Cutting Wood

Question 1

What is a jack plane used for?

Answer 1

To remove shavings to make sure wood is the right size for working.

Question 2

What is a smoothing plane used for?

Answer 2

To finish the wood surface before abrasives like sandpaper are used.

Question 3

What is a block plane used for?

Answer 3

Planing end grain.

Question 4

What is a rasp and surform used for?

Answer 4

Cutting large amount of woods for carving and sculpting.

Question 5

What is a shoulder plane used for?

Answer 5

Cleaning a rebate.

Question 6

What is a spokeshave used for?

Answer 6

Curved surfaces.

Question 7

What is a drill bit made of?

Answer 7

Carbon steel or HSS (High Speed Steel).

Question 8

How do drill bits cut and remove waste material?

Answer 8

They are turned quickly in a clockwise direction by hand or by an electrically-powered machine.

Question 9

What are the 3 positives of battery powered drills?

Answer 9

No training lead
Can use outside
Non-lethal

Question 10

What are the 2 negatives of using battery powered drills?

Answer 10

Has to be recharged

Has less reserve power

Question 11

What are the 2 positives of using mains-operated drills?

Answer 11

Will go on forever

More powerful

Question 12

What are the 4 negatives of using mains-operated drills?

Answer 12

Limited to supply area
Trip hazard
Unsafe in wet weather
Lethal

Question 13

What are forstner bits used for?

Answer 13

Creating clean, flat-bottomed holes in timber and plastic.

Question 14

What are twist drills used for?

Answer 14

Drilling small holes in timber. They are unsuitable for larger holes because the hole has a ragged edge.

Question 15

What are countersink bits used for?

Answer 15

Allowing countersunk screws to finish flush with the surface.

Question 16

What are hole saws used for?

Answer 16

Cutting large diameter holes in thin materials.

Question 17

What are pedestal drills also known as and are they the safest method of drilling?

Answer 17

Pillar drills. Yes, as long as the material can be lifted onto the drilling table and it is held in place with a vice or cramp.

Question 18

Why do saws have triangular teeth and how many teeth should be on the surface at once?

Answer 18

Triangular teeth remove material on the forward stroke and are set to reduce friction. At least 3 teeth should be on the surface at once.

Question 19

What quality does a rip saw have? What are they used for?

Answer 19

They have teeth that cut along the grain and are used for cutting large pieces of timber to width.

Question 20

What quality does a cross-cut saw have? What are they used for?

Answer 20

They have knives that cut across the grain and are used for sawing large pieces of wood to length.

Question 21

What is a tenon saw and what is it used for?

Answer 21

It is a saw with a brass back keeping it straight and adding to its weight. It is used for general bench work and joints.

Question 22

What is a dovetail saw and what is it used for?

Answer 22

It is basically a smaller version of a tenon saw and it is used for sawing out small joints accurately.

Question 23

What is a coping saw and what is it used for?

Answer 23

It is a saw that works on the backward stroke and has a blade that is held in tension and can be easily changed. It’s used for cutting curves.

Question 24

What is a power saw?

Answer 24

A saw with a fast-moving blade that is used for timber and plastic.

Question 25

What is a circular saw?

Answer 25

A power saw that rotates.

Question 26

What is a band saw?

Answer 26

A power saw with one continuous blade.

Question 27

What is a jigsaw?

Answer 27

A power saw that uses reciprocating motion. The material is pushed through the blade.

Question 28

What is a scroll saw?

Answer 28

A power saw that uses reciprocating motion that is held in tension and moves through a table that can be angled.