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The weeding fork is a forged - now also made of stamped sheet iron - fork with two to five tines (approx. 3-8 cm long; approx. 0.5-3 cm between the tines) and a short handle - made of wood, aluminum or plastic - with which the gardener and flower grower to turn loose soil around a plant and remove weeds. Can be distinguished from the weed digger and the little digging fork. See also the gardener's trowel, hand hook and grubber. [MOT]

Hand tool consisting of a hoe-shaped blade (see hoe) (approx. 7-10 cm by 5-7 cm) and two or three teeth (approx. 10 cm), which are attached at right angles to a straight handle opposite each other. The weeding hoe is used for weeding and to loosen the top layer of the soil. It can be distinguished from the small weeding hoe by the length of the handle: approx. 120 cm for the weeding hoe, compared to 30-40 cm for the small model  (1). See also this tool with two teeth, the garden hoe, grubber and dung hoe. [MOT] (1) See the article DAVID: La serfouette, un outil "flamand"?.

The shoemaker trims the sole edge with a welt cutter after it has been sewn. The hand tool has a circular head with an oblique cut at the top and a thickness guide with a curled edge at the top. That edge ensures that no damage is made to the upper leather. The head is fixed in a wooden or hollow metal handle. [MOT]

The welt knife is a shoemaker's hand tool that evenly cuts the overhanging leather on the sole. It has an S-shaped curved top with a cut and a small protrusion of a few millimeters at the head end, fixed in a wooden handle. The blade can also have a bent edge on one long side. In some models the working part is protected with a wooden sheath. See also the welt cutter. [MOT]

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

The tailor uses a wheel pricker (approx. 20 cm) to transfer the lines of the pattern to the fabric, the painter to transfer the lines of a stencil. The tool has a toothed wheel (approx. 2 cm in diameter) that sits in a U-shaped bracket at the end of a metal shaft; the shaft sticks with a tang in a wooden handle, sometimes wheels with different teeth can be attached to the bracket. The wheel pricker for fabric is exceptionally foldable: the wheel then disappears into a metal handle. Can be distinguished from the wheel pricker (shoe maker) because the teeth are less sharp and closer together. See also wheel pricker (saddle maker). [MOT]

The wheel pricker (approx. 23-27 cm) of the saddler has a toothed, exchangeable metal wheel that is placed in a U-shaped bracket; the slightly curved shaft is fixed in a wooden handle. The teeth are wedge-shaped and placed at an oblique angle (45 °) to the circumference of the wheel.It is used to mark and partially penetrate the leather before sewing (see also awl). This makes it easier for the needle to pass through and ensures an even distance between the stitches. You can roll with the wheel pricker over the leather with a ruler as a guide (1). For the same purpose, a chisel with a flared, similarly toothed blade can also be used.See also the shoemaker's wheel pricker and the wheel pricker for stenciles. [MOT](1) FRUMAU: 56.

The shoemaker's wheel pricker (approx. 20 cm long) has a metal wheel (approx. 2 cm in diameter) with sharp pointed teeth, which is attached in a U-shaped bracket to the end of a metal shaft; the shaft is attached to a wooden handle with a tang. It is used to mark the holes on the leather where the awl will go through later. The distance between the teeth varies according to the desired distance between the stitches. See also the saddler's wheel pricker and wheel pricker for stenciles. [MOT]

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

This text can only be consulted in Dutch.The gouge of the cartwright is to be distinguished from the carpenter's carving gouge. See also nave borer. [MOT]

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

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

Small anvil for the whetting (sharpening) of scythe or flemish scythe. The whetting anvil is an iron pin tapering downwards, with a flat square steel head (approx. 3-5 cm). Sometimes the head is also wedge-shaped or both shapes are combined. Approximately in the center of the pin is an opening through which an iron or wooden cross pin protrudes to prevent the whetting anvil from being driven too deep into the ground during the bristle. In our regions, the mower sits on the ground, with the whetting anvil between the legs. The scythe is placed on the anvil and hit with a hammer. With a whetting hammer on the flat-headed hair shovel, with a bench hammer on the wedge-headed hair shovel. [MOT

Hammer (approx. 400-600 gr) with double pin and short (approx. 20 cm) wooden handle. In addition to the whetting anvil, the whetting hammer is part of the whetting utensils with which one sharpens the cut of the scythe or flemish scythe by hitting it thinly. In this work, the mower strikes the blade, always in the direction of the cut, causing the hammer to drop parallel to the blade and the edge. Can be distinguished from the sawset hammer, which is lighter and has a longer handle. [MOT]

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

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

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

The wiper is a hand tool for wiping water off windows. It can be a wooden tool with an elongated blade (approx. 20-25 cm) that is attached at right angles to a short handle (approx. 10 cm). There is a rubber band on the underside of the blade.Modern wipers are made of plastic or copper.See also the floor wiper. [MOT]

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

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/268?lang=nl>

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

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

This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/710?lang=nl>

The wire saw is a thin (1 mm), relatively short (approx. 50 cm) steel wire with sharp grooves and a ring at both ends. With this saw, which is easy to carry in a pocket, thin branches can be cut. If you want to cut high branches, attach a rope to each ring. The saw can then be thrown around a branch. The ropes are pulled with one or two people. See also manual chainsaw. [MOT]

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This text can only be consulted in Dutch.See also the tie wire twister. [MOT]

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This text can only be consulted in Dutch <https://www.mot.be/resource/Tool/wire-end-modelling-tool?lang=nl>

The insulating sheath of the electric wires can be cut and removed with a wire stripper. However, the pliers should not touch the core and should provide the ability to remove the cut piece of tubing. There are several solutions and models of grippers. More technical information on this page in the dutch version. The wire stripper is sometimes combined with combination pliers. See also these crimping pliers and pliers for cutting and dismantling insulated tubes. [MOT].

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

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

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

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

Axe used to fell young trees, to remove branches from a felled tree, to prune, to chop firewood on the log, etc. There are all kinds of shapes, sometimes even a miner's axe or a heavy carpenter's axe is used. However, it is usually an axe of about 0.7-1.3 kg, with an eye and two bevels. The stem is about 30 cm long. The axes for chopping firewood (see splitting axe) are very similar to some woodcutter's axes but are lighter. These axes can be distinguished from the fireman's axe, the felling axe and the topping axe. [MOT]

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

The zinc cutter is a knife that the galvanizer and roof tiler use to cut sheet zinc. It consists of a steel shaft that is hook-shaped with a cutting surface at the end. It can be fixed in a wooden handle or made entirely of metal. The knife can also be adjustable. In that case it is elongated with an oblique cutting surface on the short side. It is screwed into a metal holder that sticks into a handle. See also this tile cutter. [MOT]