Trade Terms - Questions With Appropriate
Solutions
Adjustable wrench Correct Answer - a smooth jawed wrench
with an adjustable jaw used for turning nuts and bolts. Crescent
wrench.
Ball peen hammer Correct Answer - a hammer with a flat face
that is used to strike cold chisels and punches. The rounded end is
used (the peen) is used to bend and shape soft metal
Bell faced hammer Correct Answer - A claw hammer with a
slightly rounded , or convex, face
Bevel Correct Answer - To cut on a slant at an angle that is not
a right angle. The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets
another at any angle except 90 degrees
Box end wrench Correct Answer - A wrench, usually double
ended, that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
Cat's Paw Correct Answer - A straight steel rod with a curved
claw at one end that is used to pull nails that have been driven flush
with the surface of the wood or slightly below it
Chisel Correct Answer - A metal tool with a sharpened, beveled
edge to cut and shape wood, stone, or metal
Chisel bar Correct Answer - A tool with a claw at each end,
commonly used to pull nails.
, Claw hammer Correct Answer - A hammer with a flat striking
face. the other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws
to remove nails.
Combination wrench Correct Answer - A wrench with an open
end and a closed end. Turning hex and square nuts and bolts.
Dowel Correct Answer - A pin, usually round, that fits into a
corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Fastener Correct Answer - A hardware device that
mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together.
Flats Correct Answer - The straight sides or jaws of a wrench
opening; the sides on a nut or bolt head
Foot-pounds Correct Answer - Unit of measure used to
describe the amount of pressure exerted ( torque ) to tighten a large
object.
Hex-key wrench Correct Answer - A hexagonal steel bar that is
bent to form a right angle. Allen wrench
Joint Correct Answer - The point where members or the edges
of members are joined. Ex. Welding joints are butt joint, corner joint,
and T-joint
Level Correct Answer - Perfectly horizontal; completely flat.
Also a tool used to determine if an object is level.
Nail puller Correct Answer - A tool used to remove nails.
Solutions
Adjustable wrench Correct Answer - a smooth jawed wrench
with an adjustable jaw used for turning nuts and bolts. Crescent
wrench.
Ball peen hammer Correct Answer - a hammer with a flat face
that is used to strike cold chisels and punches. The rounded end is
used (the peen) is used to bend and shape soft metal
Bell faced hammer Correct Answer - A claw hammer with a
slightly rounded , or convex, face
Bevel Correct Answer - To cut on a slant at an angle that is not
a right angle. The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets
another at any angle except 90 degrees
Box end wrench Correct Answer - A wrench, usually double
ended, that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
Cat's Paw Correct Answer - A straight steel rod with a curved
claw at one end that is used to pull nails that have been driven flush
with the surface of the wood or slightly below it
Chisel Correct Answer - A metal tool with a sharpened, beveled
edge to cut and shape wood, stone, or metal
Chisel bar Correct Answer - A tool with a claw at each end,
commonly used to pull nails.
, Claw hammer Correct Answer - A hammer with a flat striking
face. the other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws
to remove nails.
Combination wrench Correct Answer - A wrench with an open
end and a closed end. Turning hex and square nuts and bolts.
Dowel Correct Answer - A pin, usually round, that fits into a
corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces.
Fastener Correct Answer - A hardware device that
mechanically joins or affixes two or more objects together.
Flats Correct Answer - The straight sides or jaws of a wrench
opening; the sides on a nut or bolt head
Foot-pounds Correct Answer - Unit of measure used to
describe the amount of pressure exerted ( torque ) to tighten a large
object.
Hex-key wrench Correct Answer - A hexagonal steel bar that is
bent to form a right angle. Allen wrench
Joint Correct Answer - The point where members or the edges
of members are joined. Ex. Welding joints are butt joint, corner joint,
and T-joint
Level Correct Answer - Perfectly horizontal; completely flat.
Also a tool used to determine if an object is level.
Nail puller Correct Answer - A tool used to remove nails.
