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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1140?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1125?lang=nl>

Wooden or metal wedge - today made of plastic - usually with a concave top surface and a wooden handle or a metal bracket. The stop block is placed against the wheel of a vehicle to slow down or stop it. Implements for the railways are made according to plan from oak or elm; the stem (approx. 90 cm), made of ash or acacia (1). [MOT] (1) ''Kleine houten voorwerpen'': 3.

Broad, slightly concave, straight or pointed shovel. It is made of sheet steel. Typically the short handle ends in a D handle. The ballast shovel serves to move sand, gravel, chippings, coal (see charging shovel) and the like. See also the masonry shovel. [MOT]

Large wooden rake with wide teeth that are widely spaced, with which the sand heap is regularly worked to allow the sand to dry more quickly. There are also sand rakes (1) with metal teeth, as well as a combination rake and puller. [EMABB] (1) Proper English name yet unknown

Slightly concave shovel with straight cut, made of sheet steel. Usually there is no handle on the stem, but a T-handle also occurs. The sand shovel serves to move sand, gravel, crushed stone, etc. The archaeologist uses the sand shovel to scrape off very thin layers of soil to make the traces visible. See also the shovel. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1133?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1123?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1132?lang=nl>

Monoxil (usually beech or willow) knife-shaped hand tool to rid the stone form of the remnants of clay and sand after each stone made. Sometimes a piece of iron was used for the same purpose. [EMABB]