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Wheeled verge cutter
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/wheeled-verge-cutter?lang=nl>
Stable scraper
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/stable-scraper?lang=nl>
Twisting bar (for tubes)
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/twisting-bar-for-tubes?lang=nl>
Tuning key
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tuning-key?lang=nl>
Tolliker
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Tweezers
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Whetstone
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/whetstone?lang=nl>
Wire crimping pliers
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Whet iron
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Wiper
The wiper is a hand tool for wiping water off windows. It can be a wooden tool with an elongated blade (approx. 20-25 cm) that is attached at right angles to a short handle (approx. 10 cm). There is a rubber band on the underside of the blade.Modern wipers are made of plastic or copper.See also the floor wiper. [MOT]
Window-smasher
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/window-smasher?lang=nl>
Wire drawer
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/wire-drawer?lang=nl>
Wing
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Wire cutting pliers
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Winnow
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Wire-stripper
The insulating sheath of the electric wires can be cut and removed with a wire stripper. However, the pliers should not touch the core and should provide the ability to remove the cut piece of tubing. There are several solutions and models of grippers. More technical information on this page in the dutch version. The wire stripper is sometimes combined with combination pliers. See also these crimping pliers and pliers for cutting and dismantling insulated tubes. [MOT].
Wire strainer
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Wire whisk
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Wooden modelling tool
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Wire-end modelling tool
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Wood hook
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Wire saw (lumberman)
The wire saw is a thin (1 mm), relatively short (approx. 50 cm) steel wire with sharp grooves and a ring at both ends. With this saw, which is easy to carry in a pocket, thin branches can be cut. If you want to cut high branches, attach a rope to each ring. The saw can then be thrown around a branch. The ropes are pulled with one or two people. See also manual chainsaw. [MOT]
Wooden edge tool
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Wooden spoon
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Whetting hammer
Hammer (approx. 400-600 gr) with double pin and short (approx. 20 cm) wooden handle. In addition to the whetting anvil, the whetting hammer is part of the whetting utensils with which one sharpens the cut of the scythe or flemish scythe by hitting it thinly. In this work, the mower strikes the blade, always in the direction of the cut, causing the hammer to drop parallel to the blade and the edge. Can be distinguished from the sawset hammer, which is lighter and has a longer handle. [MOT]
Wheelwright's gouge
This text can only be consulted in Dutch.The gouge of the cartwright is to be distinguished from the carpenter's carving gouge. See also nave borer. [MOT]
Window reacher
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/window-reacher?lang=nl>
Timber tongs (1 handled) / lifting tongs (2 handled)
The lifting tongs are a hand tool for carrying or towing relatively light tree trunks, telephone poles, etc. The lifting tongs for two men consists of two metal hooks that are hinged to each other and are attached to the center of a wooden stick (approx. 100-150 cm). Often the hooks can also rotate. The stick is grasped by two men walking on either side of the trunk. Due to the weight, the points stick into the wood. The pole should be about one meter longer than the center line of the trunks to prevent the legs of the porters from rubbing against it. The timber tongs for one man are a small tool (approx. 30 cm) with a number of interacting levers between handle and hooks (approx. 10 cm). It is operated by one man and is used to carry relatively short pieces. The tool can be distinguished from the tie tongs for rails and the wood hook. [MOT]
Traveller (wheelwright)
Measuring tool consisting of a disc or wheel (approx. 20 cm) that rotates on an axis fixed in an iron or wooden handle. Disc or wheel can be made of wood, iron or a combination of both (1). Usually there is a radial mark. After the wheelwright has driven the rims on the spokes (see also spoke dog) the wheel returns to the blacksmith to be ironed. That craftsman measures the circumference of the wheel by rolling the traveller over the wheel and transferring the same number of rotations to the iron band. Then he can chop or cut it to the desired length. The tracing wheel is also used sporadically by the millwright when covering the millstone with iron hoops. See also the wheeled verge cutter. [MOT] (1) NEDERLOF: 20.
Transplanter
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/transplanter?lang=nl>
Tourists'set
If you need a knife and fork while traveling, this tourists' set is a solution. It consists of a knife and a dinner fork, which are held together during transport by sliding them together, connecting them with a clasp or by putting them in a pouch. In some cases there is also the option to store a tablespoon (1). See also the camping knife and pocket knife. [MOT] (1) Eg. "Richard Abr. Herder stahlwaren- und werkzeugfabrik'': 189.
