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| Adjustable end wrench | Smooth-jawed adjustable wrench used for turning nuts, bolts, and pipe fittings |
| Ball peen hammer | A hammer with a flat face that is used to strike cold chisels and punches |
| Bell-faced hammer | A claw hammer with a slightly rounded, or convex, face |
| Bevel | To cut on a slant at an angle that is not a right angle |
| Box-end wrench | A double-ended wrench that has a closed socket that fits over a head of a bolt |
| Carpenter's square | A flat, steel square commonly used in carpentry |
| Cat's paw | A straight steel rod with a curved claw at one end that is used to pull nails slightly below surface |
| Chisel | A metal tool with a sharpened, beveled edge used to cut and shape wood, stone, or metal |
| Chisel bar | A tool with a claw at each end, commonly used to pull nails |
| Claw hammer | A hammer with a flat striking face on one end of head and a claw on the other end of head |
| Combination square | An adjustable carpenter's tool consisting of a steel rule that slides through an adjustable head |
| Combination wrench | A wrench with an open end and a closed end |
| Dowel | A pin, usually round, that fits into a corresponding hole to fasten or align two pieces |
| Fastener | A device such as a bolt, clasp, hook, or lock used to attach or secure one material to another |
| Flat bar | A prying tool with a nail slot at the end |
| Flats | The straight sides or jaws of a wrench opening |
| Foot-pounds | Unit of measure used to describe torque on large objects |
| Hex key wrench | A hexagonal steel bar that is bent to form a right angle |
| Inch-pounds | Unit of measure used to describe torque on small objects |
| Joint | The point where members are joined |
| Kerf | A cut or channel made by a saw |
| Level | Perfectly horizontal |
| Miter Joint | A joint made by fastening together usually perpendicular parts with ends cut at an angle |
| Nail puller | A tool used to remove nails |
| Open-end wrench | A nonadjustable wrench with an opening at each end |
| Peening | The process of bending, shaping, or cutting material by striking it with a tool |
| Pipe wrench | A wrench for gripping and turning a pipe or pipe-shaped object |
| Planed | Describing a surface made smooth by using a tool called a plane |
| Pliers | A scissor-shaped type of adjustable wrench equipped with jaws and teeth |
| Plumb | Perfectly vertical |
| Points | Teeth on the gripping part of a wrench |
| Punch | A steel tool used to indent metal |
| Rafter angle square | A type of carpenter's square made of cast aluminum that combines a protractor, try square, and framing square |
| Ripping bar | A tool used for heavy-duty dismantling of woodwork |
| Round off | To smooth out threads or edges on a screw or nut |
