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

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

After the plants and grass from the ditch side have been mowed, the (small) ditches are manually cleared of sludge and dirt that impedes the water flow. The tool also serves to dredge ponds and other water features. The cleaning of the ditches is done at low tide, after a period of drought. One starts at the lowest point and against the current. More technical information on the dutch version of this tool page. See also the drag-net. [MOT]

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

Wooden lever (1.5 to 2 meters long) clad with metal fittings at the bottom, to lift heavy loads to a small height. Railroad workers use them to separate railroad tracks. Quarry workers such as the stonecutter use a handspike to place stone blocks on rollers. This tool can be distinguished from the crow bar and the ripping chisel. [MOT]

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

Cellular, foam or aerated concrete is a concrete product with gas bubbles in it, making the material light, strong and easy to work with with the aerated concrete handsaw and with the stonemason's French drag. The aerated concrete handsaw has a thick (approx. 1.5 mm) tapered blade (approx. 50-70 cm). The large carbide (widia) teeth (30-40) are angled forward, so they saw when pushing the tool. See also the handsaw. [MOT]

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

This hand ratchet brace works on the same principle as the common brace but has a lever instead of a U-shaped bracket. This lever works according to a ratchet mechanism and can be moved with back and forth strokes. Where there is no room for the normal brace, this type can be used. See also the engineer's ratchet brace for metal. [MOT]