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Traditional Hand Tools

Created by qcobb

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Homes & Gardens
Traditional  Hand Tools game quiz
"Traditional hand tools have evolved over hundreds of years and have a beauty all their own. This quiz is about some common and some unusual traditional hand tools."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work I go,
With a peavey, cant-hook, spud & dogs
Hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho, hi-ho

What kind of project am I off to work on?
    Build an Innuit sled
    Build a log cabin
    Prune a tree
    Plaster a wall


2. Oh I forgot my froe, I'll need that to...
    Make laths
    Smooth the runners
    Split shakes
    Reach the branch


3. What kind of woodworker would use a howel?
    Shipwright
    Cabinet maker
    Carver
    Cooper


4. Planes come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes. These bench planes all look similar except for their different lengths. Arrange them from shortest to longest.
    Smooth, Jack, Fore, Jointer
    Fore, Smooth, Jointer, Jack
    Jointer, Smooth, Fore, Jack
    Jack, Smooth, Jointer, Fore


5. This tool is named after the thing it's used to make, so this is an easy question - if you know Japanese! What am I making with my Dozuki?
    Sushi
    Chair
    Tenon
    Sculpture


6. I look in my workshop and see something with a frog, cheeks, and mouth! What is it?
    Bench
    Plane
    Obnoxious child
    Vice


7. My Warrington hammer is ideal for this job. What am I likely hammering?
    A chisel
    Panel pins
    A bolster
    6" nails


8. It's a bit of a mystery how some tools got their names. You don't make jigs with a Jigsaw (which came first - the saw or the puzzle?) and how does a Coping saw cope? So what would you cut with a Gents saw?
    Bones
    Gents
    Firewood
    Dovetails


9. "Hand me that bastard", No, I'm not swearing - that's the right name for this:
    Mallet
    Hammer
    File
    Crowbar


10. I decide to finish a fine piece of furniture with French polish. It's strange to think this nice gloss finish comes from:
    Coal tar
    Whale oil
    Beetle secretions
    Cow hooves


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