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Table knife
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/table-knife?lang=nl>
Tack lifter
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tack-lifter?lang=nl>
Tailor's scissors
Tailor's scissors are large (approx. 25-40 cm) scissors, completely made of
metal or with plastic-covered arms. The arms bent upwards so that it can
remain flat while cutting the fabric. [MOT]
Tamping pick
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]
Tap borer
The tap borer is a drill (approx. 10-15 cm long) with a half cone blade and
a T-handle and resembles a very small hub reamer. The plumber uses this
hand tool to enlarge holes in lead pipes or to remove burrs and uneven
edges. [MOT]
Tap reseater
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tap-reseater?lang=nl>
Tasting knife
A tasting knife is a light (approx. 50 g) long (approx. 25 cm) and narrow
(approx. 1 cm) pocket knife that is used to taste sausages and other fine
meats at fairs, etc. (1). The blade is often partially serrated to easily
cut the sausage. [MOT] (1) According to SARGENT: 18, the knife would be
used to test melon or citrus fruits.
Tea ball
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tea-ball?lang=nl>
Tea strainer
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tea-strainer?lang=nl>
Tea tongs
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tea-tongs?lang=nl>
Thatcher's hook
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/halmenhaak?lang=nl>
Thatching knife
This thatcher's knife is a large knife (approx. 50 cm long) with a rounded
edge that resembles the fish chopping knife but with a firmer blade. It is
used by the roofer to trim reed or straw and he can occasionally use it to
cut the twine of the reed bundles or the ribbon straw of the sheaves,
similar to the sheaf-knife. [MOT]
Thinning scissors
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/1019?lang=nl>
Thistle spud
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/thistle-spud?lang=nl>
Thorn-hedge shears
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]
Three-eyed gimlet/Four-eyed gimlet (Japanese)
The text on the Japanese three-eyed and four-eyed gimlet can only be
consulted in dutch.
Thrush poaching tool
This poaching tool was used in some regions in Belgium and France to catch
thrushes or catbirds by cutting the bark of a tree to stretch a bow. The
catbirds are attracted with berries. The equivalent English name of this
tool is unknown. More technical information on this page in dutch. [MOT]
Ticket punch
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/ticket-punch?lang=nl>
Tie press
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tie-press?lang=nl>
Tie tongs
Railway workers can easily move railroad ties or sleepers with these
carrying tongs. The jaws are adapted to the load as there are carrying
tongs for road curbs, crucibles, railroad tracks, etc. The arms move away
from each other so that they automatically clamp when the tool is lifted.
These tongs are one of the few tongs that are handled by two people. See
also the two handled lifting tongs of a lumberman. [MOT]
Tie wire twister
The tie wire twister is primarily used, among others by the farmer and the
miller, to close (large) bags with a thin (approx. 1 mm) iron wire that is
provided with a loop at both ends where the hook-shaped end of the twister
is picked up. By pulling the (spring back) handle over the screw thread,
the binding wire is twisted together. The steel bender also uses this tool
to bind the reinforcing bars - eg floor slabs - together into a net. A wire
is tied around every intersection. The thatcher use the bag binder when
tying the reeds to the band rods with iron wire (1).See also the wire
twisting pliers. [MOT] (1) They used to tie a knot in a toe (TREFOIS 1942:
188).
Tile chipping pincers
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/291?lang=nl>
Tile cutter pliers
The tiler breaks tiles to size with these tile cutting pliers. First, you
draw a straight line where you want to break off the tile and then you cut
the glaze layer with a tile cutter. Finally, hold the tile on the line with
the pliers and squeeze the pliers closed. The tile breaks off exactly at
that place. The jaws are adapted to the purpose: the lower jaw is narrow
and exerts a lot of pressure in one place to break the tile. The upper jaw
is wide and winged and stops the tile. The wings are slightly bent so that
the pressure is further increased. There is also a wheel on the lower jaw
to roll a little further each time when the tile is broken. See also these
tongs for roof tiles and marble pincers. [MOT]
Tile mould
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tile-mould?lang=nl>
Tile scriber
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/370?lang=nl>
Timber girthing sword
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/timber-girthing-sword?lang=nl>
Timber scribe
The timber scribe is used to mark trees to be felled by cutting a strip of
bark, also to indicate - when unloading a ship - the number of beams of a
raft (1). The timber scribe has a metal blade with a U-shaped end and a
wooden or horn handle of 10-15 cm. One side of the U is sharp (cf. clog
maker's scribe, beam scribe, rubber tapping knife). Some timber scribes
have a foldable blade and some sort of plate to protect the hand. See also
the hoof cleaning knife. [MOT] (1) JANSEN: 117.
