Answer:
Long and think, red within, with a nail at the end.
Although I'm not an insect, some people found me very difficult to exterminate. They called me something like 'insane priest.' The first half of my name means the same as 'scrape,' & my last three letters are a metal. Who am I?
I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played.
The more you take, the more you leave behind.
A great mysterious place that the bold have been known to journey into.
What did the piece of wood say when he saw the screwdriver and screws approaching?