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carpenter

the questions and answers
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What is the false team and what is it for?

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What is a carpenter's bench and what is its use?

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What are the main carpentry operations?

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What tools did the carpenter use to measure and transfer the model of the object he had designed onto the wood?

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What is the square base and what is it used for?

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What is a compass and what is it used for?

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What is a scratch pad and what is its use?

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What is a vice and what is it used for?

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What is the wooden clamp and what was its use?

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What is a frame saw and what was its use?

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What is a catfish and what is it used for?

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What is the planer and what was its use?

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What is a planer and what is it used for?

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Why do some of the objects on display have initials?

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What tools were used to make holes in wood?

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What is a gimlet and what is it used for?

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What is the lug drill and how did it work?

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What is a saw and what is it used for?

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What is the jig and what is it used for?

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Who is the carpenter?

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What is the drill and what was its use?

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What tools does a carpenter use to make carvings?

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What is a chisel and what is it used for?

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What is a gouge and what is it used for?

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What is a mallet and what is it used for?

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What is a treadle lathe and what is its use?

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What types of joints and connections does the carpenter use?

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What are the tools used for surface finishing?

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What is a rasp and what is it used for?

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What are sandpaper and abrasive paper and what are their uses?

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