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Diamond mortar
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/diamond-mortar?lang=nl>
Diamond sieve
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/diamond-sieve?lang=nl>
Darning hoop
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/darning-hoop?lang=nl>
Stencil brush
Paint brush used in stencil painting to apply the paint in the cut-out areas of the stencil consisting of letters, figures or decorations. You can also spat paint with it, in combination with a spatter sieve. The stencil brush consists of a round and straight-cut brush of firmly short (approx. 2 cm) white pig bristles (width approx. 0.4 - 3.7 cm), partly surrounded by a metal sleeve in which, on the other side, a short (approx. 6 cm) wooden handle sticks. [MOT]
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Hand tool to stir the porridge in the pot or kettle over the fire. It consists of an iron sickle-shaped working part (approx. 10 cm) that is either an extension of or perpendicular to the stem (approx. 45 cm). The latter may or may not be provided with a wooden handle. Another model is in the form of a wooden kitchen scraper, the working part of which is pierced (1). [MOT] (1) Eg. WEYNS 1974: 446.
Dish clamp
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1165?lang=nl>
Body file
Body file for the bodywork of a vehicle. For more technical information, see the dutch version of this page. [MOT]
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/119?lang=nl>
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1189?lang=nl>
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1183?lang=nl>
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1201?lang=nl>
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This porter's tool is a wooden lever with an iron lip for tipping metal barrels. The lip catches the bilge of the barrel. [MOT]
Stonemason's hammer
Metal hammer with a short handle and a straight or curved hammer head with square faces. Sometimes hollows have been deliberately made in the sides above the handle. (1) The stonemason uses this hammer to hit the narrow-headed chisels (2), a crown drill or a masonry drill). Also when splitting off a block of stone of the right size and shape; one by one a number of wedges are then knocked into the block of stone in a straight line and some distance apart until the two parts of the stone are split apart. See also metal carver's mallet. [MOT] (1) These cavities would ensure a better distribution of the impact force on hard stone types such as granite (MERCUZOT: 221). (2) When the chisel head is wide, a wooden stonemason beater is used.
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Trowel with an elongated (approx. 16-20 cm), flat and narrow (approx. 2.5-4 cm) blade that is rounded or pointed and attached to a handle with a bent joint. It is used by the bricklayer or tile roofer to apply mortar between roof tiles. The plasterer uses it in places where it is difficult to reach with other tools, behind heating pipes, etc. To be distinguished from the tongue trowel of the bricklayer and not to be confused with the beekeeper's uncapping knife. [MOT]
Can pierce
The can pierce is an elongated, flat and short (approx. 10 cm) metal kitchen utensil with a pointed and bent bottom end with which you can prick pouring and air holes in cans of milk, fruit juice, oil, etc. It is often combined with a bottleopener or a corkscrew. There is also a can pierce with a lid. There are two short nails in a round (plastic) lid. This way, the container can be closed after piercing. See also paint can opener. [MOT]
Tile scriber
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/370?lang=nl>
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Instead of using a roofer's hammer and slater's stake, slates can also be cut to size with these slate shears. These are scissors with a flat lower jaw that slopes downwards and in which there is a rectangular recess in which the upper jaw fits. The slate is placed on the lower jaw and when closing the scissors, a piece of the slate is cut off. In this way, one can continue to cut along the same line to remove a complete piece of the slate. Often there is a protrusion on one of the arms that prevents the hand from sliding forward when cutting. There are also fixed models with a sharp protrusion that can be hammered into the roof boarding. [MOT]
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This tool places a capsule - i.e. a metal cap with pegs at the bottom (1) - over the spigot of a wine barrel, so that it is sealed and ready for transport. The tool is knocked with a hammer and the capsule is driven into the wine barrel. (1) The capsule can be marked with the mark (number) of the seller or with motifs related to wine growing such as a bunch of grapes. Yellow capsules are used for white wine, while red capsules are used for red wine (BRUNET 1925: 262).
Stitching clamp
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/228?lang=nl>
Upholsterer's pincers
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/229?lang=nl>
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/413?lang=nl>
Egg top cutter
You can cut off the head of an egg with an egg top cutter. It can be plastic with a circular cutout and a blade attached to a moving arm. The egg is placed in the cutout, the arm is moved inwards and the head is cut off. It can also be an elongated piece of metal with a circular cutout. The head is removed from the egg with a hinged blade - which also has a pointed protrusion that can serve as an egg piercer.See also the eggshell cutter. [MOT]
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With a salmon picker you can easily scoop up and serve fish fillets. It is an elongated (approx. 25 cm), fork-shaped plastic hand tool with a straight handle. The two jaws are very close to each other, so that just a thin fish fillet can fit in between. One jaw is flat with a pointed end; the other is slightly shorter, round and also with a narrower end. The flat jaw is slid under the fish, which is now stuck between both jaws and can be served as such. It can be removed from the salmon picker with a fork. [MOT]
Gigli saw
Saw consisting of a thin, twisted steel wire (approx. 35-75 cm long) to which a handle is hooked on both ends. It is used by the surgeon to cut bones and can be distinguished from the wire saw used by the lumberman. The steel wire can also be stretched in an arc-shaped frame with a T or D handle. See also the amputating saw. [MOT]
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/511?lang=nl>
Cutting board
Vegetables are finely chopped on a chopping board with a chopping knife. It consists of a rectangular or trapezoidal shelf with three raised edges, so that the cut food stays in place. In the modern kitchen, this chopping board has often been replaced by a chopping board without raised edges. See also chopping block. [MOT]
Bread slicer
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/595?lang=nl>
Ham press
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/600?lang=nl>
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/450?lang=nl>
Egg piercer
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/554?lang=nl>
Slaugther hammer
Heavy hammer to stun cattle to be slaughtered, and then kill them with the neck cut. The stunning can be done with a slaughter mask, a shooting device or this slaugther hammer (1). It can be a wooden hammer (approx. 5-6 kg) with a long handle (see sledgehammer). The working part can also be made of metal and resemble a stone hammer. Or a hammer with a metal head that has a rod-shaped end on one side, which can be used to punch through the skull to crush the brain. Another model consists of a hollowed-out pin and a hook at the other end. The hook would serve to pull the pin out of the skull when it gets stuck. See also the punch. [MOT] (1) Banned since 1920 (by Royal Decree of 5 June) in the Netherlands. In France since 1964.
