Carpentry 1 Hand and Power Tools

A type of adjustable square that can be use to set, test, and transfer angles is called a _.

• try square
• sliding t-bevel 
• miter square
• speed square

a hand saw that is used for rough cutting, such as cutting access holes for piping and electrical boxes, is commonly called a ___saw.

• dovetail
• keyhole
• coping
• back

A portable circular saw has ___.

• a retractable upper blade guard
• a fixed (non-adjustable) baseplate
• a retractable lower and upper blade guards
• a retractable lower blade guard

A type of cut often made with a circular saw is called a ___cut.

• pocket
• rabbet
• dado
• reading

you should always use _______ when using a table saw to rip boards less than 4" wide.

• a push stick
•  hold-downs
• an auxiliary fence
• a miter gauge

A circular saw blade designed for cutting plywood should have ____teeth.

• small, widely spaced
• small, scissor-like
• large, widely spaced
• large, scissor-like

Which of the following operations would normally be done using a pneumatic stapler rather than a nailer?

• installing insulation
• installing framing
• installing finish work
• constructing cabinets

A major difference between a builder's level and a transit level is that the ________.

• transit level can only move in the horizontal plane
• transit level cannot be used to check elevations
• builder's level can be used to plum columns
• transit level can be moved up and down

The tool shown above is a ________.

• try square
• sliding t-bevel
• speed square
• adjustable T-square

The hand plane that is generally used to plane long boards is the _________plane.

• smoothing
• block
• jointer
• jack