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

The stonemason's gouge is a metal chisel with single cutting edge and curved blade to carve rounded surfaces or details in stone. Similar to the carpenter’s carving gouge. [MOT]

The stone-dressing concave hammer is a metal hammer with one or two concave faces, to make rough cuts from a block of natural stone; sometimes in combination with a pick. [MOT]

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/stamp-brickmaker-potter?lang=nl>

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

This scraping iron of a stonemason is a metal scraper with two curved ends to smooth away the chisel and gouge marks in soft and semi-soft stone types. This tool is to be distinguised from these ornamental tools of the plasterer. [MOT]

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

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