C1 - LT #1 Hand Tools

Question 1

What is a compass used for?

Answer 1

Compass - To draw circles or arcs

Question 2

What are marking gauges used for?

Answer 2

Marking gauge - Used to mark boards that have to be planed or cut to width

Question 3

How to lay out an irregular edge on a sheet of paneling using a scriber?

Answer 3

1) Hold the scriber points level with each other when scribing a plumb surface
2) Hold the points plumb when scribing a level surface

Question 4

A wheel marking gauge has what advantage over a wooden pin type marking gauge?

Answer 4

Avoids pin chatter

Question 5

What are two things calipers are used for?

Answer 5

Transferring measurements & transferring sizes

Question 6

Protector gauge - besides marking angles, what are its other uses?

Answer 6

A guide for the circular saw

Question 7

Why should marking tools be stored carefully so that they won’t get damaged?

Answer 7

To not be damaged, staying accurate

Question 8

Which square can be used as a marking gauge?

Answer 8

A combinations quare

Question 9

What is a Try square used for?

Answer 9

Try a cut, checking for square and accuracy

Question 10

What can a speed square be used for?

Answer 10

Square, marking rafter cuts, finding angles

Question 11

Purpose of a Butt Chisel?

Answer 11

Chiselling out hinge gains, in a wooden door or door jamb

Typ. 2.5 inch - 3.25 inch long and .25 inch to 2 inch wide.

Question 12

What is the main safety concern when using a chisel?

Answer 12

Cutting or puncturing one’s own skin from being too dull

Question 13

5 Maintenance procedures for a chisel

Answer 13

1) Sharpen when dull or nicked
2) Protect cutting edges of chisels when not in use
3) Keep handles in good condition, replace them when needed
4) When you lay a chisel on a workbench, place bevel Downard
5) Keeping a light coating of oil on the metal surface to prevent rusting

Question 14

What is the difference between a socket chisel and a tang chisel?

Answer 14

1) Tang chisel has a long point that fits into the center of the handle 2) while a socket chisel has a socket at one end of a handle

Question 15

What is the difference between a bench chisel and a framing chisel?

Answer 15

1) Bench chisel is light, or medium-duty and used for find woodworking.
2) Framing chisel is heavier-duty, has a longer blade and is designed for timber framing and ship deck work

Question 16

What are gouges used for?

Answer 16

Gouging out grooves or concave shapes, create rounded corner mortises for butt hinges

Question 17

List the four coarsenesses for files

Answer 17

1) Smooth
2) Second
3) Bastard
4) Coarse

Question 18

What coarse would a sandpaper be if its grit number was 50?

Answer 18

Coarse

Question 19

What is the most common sandpaper abrasive?

Answer 19

Aluminum oxide

Question 20

What are the two sandpaper abrasive types commonly used for belt sanders? Which is harder and more costly?

Answer 20

Ceramic and aluminum oxide, Ceramic being more expensive.

Question 21

Is Silicon carbide normally used for sanding wood? Can it be used wet?

Answer 21

Plastic, glass, aluminum, brass or other metals, can’t be used wet

Question 22

What kind of clamp allows angled boards to be clamped together?

Answer 22

Band Clamp or a mitre clamp

Question 23

What materials are bench dogs made from?

Answer 23

Normally wood, plastic, brass or steel

Question 24

How does a bench holdfast work?

Answer 24

A post slides into round holes, on top of the workbench, and the lever places a downward press on objects that need to be secured (like on a sliding mitre saw)

Question 25

What are trammel points?

Answer 25

AKA Beam Compass, metal points that can be attached to a long metal or wooden beam. Used to scribe a circle or an arc.

Question 26

Line lasers are accurate up to what point?

Answer 26

Typically 10 to 30 meters

Question 27

What can you treat wooden marking tools with to protect them?

Answer 27

Wax

Question 28

What can you treat metal tools with?

