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The railway worker uses this pickaxe to put fine (e.g. gravel) and coarse ballast under the rails. The iron ends in a point and the other end is T-shaped. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch.This tool is always used in combination with a 'thatcher's gutter', a tool of which the proper name is yet unknown.See also the round thatcher's needle. [MOT]

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

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

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

Thorn-hedge shears are used to prune thorny shrubs and to cut branches that are too thick for the pruning shears (up to approx. 2,5-3 cm) The osier worker sometimes uses shears with bent arms to reduce the need to bend down to cut close to the ground. See also hedge shears. More technical information on the dutch version of this page. [MOT]

The toe knife is usually a full metal blade without handle, with a long straight cut (between 15 and 35 cm); there is also a model with handle and a short (approx. 7 cm) active part. The back of the toe knife is wide (5 mm), so that the farrier can hit it with his shoeing hammer. With the knife, the excess horn is cut away from the horse's hoof. Thus, the hoof is prepared for attaching a horseshoe. As for shape, confusion is possible with a mason's tool to cut bricks to size. See also horse rasp. [MOT]

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

The proper English name for this wooden tool to repair the reed bundles in a roof is still unknown. This text can only be consulted in Dutch.See also the thatcher's legget. [MOT]

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