Furniture making tools

a straight edge is primarily used for

• taking dimensions

• checking for flatness

• cutting veneers

• checking for winding

mitre square primarily used for

• cutting mitres

• marking out mitres

• checking squareness

• checking plumb

when checking for squareness using an engineers square, the

• handle is pressed up first and then blade brought down

• press both the handle and blade together

• does not matter

• blade down first then the handle

what is the primary use of a bevel gauge

• measuring angles

• marking lines

• checking squareness

• cutting wood

the marking knife, the bevelled edge on the blade should be placed

• on the cut side

• on the waste side

• on the side where keeping

• does not matter

which tool is best for marking parallel lines

• bevel gauge

• marking gauge

• engineers square

• mitre square

what tool should be used if marking a line parallel to the working edge that is more than 70/80mm from the working edge

• panel saw

• panel gauge

• mortise & tenon gauge

• cutting gauge

when using a marking gauge or mortise gauge you should always

• make sure they are sharp

• work from both face side and face edge

• work with the grain

• work away from the grain

which tool is used for transferring angles

• mitre square

• sliding bevel

• marking gauge

• engineers square

the no.5 plane is also called

• try plane

• jack plane

• fore plane

• true plane