NCCER Hand Tools 23 Questions And Answers
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Adjustable Wrench
A smooth-jawed wrench with an adjustable jaw used for turning nuts and bolts. Often referred to as a Crescent wrench due to brand recognition
Ball-peen hammer
A hammer with a flat face that is used to strike cold chisels and punches. The rounded end -the peen- is used to bend and shape soft metal.
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 (90 degrees). The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90 degrees.
Box-end wrench
A wrench, usually double-ended, that has a closed socket that fits over the head of a bolt.
Cat's paw
A straight steel rod with a curved claw at one end that is used to pull nails that have been driven flush with the surface of the wood or slightly below it.
Chisel
A metal tool with a sharpened, beveled edge used to cut and shape wood, stone, or metal.
Claw hammer
A hammer with a flat striking face. The other end of the head is curved and divided into two claws to remove nails.
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.