NCCER HAND TOOLS EXAM SCRIPT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● To use each tool properly
Answer: it is important to know the purpose and characteristics
●● Claw hammers can be made from
Answer: wood
steel
fiberglass
graphite
●● The head of a hammer is used to
Answer: Drive a nail, wedge, or dowel
●● The curved claw of a hammer is used to
Answer: pull nails out of wood
●● Finish hammers weigh about
Answer: 16 to 20 ounces
●● Framing hammers are
,Answer: often heavier than finish hammers
●● Overstriking
Answer: When a hammer misses the head of a nail, with the head going
past it and allowing the hammer handle to impact the nail head instead.
●● Dowel
Answer: A pin or rod, usually round, that fits into a corresponding hole
to fasten or align two workpieces.
●● Framing hammers as much as
Answer: 28 ounces
●● Rip claw hammers have flatter claws that are best for
Answer: ripping boards and woodwork apart
●● Drywall hammers weigh about
Answer: 12 to 14 ounces
●● The hatchet-like tail of a a drywall hammer was originally used
Answer: by plasterers to cut lath
●● Ball-peen hammers are primarily used in
, Answer: metalworking
●● the flat face of a ball-peen hammer is
Answer: used for striking
●● the spherical or hemispherical head is used for
Answer: peening
●● Peening
Answer: The process of bending, shaping, or cutting material by striking
it with a tool.
●● Ball-peen hammers weigh anywhere from
Answer: 4 ounces to 2 pounds
●● Never use a ball-peen hammer to
Answer: drive a nail
●● Sledge hammer heads weigh
Answer: 2 to 20 pounds
●● Sledge hammer heads are made of
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● To use each tool properly
Answer: it is important to know the purpose and characteristics
●● Claw hammers can be made from
Answer: wood
steel
fiberglass
graphite
●● The head of a hammer is used to
Answer: Drive a nail, wedge, or dowel
●● The curved claw of a hammer is used to
Answer: pull nails out of wood
●● Finish hammers weigh about
Answer: 16 to 20 ounces
●● Framing hammers are
,Answer: often heavier than finish hammers
●● Overstriking
Answer: When a hammer misses the head of a nail, with the head going
past it and allowing the hammer handle to impact the nail head instead.
●● Dowel
Answer: A pin or rod, usually round, that fits into a corresponding hole
to fasten or align two workpieces.
●● Framing hammers as much as
Answer: 28 ounces
●● Rip claw hammers have flatter claws that are best for
Answer: ripping boards and woodwork apart
●● Drywall hammers weigh about
Answer: 12 to 14 ounces
●● The hatchet-like tail of a a drywall hammer was originally used
Answer: by plasterers to cut lath
●● Ball-peen hammers are primarily used in
, Answer: metalworking
●● the flat face of a ball-peen hammer is
Answer: used for striking
●● the spherical or hemispherical head is used for
Answer: peening
●● Peening
Answer: The process of bending, shaping, or cutting material by striking
it with a tool.
●● Ball-peen hammers weigh anywhere from
Answer: 4 ounces to 2 pounds
●● Never use a ball-peen hammer to
Answer: drive a nail
●● Sledge hammer heads weigh
Answer: 2 to 20 pounds
●● Sledge hammer heads are made of