Topping axe
When cutting down large trees, it is sometimes necessary to remove their crowns first to prevent the tree from hanging, to reduce weight and prevent cracking, etc. This is usually done with a topping axe. It is a light axe of about 0.8 to 1.5 kg with a relatively narrow (6.5-7 cm) and long (20-27 cm) blade, on a handle of 40-50 cm. The specialized craftsman is on his climbing irons and is stopped by a rope. He usually works with one hand. If the lumberjack does the work himself, he often uses the woodman's axe. [MOT]
Tree-felling wedge
The felling wedge is an approx. 30 cm long wooden wedge that is driven into the saw cut when felling thick trees to prevent the saw from jamming and to make the tree fall in the right direction. Usually two or three are used together. These wedges can also prevent the saw from jamming when cutting the felled tree into pieces. A splitting wedge is sometimes used instead of the felling wedge. [MOT]
Tree pruner
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Tree-felling gaff
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Training fighting knife
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Top swage
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Turf cutting axe
Axe with large, heavy and thick (approx. 5 mm), rectangular (approx. 40 cm by 10 cm) or crescent-shaped (1) iron blade that is connected to a long (approx. 100 cm) curved stem. The cut of the blade and the tip of the stem form an angle of about 45 °. The turf cutting axe serves to cut through the sod - with tough roots - in superficial peat extraction, but also, for example, where a trench will be dug with the spade to lay drainage pipes (see drain ladle and pipe layer). When cutting turf to protect dikes or embankments, a turf axe is also often used to divide the area of the meadow into long strips, which are then cut across with the garden spade and then loosened with the paring spade (2). Such an axe is also sometimes used as a dung axe, to cut through the caked manure of the stable. See also the flauchter spade and sod cutter. [MOT] (1) Eg. DEBY from DAVID 1975: 140. (2) Eg. FRICK & CANAUD: 508.
Toe knife
The toe knife is usually a full metal blade without handle, with a long straight cut (between 15 and 35 cm); there is also a model with handle and a short (approx. 7 cm) active part. The back of the toe knife is wide (5 mm), so that the farrier can hit it with his shoeing hammer. With the knife, the excess horn is cut away from the horse's hoof. Thus, the hoof is prepared for attaching a horseshoe. As for shape, confusion is possible with a mason's tool to cut bricks to size. See also horse rasp. [MOT]
Turner's gouge
The gouge is the turner's most important tool: he transforms the shape of a wooden object with different gouges. The wheelwright also uses it to form the wheel hub. [MOT]
Tongs for removing thistles
The farmer can pull out weeds with long, deep roots such as thistles with these thistle tongs. These large wooden tongs (approx. 90 cm) often have ribbed jaws for a better grip. They are placed on the plant and carefully pulled out. The roots are often very deep and break easily. It is therefore best to perform this work when the soil is very moist and gives a little bit. See also this weed extractor and the thistle spud. [MOT]
Truing caliper
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Tomato slicer
Tomatoes are cut into equal, thin slices with a tomato slicer. He has eleven saw blades (approx. 10 cm long) in a rectangular window with a straight handle. When you place the tomato slicer on top of the tomato, you can cut it with a sawing movement. It can also be held at an angle while the tomato is pushed back and forth over the saws slightly from above (1). If necessary, there is an accompanying slide with which you can push the last piece of the tomato through the slicer, without risk to the fingers. [MOT] (1) CAMPBELL: 68.
Stamp (brickmaker) (potter)
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/stamp-brickmaker-potter?lang=nl>
Trussing needle
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/trussing-needle?lang=nl>
Truss hoops
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Twisting bar (for bolt)
This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/twisting-bar-for-bolt?lang=nl>
Tyre lever
The tyre lever is a metal rod with a curved end for removing or installing an outer tyre from a rim of a car or bicycle. For this operation, usually two or more pieces are inserted simultaneously in different places around the rim. A small kink at the end can serve to secure the tyre lever behind a spoke. The metal lever has a flattened end, sometimes with a profile to provide more grip to the hands. Models for bicycles are smaller and may be paired with an alligator wrench to form a bicycle alligator wrench. [MOT]
Type holder (bookbinder)
Tool the bookbinder uses to decorate and gild leather-bound books. It consists of a metal - often copper - elongated (approx. 10-12 cm long; approx. 1 cm wide) holder, fixed in a wooden handle. Blocks with letters can be placed in the holder, which can be clamped by a screw. After heating, the letters are stamped into the (gilded) leather, in order to obtain the desired word. Some models are adjustable for different letter heights (1). See also the bookbinder's pallet. [MOT] (1) This is because letters for the letterpress are not always of the same height as handprint type (KIEL & LOBLER: 105).
Unit stamp (bookbinder)
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