fasten or align two pieces
or material
fastener a device such as a nut or bolt used to
attach one material to another
ripping bar used for heavy-duty dismantling of
woodwork
flats straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening
bell-faced hammer a claw hammer with a slightly rounded
face
foot-pounds a unit of measure used to describe the
torque needed to tighten a large object
and Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
try square a fixed, 90-degree angle used mainly for
woodworking
hex key wrench an L-shaped, hexagonal steel bar
ball peen hammer has a flat face for striking and a rounded
face for peening (rounding off) metal and
rivets
flat bar usually 2 inches wide and 15 inches long
and has a nail slot at the end to pull nails
out from tightly enclosed areas
carpenter's square shaped like an L, and is used to make sure
wall studs and sole plates are at right
angles to each other
chisel metal tool with a sharpened, beveled
edge that is used to cut and shape wood,
stone, or metal
claw hammer is used to drive nails and to pull nails out
of wood
, bevel to cut on a slant at an angle that is not a
right angle
combination square has a 12-inch blade that moves through a
head that is marked with 45-degree and
90-degree angle measures
strip damage to the screwdriver when it is
used incorrectly
adjustable end wrench used to turn nuts, bolts, small pipe fittings,
and chrome-plated pipe fittings
dowel a pin that fits into a corresponding hole
that is used to fasten or align two pieces
or material
fastener a device such as a nut or bolt used to
attach one material to another
ripping bar used for heavy-duty dismantling of
woodwork
flats straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening
bell-faced hammer a claw hammer with a slightly rounded
face
foot-pounds a unit of measure used to describe the
torque needed to tighten a large object
