carpentry: measuring and marking tools [2]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
tape measure ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Instrument for determining length made up of a graduated, flexible tape of variable length that rolls up inside a case.
tape ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Thin metal graduated band; it is narrow and flexible for measuring lengths.
hook ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Bent metal end of the tape that is hooked onto an object; it also makes it easier to unroll the tape.
case ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Metal body enclosing the graduated tape.
scale ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Divisions of equal length marked on the tape and constituting the units of measurement.
tape lock ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Mechanism preventing the tape from rewinding, making it easier to measure things.