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Reflex hammer
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/reflex-hammer?lang=nl>
Rescue knife
The rescue knife is an S-shaped or hooked (1) blade with an inside edge and
a knotted point, which is used by firefighters, emergency services, rescue
teams at car races, on rescue fleets, etc. to open or remove clothes, belts
or ropes. by cutting. The cut is on the inside and the tip is knotted so as
not to injure the victim. Often the knife sticks in a sheath that can be
attached to the belt. See also the window-smasher, the seat belt cutter and
the twine knife. [MOT] (1) SCHAERER: 626.
Riffler rasp / Riffler file
Riffler rasps and riffler files come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes
(approx. 12 to 50 cm) and coarse. Usually both ends of the tool have a
curved active part, but there are also models with a handle. The curved
shape makes it possible to finish complex profiles and hard to reach
corners and curves in wood, stone, plaster and metal. [MOT]
Ring dog
The ring dog is a heavy (1.5-4.5 kg) (1) pointed hook with one or two loose
ring (s) (diameter approx. 11-15 cm; entire length 30-50 cm) to tilt
trunks, to loosen a tree that has fallen on top of the other and sometimes
to pull small stumps out of the ground (2). A wooden stake (1.50-2 m) is
inserted into the ring with one end on the trunk. When it is pushed
upwards, the point of the hook first protrudes into the wood, then the
trunk tilts. When the latter could roll back, two men work together: the
first holds back the piece while the other grabs it again. There are also
adjustable models. The ring dog is mainly used in the forest. The cant hook
is used at the workplace. See also the sappie. [MOT] (1) HILF: 407. (2)
GAYER & FABRICIUS: 168; BOUCKAERT & POSKIN: 29.
Ring eye pliers
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/ring-eye-pliers?lang=nl>
Ring rounding tool
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/ring-rounding-tool?lang=nl>
Ring spanner
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/ring-spanner?lang=nl>
Ring spanner for oil drain plugs
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/ring-spanner-for-oil-drain-plugs?lang=nl>
Rip saw
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rip-saw?lang=nl>
Ripping chisel
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/ripping-chisel?lang=nl>
Ripple
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/ripple?lang=nl>
Rivet set
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rivet-set?lang=nl>
Roasting spit
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/roasting-spit?lang=nl>
Roller docker
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/roller-docker?lang=nl>
Roller-mincer
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/roller-mincer?lang=nl>
Roofer's adze
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/roofers-adze?lang=nl>
Roofer's hammer
Hammer (400-800 gr) used by the slater when covering or repairing a slate
roof. It is a composite tool that has a pointed end on one side - which
punch holes for the nails in the slates - and on the other side a hammer
end that drives the slate nails into the wood. In the middle, between the
two ends, there may be a pear-shaped cutout with which nails can be pulled
out. Another possibility is that there is a protrusion with a V-shaped
cutout at the top. Between the working part and the hammer handle there is
- on one or both sides - a sharp side with which the slates are cut to
size. This is done with the help of a slater's stake. [MOT]
Root extractor
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/root-extractor?lang=nl>
Rose knife
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rose-knife?lang=nl>
Rosette iron
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rosette-iron?lang=nl>
Rotary grater
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rotary-grater?lang=nl>
Rotary herb chopper
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rotary-herb-chopper?lang=nl>
Rotary vegetable shredder
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rotary-vegetable-shredder?lang=nl>
Rotating garden claw
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rotating-garden-claw?lang=nl>
Round nose pliers
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/round-nose-pliers?lang=nl>
Rounded chisel
Metal chisel with a rounded cutting edge. Models with a wooden handle are
more suitable for soft stones such as marl. Used by sculptors to carve out
round features, such as the hairs or the eyes on a portrait. The stonemason
uses it to cut curved elements and the groove on a window sill which
prevents rainwater from running down the wall. [MOT]
Rounded plane
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rounded-plane?lang=nl>
Rounded wedge
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rounded-wedge?lang=nl>
Roundel
The description of the roundel can only be consulted in dutch.