Timber tongs (1 handled) / lifting tongs (2 handled)
The lifting tongs are a hand tool for carrying or towing relatively light
tree trunks, telephone poles, etc. The lifting tongs for two men consists
of two metal hooks that are hinged to each other and are attached to the
center of a wooden stick (approx. 100-150 cm). Often the hooks can also
rotate. The stick is grasped by two men walking on either side of the
trunk. Due to the weight, the points stick into the wood. The pole should
be about one meter longer than the center line of the trunks to prevent the
legs of the porters from rubbing against it. The timber tongs for one man
are a small tool (approx. 30 cm) with a number of interacting levers
between handle and hooks (approx. 10 cm). It is operated by one man and is
used to carry relatively short pieces. The tool can be distinguished from
the tie tongs for rails and the wood hook. [MOT]
Toasting fork
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/toasting-fork?lang=nl>
Tobacco knife
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tobacco-knife?lang=nl>
Toby key
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/toby-key?lang=nl>
Toby key for Vignoles rail
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/toby-key-for-vignoles-rail?lang=nl>
Toe knife
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]
Tolliker
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tolliker?lang=nl>
Tomato slicer
Tomatoes are cut into equal, thin slices with a tomato slicer. He has
eleven saw blades (approx. 10 cm long) in a rectangular window with a
straight handle. When you place the tomato slicer on top of the tomato, you
can cut it with a sawing movement. It can also be held at an angle while
the tomato is pushed back and forth over the saws slightly from above (1).
If necessary, there is an accompanying slide with which you can push the
last piece of the tomato through the slicer, without risk to the fingers.
[MOT] (1) CAMPBELL: 68.
Tongs for removing thistles
The farmer can pull out weeds with long, deep roots such as thistles with
these thistle tongs. These large wooden tongs (approx. 90 cm) often have
ribbed jaws for a better grip. They are placed on the plant and carefully
pulled out. The roots are often very deep and break easily. It is therefore
best to perform this work when the soil is very moist and gives a little
bit. See also this weed extractor and the thistle spud. [MOT]
Tongs for tiles
Sometimes the roof tiler has to remove a piece of a roof tile in order to
install it. He often does this with a trowel (see mason's trowel), although
that is not an ideal treatment for that tool. Some tilers therefore use
pliers that resemble large carpenter's pincers. However, the rafter has
narrower jaws, which do not close completely because a rod between the arms
keeps them at a certain distance from each other. Often one arm ends in a
hook to hang the pliers from a roof bar when not in use. See also tile
pincers and marble pincers. [MOT]
Tongue pliers
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tongue-pliers?lang=nl>
Tongue trowel
Hand tool with a rounded, elongated (approx. 13-20 cm) blade that protrudes
into an upwardly curved handle. The tool is used by the bricklayer and
plasterer. Can be distinguished from this trowel, but has a wider blade
(approx. 4-7 cm). [MOT]
Tongueing plane
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tongueing-plane?lang=nl>
Tongueing plane
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tongueing-plane-2?lang=nl>
Tonsil elevator
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/769?lang=nl>
Tooth brush
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/tooth-brush?lang=nl>
Toothing plane
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/toothing-plane?lang=nl>
Top fuller
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/top-fuller?lang=nl>
Top swage
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/top-swage?lang=nl>
Topping axe
When cutting down large trees, it is sometimes necessary to remove their
crowns first to prevent the tree from hanging, to reduce weight and prevent
cracking, etc. This is usually done with a topping axe. It is a light axe
of about 0.8 to 1.5 kg with a relatively narrow (6.5-7 cm) and long (20-27
cm) blade, on a handle of 40-50 cm. The specialized craftsman is on his
climbing irons and is stopped by a rope. He usually works with one hand. If
the lumberjack does the work himself, he often uses the woodman's axe.
[MOT]
Tourists'set
If you need a knife and fork while traveling, this tourists' set is a
solution. It consists of a knife and a dinner fork, which are held together
during transport by sliding them together, connecting them with a clasp or
by putting them in a pouch. In some cases there is also the option to store
a tablespoon (1). See also the camping knife and pocket knife. [MOT] (1)
Eg. "Richard Abr. Herder stahlwaren- und werkzeugfabrik'': 189.
Training fighting knife
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/training-fighting-knife?lang=nl>
Transplanter
This text can only be consulted in Dutch
<https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/transplanter?lang=nl>