Tools

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A dense growth of bushes (5)
  2. 5. A device that holds things firmly together (5)
  3. 7. A power tool used to buff surfaces (8)
  4. 9. A hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle (6)
  5. 10. A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt (6)
  6. 11. A drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for ___ lines into equal segments (7)
  7. 12. A hand tool for driving ___ (11)
  8. 14. Sharp tool for cutting (5)
  9. 15. An edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge (6)

Down

  1. 2. A framework for holding wood that is being sawed (8)
  2. 3. A light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes (6)
  3. 4. A power tool used for sanding wood (6)
  4. 5. A heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge (7)
  5. 6. A saw used with one hand for cutting wood (7)
  6. 8. A hand-held machine for driving ___ home (9)
  7. 13. Mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move (7)