Pallet
Hand tool that the bookbinder uses to decorate and gild leather-bound books. It has a T-shaped, often copper blade, the narrow (about a few mm) end of which is slightly curved and provided with a fillet motif, fixed in a wooden handle. After heating, the pallet is pressed on the (gilded) leather to obtain a fillet pattern. See also the type holder. [MOT]
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Potatoes can be harvested with a garden spade, a hoe, a potato lifting fork or a potato harvester. The latter has three, sometimes four, wide (approx. 2-3 cm) and flat teeth with pointed ends (approx. 25-30 cm long), which are slightly attached to a wooden handle (approx. 100-130 cm) ). [MOT]
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The plumber uses this S-shaped blunt chisel, often with a curved cut, to drive lead and work, i.e., fluffed ropes, into the collar of a cast iron pipe so that it is watertight. It is struck with a hammer. [MOT]
Thatching knife
This thatcher's knife is a large knife (approx. 50 cm long) with a rounded edge that resembles the fish chopping knife but with a firmer blade. It is used by the roofer to trim reed or straw and he can occasionally use it to cut the twine of the reed bundles or the ribbon straw of the sheaves, similar to the sheaf-knife. [MOT]
Seal comb
The seal comb is a metal, elongated (approx. 15 cm) comb with relatively short (approx. 5-7 mm) and fine (approx. 1 mm) teeth that the furrier uses to process short-haired or shaved furs, including seals and lions, to comb out irregularities and to thin out the branches that have been made. See also furrier's comb. [MOT]
Cutting gauge
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/381?lang=nl>
Ash sieve
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/660?lang=nl>
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/677?lang=nl>
Tie wire twister
The tie wire twister is primarily used, among others by the farmer and the miller, to close (large) bags with a thin (approx. 1 mm) iron wire that is provided with a loop at both ends where the hook-shaped end of the twister is picked up. By pulling the (spring back) handle over the screw thread, the binding wire is twisted together. The steel bender also uses this tool to bind the reinforcing bars - eg floor slabs - together into a net. A wire is tied around every intersection. The thatcher use the bag binder when tying the reeds to the band rods with iron wire (1).See also the wire twisting pliers. [MOT] (1) They used to tie a knot in a toe (TREFOIS 1942: 188).
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Round bucket that widens upwards (diam. Approx. 20-30 cm) made of wood, (galvanized) iron or plastic, attached to a long (approx. 200 cm) wooden handle. This tool is used to draw water, also manure from the cesspool. To be distinguished from the liquid manure scoop used to scoop out of the bear tub. [MOT]
Absinth spoon
Spoon made of silver-plated, tin-plated or nickel-plated metal - approx. 15 to 18 cm long - with holes used to sweeten absinthe. In the spoon - which is placed horizontally on a glass of absinthe - some sugar is placed and sprinkled with water. Another model is a spoon without holes, the handle of which is interrupted by a surface with holes. After the absinthe has been sugared, you can stir it with a spoon. [MOT]
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Heavy (approx. 1,400-2 kg), trapezoidal forged hammer with flat or slightly convex face and short (approx. 20-25 cm) handle. The farrier usually forges horseshoes with a forging hammer. In contrast, in some areas of France, a specific hammer, the farrier hammer, is used. [MOT]
Aerator shoe
You can aerate a small lawn while walking by using these aerator shoes. It consists of iron or plastic soles under which iron nails (approx. 5 cm) are attached. You attach the soles under your shoes. Other means to aerate the lawn are a spike or a lawn aerator (roller). [MOT]
Adjustable die
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/adjustable-die?lang=nl>
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/935?lang=nl>
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/962?lang=nl>
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/979?lang=nl>
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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/980?lang=nl>
Amputating saw
Fine saw made of steel, chromed steel or stainless steel, used by the surgeon to cut off or amputate a part of the body. In one model handle and blade consist of one whole. Then the straight saw blade is about 12 cm long and gradually tapers to a pointed end. This amputating saw has a double saw-shaped cut with very fine, sharp tips. Another model amputating saw has a loose, replaceable saw blade about 10 to 33 cm long that is stretched in a metal arc and equipped with a straight handle or a pistol butt. Finally, there is also an amputating saw in the form of a handsaw with a blade approx. 22 to 33 cm long and 4 to 10 cm wide. The blade, which is pointed or rounded, has teeth along its entire length on one side. The amputating saw cuts through the bone and is used together with the amputating knife. See also the Gigli saw. [MOT]