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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.

Kitchen utensil that is used when straining hot vegetables. It consists of an aluminum or stainless steel perforated plate in the shape of a semicircle, to which a handle is attached. With one hand, the straining lid is held over the rim of the pot while the pot is tilted with the other hand. Some models have a sliding handle with hooks so that the straining lid fits different sized pots. [MOT]

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

Metal tool with two pyramidal tips, used to cut away the coarser irregularities in natural stone on the vertical surfaces.  Tool description to be completed. More technical information on the dutch version of this page. [MOT]