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

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

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

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

The humane twitch are metal or wooden pliers consisting of two levers, which are connected to each other by means of a hinge, a ring or a rope. The two arms are straight or bent. In the former case, the joint ensures that there is space left when the tool is squeezed; so the lip is not squashed. The double arc in the second case serves the same purpose. A rack on one of the arms and a ring on the other make it possible to hold the tool in a certain position; a rope attached to an arm fulfills the same role. The humane twitch pinches the very sensitive upper lip (1) of a horse during treatment to divert the animal's attention and to induce a calming and sedative effect in case of disturbing (e.g. eye care) or painful procedures (cf. nose twitch) (2). [MOT] (1) According to '' Antique medical instruments '': 226 the tongue would be caught, but there seem to be no other traces of that method. (2) From an animal welfare point of view, the nose twitch seems to be preferred to the humane twitch,...

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

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

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

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

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

Hand tool used to move the large blocks of ice that are used to keep food and drinks cool. It has an L-shaped metal hook with a pointed and slightly bent end, which is screwed to a relatively long (approx. 30-40 cm) wooden handle. [MOT]

Awl (approx. 20 cm long) used to break large blocks of ice into pieces. The awl is held at an angle of 45 ° and the tip is pushed into the ice to break it. This is continued until flakes of the desired size are obtained. An ice pick can also consist of six shorter awls (about 3 cm) next to each other at some distance so that it has a fork-like shape (1). [MOT] (1) According to BRIDGE & TIBBETTS: 55, this instrument would be used to sculpt ice.

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

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

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

The age of a living tree can be determined with an increment borer. This hand tool is mainly used by the forest ranger, the arborist and the dendrochronologist. More technical information on the dutch version of this page. [MOT]

Infantry scoop of the military. This text can only be consulted in Dutch. [MOT]

Insinglass besom (1). The description is only available in dutch. [MOT] (1) Proper name unkown.

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

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/251?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/318?lang=nl>

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/646?lang=nl>

The Jack plane is a planer with a square, 50-60 cm long block, with handle, without turning chisel. It is the first plane used to smooth a piece of wood. Since it is intended for rough work, the edge of its chisel is slightly rounded. Then the wood is processed with a jointer plane. [MOT]

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

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

The jeweler's hammer is a small (approx. 15-25 cm) and light (approx. 50-100 g) hammer. The head (approx. 7-10 cm) has one wedge-shaped end and one circular or square (approx. 1 cm). The handle is made of wood. Another model is all-metal with a short, round handle. The goldsmith uses this hammer to perform very fine and precise work, such as embossing. [MOT]

Read the article on continental jiggers of the carriage maker.

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

Wooden, rectangular hammer with short handle, usually made of beech or vinegar. Sometimes the head may be slightly bowed. The carpenter uses this hammer for various hammering or chiselling work, to close mortise and tenon joints, etc.See also the joiner's hammer. [MOT]

The jointer plane is a plane up to one meter long with a turning chisel, a handle and sometimes a horn. It serves to plan perfectly smooth long pieces already worked with the jack plane. Sometimes one or two cross poles are attached on or in the block in order to be able to work in pairs: one craftsman pushes, another pulls. Sometimes a rope is tied to the front crossbar. Because this plane has to do fine work, the angle of the chisel is quite large and the space for the cut is small. The latter is completely straight, only the corners are rounded so as not to leave any traces. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/key-for-cream-seperator?lang=nl>

Small box spanner combined with two ring spanners or with a screwdriver, with which the roller skater adjusts his skates to his shoes (1). Another model consists of a small (approx. 12 cm) thin double ring spanner. [MOT] (1) These are skates that are attached to the shoes by means of straps.

More technical information on our dutch pages. See also these safety fuse pliers. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/key-for-soil-auger?lang=nl>

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

With this knife, the tile maker cuts off the excess clay around the tile mould.The hand tool consists of a thin rectangular trapezoidal iron blade with a cylindrical wooden handle at the top of the short side. The cut is always longer than the mould.This knife is not used for cutting, but is pushed diagonally forward and down along the side of the tile mould. [EMABB]

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

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

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

This hand tool resembles a rectangular stopping knife, but has a stiff blade ending at a 45 ° cutting angle. The leather worker, especially the shoemaker, uses the knife to split, plane, or bevel leather, depending on how he holds the knife. When splitting, the blade is held horizontal to cut into the thickness of the leather. When planing or cutting diagonally, the knife is held at an angle to the leather surface. As far as its purpose is concerned, the knife can be compared to a shoe knife. The tool can be distinguished from the skiver. [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch. See also the aglet pliers. [MOT]

Soup, sauce, batter and the like are stirred and scooped with a ladle. It has a bowl-shaped metal blade on a straight long handle that often ends in a hook or eye. Sometimes the ladle has a wooden handle. The handle is long to reach the bottom of a deep pan. The size varies (approx. 8-16 cm diameter; approx. 25-63 cm long). To be distinguished from the lead spoon. [MOT]

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

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

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

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

To pull small strips of bacon through lean roast, you can use a larding needle or a larding pin. The latter has a long (approx. 30-40 cm) and narrow semi-cylindrical shaped blade with a sharp point, fixed in a wooden or plastic handle. A strip of bacon or some chilled fat is placed in the tray after the larding pin has been cut right through the meat. When you pull back the larding pin, it is turned over and the fat is left in the meat. The larding pin used on large cuts of meat would have a spring and lever to cut the strips and hold them in place (1). The trussing needle and larding pin are kept in a typical set of 2 needles and 12-15 awls of different sizes (2). [MOT] (1) "Nouveau Larousse ménager": 693. (2) CHANCRIN & FAIDEAU: 736.

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

The lathing hatchet is a light hatchet - distinguishable from the roofer's hammer - of approx. 750 g with eye and with straight, relatively thin handle (approx. 30 cm), the iron of which, attached by one or two metal supports, ends in a square hammer opposite the blade. The top side of the blade is usually straight. In the underside one (sometimes two) notches is often forged to pull out nails. The cut is straight. Sometimes the whole tool, including the handle, is made of metal; the end of the stem is then placed in leather discs or in a wooden handle. However, these shapes seem to be rare in our regions. [MOT]

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