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The cleaver splits the diamond crystal with this knife. It is made of steel and can be of different sizes and weights. It is rectangular in shape, approx. 3 by 10 cm, and weighs approx. 70 gr. The blade should not be sharp as it should split and not cut. Before splitting, a cut is made in the stone with a sharp diamond or laser. The notch must be V-shaped. Then the cleaver is placed against one of the sloping sides of the kerf. With the splitter hammer, an iron bar of 20 to 30 cm or a wooden hammer, you give a short blow to the cleaver to divide the stone into two pieces. The aim is to give the rough diamond a good shape, so that it can then be sawn and / or cut. [MOT]

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Hammer (approx. 350-500 gr) that is used to dent the body of a car. It has a relatively long (approx. 15-20 cm), narrow cylindrical head of which one end forms a widened circular shape. The other end can be tapered, spherical or square. See also the body file.

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The double-handed crosscut saw is a large, rigid-bladed saw used by two men (1) to cut logs and beams across and fell trees. She cuts in both directions. This saw consists of a long toothed blade (1.30-2 m) (2) often wider in the middle (12-17 cm), and at the ends two straight handles (3) of approx. 50 cm. There are now crosscut saws saws with adjustable handles, which can be placed vertically or horizontally. The log to be cut is rolled onto a crosspiece and the sawyers pull (never push) the saw in turn. [MOT] (1) In softwood, some craftsmen could handle this saw alone. (2) BOERHAVE BEEKMAN 1949/5: 408, fig. 11.09 shows a tree with a circumference of 13.19 m that has been cut down with two crosscut saws that are welded together in line. (3) The crosscut saw with closed handles (eg BISTON-BOUTEREAU-HANUS: 247) appears to be rare.