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WOOD AND MANUFACTURED

BOARDS

- Timber sheets that is producedby gluing wood layers or fibres

together.

y MDF Smooth, even-surfaced;Made withsawdust held together by

glue

y Plywood Layers of veneeror piles which are glued at

90 degrees to each other;

Always in Odd-numbered

layers

y Chipboard Made fromchips of wood glued

together; Usually veneered

or covered in plastic

laminate.

y Blockboard Similar toplywood but central layer is

made from timber strips

y Hardboard Very cheapparticle board which

sometimes has a laminatedplastic surface; Sawdust

glued together

TOOLS

y Hacksaw- Fine-tooth saw with a bladeunder tension in a frame, usedfor cutting materials such as

metal or plastics.- Has pins for attaching a narrow

disposable blade.- Held with Pistol Grip.- 10-12 inches = Standard

Hacksaw Size

- 14-32 = Hand Blade tpio Handle (Different with

Coping saw)o Spigoto Frameo Blade

y Coping Saw- Used to cut moldings to create

coped rather than miter joints

o Bladeo Frame

o Ferruleo Handle (Different with

Hacksaw)

y Backsaw- Hand saw which has a

stiffening rib on the edge

opposite the cutting edge,allowing for better control and

more precise cutting than with

other types of saws.

o Handle (Different anglehandle with Hacksaw)

o Stiffening riby Rip Saw

- Cutting edge of each tooth hasa flat front edge and it is notangled forward or backward.

o Rip cut Parallel to thedirection of the grain of

the work pieceo Handle (Pistol Grip)o Heelo Teetho Backo Bladeo Toe

y Keyhole Saw- Long, narrow saw used for

cutting small, often awkward

features in various buildingmaterials.- Compass Saw

y G-Clamp/C-Clamp- Fastening device to hold or

secure objects tightly together

to prevent movement or

separation through the

application of inward pressure.

y Dovetail Saw- a small backsaw used to cut

dovetails. Although most

dovetail saw teeth are set forcross-cutting a rip saw tooth

pattern is more efficient.

o Ferruleo Stiffening Rib

- 15 = Approx. tpiy Try Square

- Used to measure the accuracyof a right angle in wood.

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o Bladeo Stock

y Files- Used to cut fine amounts of

material from a workpiece.o Rat-tail Gradually

tapered and are used formany tasks that required

a round tool, such as

enlarging round holes or

cutting a scalloped

edge.

o Pippin files - Tapered inwidth and thickness,

generally of a teardrop

cross section and having

the edge of a knife file.

Used for filing the

junction of two curvedsurfaces and making V-

shaped slots.

o Square files - Graduallytapered and cut on all

four sides. Used for a

wide variety of things.

o TriangularFiles - Havea triangular cross-

section, which usually

gradually tapers. Some

files taper all the way toa point (especially small

ones). Three squarefiles are used for many

cuts, such as cuttingangles less than 90

degrees.o Half-round Ring Files -

Taper in width and

thickness, coming to a

point, and are narrower

than a standard half

round. Used for filinginside of rings.

y PowerDrill- A fixed style of drill that may

be mounted on a stand or

bolted to the floor orworkbench.

o Heado Table

o Chucko Chuck keyo Drill bito Levero Baseo Columno Ratcheto Motor

y Bench Hook- Used to provide a stop against

which a piece of wood being

worked can be placed to hold it

steady whilst cutting, planning,

or chiseling that piece of wood.

y Abrading- To irritate by rubbing.

y Sandpaper- Has heavy paper with abrasive

material bonded to its surface.

y Sanding block- In its simplest form, it is a

block of wood or cork with one

smooth flat side.

o Abrasiveo Adhesiveo Substrate