Woodshop Exam Review Questions With Correct
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Back Saw
A saw with very fine teeth and is often used in a miter box for cutting angles. The thin blade is reinforced
with a ridge of thicker metal along the back of the saw. It cannot cut deeper than the ridge.
Band Saw
A machine tool with endless blade that travels around two pulleys and is used to cut thin or thick stock
of wood in curve or straight form.
Beading Bit
Belt Sander
A sanding machine on which the abrasive coating is on an endless belt running over pulleys.
Bench Ruler
A tool commonly found on the work bench, which is usually longer than 12 inches.
Block Plane
Smoothing edges and making a bevelled edge.
Bow
Defect where the board bends at the center and vertically and is not a straight board.
Brad Point Bit
Casing Nails
Are used for nailing window and door casing. They have a slightly larger head than finish nails for better
holding power.
Chamfer Bit
, Chisel
An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge.
Circular Saw
These saws necessarily differ somewhat from straight blade forms. Because they must be relatively
larger in comparison with the work, only the sizes up to about 1 inches in diameter have teeth that are
cut into the disk.
Coping Saw
Type of handsaw that's used to cut curved lines or shapes.
Countersink
A conical-shaped recess around a hole, often used to receive a tapered screw.
Countersink Drill Bit
Cove Bit
Crook
A defect in the board that bends the board horizontally in the center.
Crosscut Saw
A cutting tool; type of handsaw that cuts AGAINST the grain of the wood; the shape of the teeth and the
angle in which they're set are the main differences in this type of saw.
Cup
A defect where the sides of the board curve up.
Answers Graded A+
Back Saw
A saw with very fine teeth and is often used in a miter box for cutting angles. The thin blade is reinforced
with a ridge of thicker metal along the back of the saw. It cannot cut deeper than the ridge.
Band Saw
A machine tool with endless blade that travels around two pulleys and is used to cut thin or thick stock
of wood in curve or straight form.
Beading Bit
Belt Sander
A sanding machine on which the abrasive coating is on an endless belt running over pulleys.
Bench Ruler
A tool commonly found on the work bench, which is usually longer than 12 inches.
Block Plane
Smoothing edges and making a bevelled edge.
Bow
Defect where the board bends at the center and vertically and is not a straight board.
Brad Point Bit
Casing Nails
Are used for nailing window and door casing. They have a slightly larger head than finish nails for better
holding power.
Chamfer Bit
, Chisel
An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge.
Circular Saw
These saws necessarily differ somewhat from straight blade forms. Because they must be relatively
larger in comparison with the work, only the sizes up to about 1 inches in diameter have teeth that are
cut into the disk.
Coping Saw
Type of handsaw that's used to cut curved lines or shapes.
Countersink
A conical-shaped recess around a hole, often used to receive a tapered screw.
Countersink Drill Bit
Cove Bit
Crook
A defect in the board that bends the board horizontally in the center.
Crosscut Saw
A cutting tool; type of handsaw that cuts AGAINST the grain of the wood; the shape of the teeth and the
angle in which they're set are the main differences in this type of saw.
Cup
A defect where the sides of the board curve up.