Router plane
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/router-plane?lang=nl>
Rubber (furrier)
Wedge-shaped wooden hand tool (approx. 10-12 cm long; approx. 7-10 cm wide)
with a blunt metal or horn blade, sometimes with rounded corners, fixed in
the narrow tapered end. The furrier uses the expanded wood to flatten seams
(see also seam rubber), smoothly rubbing nailed material and stretching the
wetted sheets. It is handled with the right hand while holding the skin
with the left hand. [MOT]
Rubber face hammer
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rubber-face-hammer?lang=nl>
Rubber tapping knife
Rubber is extracted from the milk sap (latex) of the heveas. Extraction is
done by tapping the living tree with the tapping knife. The latex is cut
transversely. Therefore, the tap cut is made at an angle of approximately
30 ° to the horizontal plane, causing the latex to run off the cut. A metal
gutter is attached under the cut, through which the latex ends up in the
receptacle (1). The tap knife has a metal curved blade with a U-shaped
curved lip at the end and a straight wooden handle of approx. 10 cm. When
tapping, a strip of bark of about 1.5 cm thickness is cut away with this
sharp lip. The tap knife resembles the timber scribe with which a tree to
be felled is marked and the clog maker's timber scribe with which the
clogmaker applies decorations to clogs. [MOT] (1) See eg VAN DEN ABEELE &
VANDENPUT: 374.
Rush holder
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/rush-holder?lang=nl>
Safety razor
Metal blade (approx. 4 cm by 1 cm) that cuts on one or two sides and which
is placed in a cap that is attached at right angles to a straight handle
(approx. 7-10 cm). The whole can be made of metal or plastic. In the past,
the blades were sharpened on a specially designed razor strop; today they
are disposable blades. Compared to the razor knife, the safety razor makes
it easier to shave without cutting. [MOT]
Safety razor sharpener
There are different models of sharpeners for sharpening the blades of a
safety razor (1). In the past, people used a razor strop on which they
pushed the knife back and forth. You can also use a concave oil stone to
sharpen the blades. [MOT] (1) DURBIN G., Wig, hairdressing and shaving
bygones, Oxford, 1984: 21.
Sail hook
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/sail-hook?lang=nl>
Sailor's knife (folding)
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/sailors-knife-folding?lang=nl>
Salad tongs
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/salad-tongs?lang=nl>
Salamander
Cast iron kitchen utensil consisting of a round plate (approx. 5-8 cm
diameter; approx. 1-3 cm thick), attached in the middle to a bent, long
(approx. 40 cm) handle, with or without wooden handle. When the salamander
is heated red hot over the gas or in the fire, it can be used to brown the
top of gratin dishes or sugared desserts with a crispy crust or a layer of
caramel.The salamander is almost indistinguishable from the hat iron, a
similar tool that was heated on the stove and used to iron the inside of
hats. [MOT]
Sand shovel (brickmaker)
Monoxile (willow) shovel with slightly trapezoidal blade and rounded
corners, with which the brickmaker scoops the dry river sand into a
wheelbarrow. The sand should ensure that the clay does not stick to the
wooden tools. The brickmaker's sand shovel can be distinguished from the
mud scupit. [EMABB]
Sandpaper
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/sandpaper?lang=nl>
Sappie
The sappie serves to rotate trunks and beams, sometimes also to pull them
(cf. cant hook, ring dog). It is a pointed, slightly curved iron of about
25-30 cm, with an eye at the end, into which a straight or curved handle of
1.10-1.40 m protrudes (weight: 2.5-5 kg). The iron is placed on the ground,
under the trunk. The user pulls on the handle, which is almost vertical.
The point then sticks into the wood and the trunk rolls. When a piece is
pulled, the user punches his tool into the wood, as he sometimes does with
his axe, to have a grip. [MOT]
Sardine can opener
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/sardine-can-opener?lang=nl>
Sardine shears
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/sardine-shears?lang=nl>
Sauce spoon
A sauce spoon is used to baste meat or dishes with sauce. This is a spoon
with a cup-shaped (approx. 5 cm diameter), metal top with a pouring spout
on one side and a long (approx. 25-30 cm), possibly wooden handle. The
handle is flush with the scoop - unlike the ladle - which makes scooping
into shallow frying pans easier. [MOT]
Sausage filler
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/sausage-filler?lang=nl>
Sausage stuffer
The butcher makes sausages with a sausage stuffer. It consists of a metal
cylinder with a narrow tube at the bottom, in the middle two handles
opposite each other and an accompanying wooden pestle (piston) with crank.
Finely chopped meat, mixed with fat, bread, spices, etc., is placed in the
cylinder and pushed through the restriction with the pestle. The handles
are held with both hands, while the crutch is held against the stomach. A
well-cleaned intestine, hung over the tube, becomes filled with the meat.
The butcher can also use a simple sausage stuffer horn through which the
meat is pushed with the thumb or use the heavier sausage filler, driven
with a crank. [MOT]
Sausage stuffer horn
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/sausage-stuffer-horn?lang=nl>
Saw file
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<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/saw-file?lang=nl>