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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/sole-knife?lang=nl>

Spade with long (approx. 30-40 cm) and narrow (approx. 10-17 cm) blade that is slightly curved in relation to a T or D handle (70-95 cm). To make it easier to penetrate into the ground, the edge of the blade is often slightly curved and usually narrows a few centimeters downwards (1). The top is sometimes provided with a footrest to prevent damage to the user's shoe. To prevent the clay soil from sticking to the blade, the latter is dipped into a bucket of water before each stitch; sometimes dents are punched in the concave side of the blade with a hammer. In the 19th century, a wooden, studded blade was also used in light soil in addition to the steel spade (2). Exceptionally, an extension piece is sometimes attached to the top of the blade of the garden spade instead of the sting spade in order to dig deeper (3). A spade is used for digging or digging deep, i.e. working the soil two, three or four stitches deep (4). It is also used to extract peat or to transplant plants or crops with a taproot. Osiers use the...

To dig clay, a spade is used with a short T handle and a small iron blade that is in the same plane as that handle. The stem length is adapted to the user; the length of the blade decreases as the digger digs out the clay deeper (from about 18 to about 12 cm). The worker forcefully pushes the spade into the ground without using his foot. That is why he makes sure that the edge is always sharp and he regularly visits the blacksmith. [EMABB]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1104?lang=nl>

With these tongs you grab the spaghetti from the bowl and put it on the plates. The jaws are broad and serrated to grip the top layer of spaghetti. When one grabs too deep, the spaghetti is difficult to grasp or one takes too much at once. The jaws are slightly slanted on the axis so that one can easily enter the bowl and still use the full width of the jaws. See also the spaghetti or pasta spoon. [MOT]

The ordinary span saw comes in various sizes: from 35 to 120 cm. Depending on its height and the shape of its teeth, it is used to cut large or small shelves and battens. Contrary to the rip saw, the wide (approx. 4-5 cm) blade of the span saw is fixed in the straight frame. Nowadays there are also foldable models. See also firewood saw and bow saw. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/spark-lighter?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/spark-plug-spanner?lang=nl>

The spatter sieve is a tool for spattering paint with a stencil brush. For example, "spat a leaf, i.e. place a plant leaf on a paper and then sprinkle watercolor on it through a metal mesh (spatter sieve); afterwards, the shape of the leaf has remained white and the paper around it is finely speckled." (1) It consists of a small (approx. 13 by 8 cm) metal sieve (mesh width approx. 1 mm) with a short (approx. 5 cm) metal wire handle. [MOT] (1) Dictionnary V.D. (Van Dale)

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/cake-turner?lang=nl>

Strong spatula to remove soil from the working part of a soil auger. It has a short (approx. 15 cm) flat curved top, attached to a straight wooden handle. See also the key for soil auger. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/speculum?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch. See also the hackle for purifying flax. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/spiral-whisk?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/splinter-tweezers?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/split-pen-drawer?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/split-pin-pliers?lang=nl>

The stonecutter's splitter is a heavy metal chisel (300-400 gr) with a narrow cut to carve holes for wedges in natural stone. It is approx. 15-20 cm long with a narrow (0.5-1 cm), straight or convex cut. The whole is rectangular or octagonal in section. To be distinguished from the splitting chisel of different metal workers. [MOT]

The splitting axe is used to split firewood. It consists of a straight handle of approx. 70-80 cm and a heavy (3-4 kg) iron with a triangular cross section, in which, at the end, an eye is forged. The cut is often longer than the body itself is high. The splitting axe is never hit (cf. splitting wedge with handle). See also splitting wedge. [MOT]

All-metal chisel approx. 20-50 cm long to cut a narrow groove in a metal plate to make it easier to break or in a horseshoe where the holes for the horseshoe nails will be driven. The splitting chisel has a fairly narrow cut (approx. 9-13 mm) which is ground at an angle of approx. 60 °. This allows you to work with it to a fairly great depth. The whole is usually rectangular in cross section. To be distinguished from the stonecutter's splitter. [MOT]

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Spoke dog of a wheelwright

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/spoke-shave?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/spoke-wrench?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/spoon-and-bowl-makers-hook-knife?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/spring-harpoon?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/spring-swage?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/spud-knife?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/spur-embedder?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/square?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/stable-scraper?lang=nl>

Bricks, tiles and roof tiles (see the brickmaker's stamp (potter) are sometimes marked with characters, usually letters referring to the manufacturer. This is done with a hammer-shaped stamp. [EMABB]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/stamp-brickmaker-potter?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/220?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/stapler?lang=nl>

Double 12-sided ring spanner at the end of an arc-shaped rod. The shape of that rod makes it possible to loosen and tighten hard-to-reach nuts. The starter wrench is available in different sizes (10-22 mm). [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/373?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/steak-greith?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch. See also the steel strapping tensioner. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch. See also the steel strapping pliers. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/steep-planing-tool?lang=nl>

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]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/stippling-brush?lang=nl>

The house painter uses a stick to stir the paint, which must always be done before painting. It is a wooden spatula of varying length (approx. 20-40 cm), depending on the size of the paint pot. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/stitch-prick?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/228?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/stone-fork?lang=nl>

Wooden mallet used by the stone mason when working stone with chisels. It has an elongated, often slightly curved head. The direction of the wood fibres is perpendicular to the handle, which often has a spherical bulge at the bottom. Frequent use often creates wear in the form of a cavity. If the wear is too strong, the ends are sometimes shortened to create a new face. The lost weight is sometimes compensated by iron nails hit in the head. The hammer may also be fitted with two ferrules (1).  Sometimes vinegar wood is recommended for bluestone, palm wood for sandstone and beech wood for limestone (2). [MOT] (1) BESSAC: 161. (2) JELLEMA: 45.