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Chapter 22: SELECTING AND USING HAND TOOLS
Answers to Review Questions
TRUE/FALSE
1. You should wear loose fitting clothing when working with hand tools.
2. Tools that are cleaned, oiled, and free from rust are easier to handle.
3. Tools play a small role in agriculture.
4. The problems that occur in measuring and marking are usually the fault of the
person who did the measuring.
5. All handsaws are made the same.
6. The cutting edge of a chisel is an example of a wedge.
7. Braces are used to bore holes in wood.
8. Two types of hammers are the curved-claw and the straight claw.
9. A hammer is needed to drive screws in agriculture.
10. A plumb bob is also known as a plummet.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A weighted string used to find a level vertical line is called a
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2. Levels make use of a glass tube filled with
3. Standard and Phillips are types of
4. Hammer handles can be made of
5. A device used to turn an auger bit is called a
6. Ripsaws should be held at an angle of
7. Electronic measurers use ___ to measure straight line distances.
8. A square that is used for laying out rafters is called a
9. Square refers to an angle of
10. A measuring system that uses meters, centimeters, and millimeters is called the
DISCUSSION
1. Why is the proper care of tools important?
2. Name the different types of simple machines.
3. What are the common kinds of squares?
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4. What is the difference between a ripsaw and a crosscut saw?
5. What is a kerf?
6. What tools are commonly used for marking?
7. What is a level used for?
8. What tool is perhaps abused most frequently?
9. How can you classify hammers?
10. What are plumb bobs used for?