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

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

The pruning shears are used to prune shrubs and vines, to pick flowers, etc. Nowadays they usually replace the pruning knife. It is often used by the basket maker in place of the curved knife to cut the twigs. The hand tool consists of two levers of the first type, which revolve around a spindle placed about one third of their length. The arms of about 15 cm are straight or slightly bent outwards. To keep the tool in place when not in use, a metal hook or leather ring is attached to the end of an arm; on recent models these have sometimes been replaced by a right next to the hub. During work, the scissors pop open thanks to a spring. The two curved blades of about 5 cm lie in the same plane as the arms (cf. thorn-hedge shears). One of these is usually thick and blunt today; the gardener must always ensure that the cutting blade is on the side of the trunk to obtain a smooth cut. On some recent models, a notch in one of the blades allows thin iron wire to be cut. There are also pruning...

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

Iron, copper or plastic syringer with reservoir (0.250 - 0.5 l), which works by negative pressure: the air jet created by the pump sucks up the liquid and spreads it in very fine droplets. The sprayer is used to moisten the leaves of plants and to apply a pesticide against parasites, fungi, weeds or flies. See also the syringer for flowers. [MOT]

Information about these tools and the experiment in 2019 to hollow an oak and compose a wooden water pump can be read on these pages. [MOT]

See also the punch, buttonhole pliers and certain tongs of the sheet metal worker.

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/punch-2?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/pruning-saw-on-a-shaft?lang=nl>

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