Worksheet 4 – 12998 (v3) – Demonstrate knowledge of carpentry hand tools

Student name:

List three things that the manufacturer’s instructions will clarify about a tool.

1. 2. 3.

Why is it important that the cutting edges of tools are maintained in a sharp condition?

What are the recommended grinding angles and honing for plane blades and chisels?

Grinding angle.

Honing angle.

What steps should be taken to obtain the best results from an oilstone?

List the steps required to check the accuracy of a spirit level.

Different tools are used for different tasks. Complete the table below to match a task (work operation) to the correct tool. In some cases the tool name is missing, in other cases it is the task that is missing.

Tool	Task	Tool	Task
Folding rule	Attaching flashings with blind rivets
Measuring lengths over one metre	Pliers
Carpenter’s pencil	Adjustable spanner
Combination square	Worn around the waist to hold hand tools and fixings
Marking angles and testing bevel cuts	Sanding block
Spirit level	Screwdriver
Marking gauge	Pinch bar
Butt gauge	Nail punch
Steel square	Driving in and pulling out nails

Tool	Task	Tool	Task
Plumb bob	Brace and bit
Chalk line	Sharpening chisels
String line	Tinsnips
Dividers	Cutting reinforcing ties, wire, nails
Panel saw	Plane
Cross cut saw	Chisel
Wall board saw	Rip saw
Combination saw	Hand drill
Hack saw	Coping saw
Holding items while glue dries	Straight edge
Drill bits	Cutting knife
Socket set	Hole saw

WORKSHEET 4	Assessor Initials:	Date:

[Assessor: please add comments on the next page and complete the overall results for this unit standard.]

Assessor’s comments:

Sign off check

The student has successfully completed all the worksheets and answered all the questions correctly.

Checklist:

Worksheet 1	Worksheet 2	Worksheet 3	Worksheet 4

Where reassessment of certain questions has occurred, the correct answers were:

Re-written by the student

Confirmed through oral questioning and noted next to the answer

The student has correctly answered a selection of oral questions

1	2	3	4	5

6	7	8	9	10

Other (specify):

In signing off this unit standard, the student can:

correctly describe hand tools in terms of work operations each can complete;

correctly describe care and maintenance of hand tools (including cutting edges) in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations; and

correctly describe the use of hand tools in terms of safety requirements. Includes: work methods; plant; equipment; identification of hazards and controls.

Assessor name: Assessor signature: Date:	Please confirm result: A = Achieved, N = Not Yet Achieved