Answer 28

Protected with oil or silicone

Question 29

What side of a framing square is considered the face?

Answer 29

The side with the rafter table on it

Question 30

What is an angle divider used for?

Answer 30

An angle divider is used to divide an angle in half for making mitered joints.

Question 31

Typically a chisel is struck with what hand tool?

Answer 31

A mallet

Question 32

What width chisel do carpenters typically carry?

Answer 32

3/4”, 1” and 1 1/2” Width Chisels

Question 33

What qualities does a bench chisel have?

Answer 33

Used for fine woodwork - Typ. full or partially beveled edges to allow close work, such as dove tailing

Question 34

What qualities does a butt chisel have?

Answer 34

Shorter blade than normal. Typically 2 1/2” to 3 1/4” long and a 1/4” to 2” wide.

Question 35

What is a paring chisel for?

Answer 35

Light-duty work, such as cleaning grooves, accessing tight spaces, and smoothing with the grain. The blade is about 9” long and relatively thin.

Question 36

Describe a firmer(older name for a bench chisel) / bench chisel.

Answer 36

These chisels are more of a medium-duty chisel and are normally driven with a mallet. Used for light duty work but can be used for paring and small mortises. Blade length between 4 to 6 inches and usually have a beveled edge.

Question 37

Describe a corner chisel.

Answer 37

Corner chisels have two cutting edges in an L-shape at 90 Degrees to each other. Used to clean out inside corners of mortises and other square holes. Can be used to create V-Cuts.

Question 38

Describe a skew chisel.

Answer 38

Skew chisels have a 30-degree skewed angle cutting edge and are mainly used for trimming and finishing. Usually purchased in a set.

Question 39

Describe a framing chisel.

Answer 39

Originally used for timber framing. These chisels are heavy duty and stand up to heavy hammer driving.

3 inches wide and 3 ft long

Question 40

When is a hand scraper used?

Answer 40

In the final stages of finishing. A rectangular or curved piece of wood, which is 1/16th or thinner.

Question 41

Describe a cabinet scraper.

Answer 41

A cabinet scraper is fitted into a two-handle holder and usually has a turned beveled edge. The scraper is held at an angle that allows slicing action.

Question 42

Files are used for:

Answer 42

Removing wood, smoothing surfaces, and maintaining tools.

Question 43

What is a rasp commonly used for?

Answer 43

Used on inside curves or for enlarging holes.

Flat rasps used for breaking the square edge of a board prior to sanding or cleaning up inside corners of mortise and tenon joints.

Question 44

What is a surform?

Answer 44

Used to smooth the edge of cut drywall.

Question 45

What is the industry test to grade sandpaper?

Answer 45

Passing grit through test sieves with different-sized holes. The smaller the number, the larger the grit. EX 60 grit is a Coarse-grain sandpaper.

Question 46

What is a bench dog?

Answer 46

Round or square pegs are inserted into holes that are drilled into a workbench. Also inserted into the traveling portion of a bench or vise to work with dogs or stops in the bench top.

Question 47

What is a bench stop?

Answer 47

A bench stop is a flush mount pop-up device to hold a workpiece in place. `

Question 48

What is a bench holdfast?

Answer 48

A hold-down similar to a clamp on a mitre saw. As the free arm clamps down on the board being held, lateral pressure holds the holdfast in place.

Question 49

How do you make a good cut with a coping saw?

Answer 49

1) Cut moulding at 45 degree
2) Cut along the edge with the coping saw, tilting the saw slightly will produce a back bevel that will make the joint fit even better.

Question 50

How does the blade on a coping saw work?

Answer 50

Teeth on the blade pointing away from the handle allow the coping saw on the push, and teeth pointing towards the handle allow saw to be used on pull stroke (less common)

Question 51

What is emery used to sand?

Answer 51

Metals but also fine grit finishing of wood

Question 52

A typical sheet size for sandpaper

Answer 52

9 x 11