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  1. What sort of hammer has a cleft at one end of the head for extracting nails?
  2. Which bow saw used for intricate cutting work takes its name from an interlaced decorative design?
  3. Which common implement for cutting grass or corn, has a curved blade and a short handle?
  4. What is a froe used for?
  5. What tool is used by surveyors to measure angles in the horizontal and vertical planes?
  6. The zax or sax is a hand tool for cutting, trimming, and punching nail holes in what type of material?/li>
  7. Who said: "Give us the tools and we will finish the job"?
  8. Which variation of the wheelbarrow was design James Dyson in the 1970s?
  9. What sort of set contains a collection of tools that are used to create screw threads?
  10. Hilti power tools are supplied in what distinctive colour boxes?
  11. Which cocktail of vodka and orange juice shares its name with a toolbox item?
  12. Socket sets are often constructed of high quality crv steel. What does crv stand for?
  13. Which tool is used to measure the rotational speed of an engine or machine component?
  14. Designer Ron Hickman's inspiration for what iconic item came in 1961 when inadvertently cutting through an expensive chair he was using as a sawhorse?
  15. A small hacksaw is commonly known by what other name?
  16. What's the name of the pointed wooden stick for making holes in the ground for the planting of seeds or small bulbs?
  17. Mortise gauges are commonly made of hardwood with which metal used for the fittings?
  18. What's the commonly used name for the coarse form of files used by farriers?
  19. An awl is a small pointed tool used for piercing holes in what material?
  20. Plumber's tape is also known by what four letter acronym?


Answers



  1. Claw hammer
  2. Fret saw
  3. Sickle
  4. Splitting wood
  5. Theodolite
  6. Slate
  7. Winston Churchill (1941)
  8. The Ballbarrow
  9. Tap and die set
  10. Red
  11. Screwdriver
  12. Chrome vanadium
  13. Tachometer
  14. Workmate
  15. Junior hacksaw
  16. A dibber
  17. Brass fittings
  18. Rasps
  19. Leather
  20. PTFE tape