AY Honors/Home Maintenance/Answer Key
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Hammers come in many varieties designed for various tasks. We suggest learning about a few different types like sledge, claw, finishing, roofing, ball-pinion etc. Hammers can be used to pound nails, drive or pound things, break or shape things and in the case of claw hammers, remove nails.
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The most common screwdriver is the slotted. It has a straight end to fit in the slot of the screw.
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Perhaps the next most common is the Philips (the inventor's name) which looks like a + sign when viewed from the bottom. Also popular is the Robertson with square end. Philips and Robertson screwdrivers are less likely to slip than slotted, which is why nearly all screws you would use a drill on are these two styles.
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A level is a tool that contains one to three bubble gages. When the bubble is in the middle the level is level. Better levels have horizontal, vertical and diagonal gages. Levels are also useful for drawing straight lines (like a big ruler) and quickly squaring before cutting.
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Make sure the nail is positioned straight to start. Then practice until you are proficient.
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The unstated point here is consider pre-drilling your hole for best results.
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References
Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Regional/flpatchnote Florida Conference gives this honor a Household Arts patch background, but for this wiki we have classified the honor as a Regional honor.