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With a serving fork one can easily serve sausages, potatoes, ... It consists of a U-shaped squeezable handle, one end of which ends in two sharp teeth. At the other end is a plate with two holes where the tines of the fork can be inserted. When one pokes a sausage or something like that on the fork and squeezes it tightly, it is slid off by the sliding plate that slides forward. The cake server works in a similar way. [MOT]

Setting block (1) of a diamond setter, who prepares the gem for the diamond cutter. He places the heated solder caps in it to attach the diamond each time in a suitable position. Derived of the Dutch word 'verstelblok'. The equivalent English name of this tool is unknown.

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

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

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

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

The shoe knife is a full metal blade, approx. 15-25 cm long, which is used by the shoemaker to bevel the edges of leather and trim the edges of the sole. The cut is straight and is oblique in the plane of the blade.The blade is often wider towards the cutting end. It can also be concave lengthwise; in this way one avoids damaging the shoe when the edges of the sole are cut. Often the handle is wrapped in thin leather (1). Sometimes the knife itself is made from, for example, a metal strip from a packaging (eg MOT V 84.0056). There are also models with a wooden handle (eg MOT V 88.1549).This knife is used by other leather workers in addition to the shoemaker. For example, the bookbinder uses the knife to thin out the edges of the leather before they are folded over the cover. The basket maker sometimes uses a shoemaker's knife instead of a picking knife (basket maker). [MOT](1) SALAMAN 1986: 141.

Brush to apply shaving soap before shaving with a razor knife or safety razor. A shaving brush consists of a bundle of neck hair from the badger (1), pig bristles (formerly also horsehair), silk or nylon glued into a handle made of horn or bone, wood, metal, bakelite or plastic. The working part is conical or spherical. The shaving brush is first wetted with hot water and rubbed over the jar of solid shaving soap with circular movements. When using a shaving stick, it is rubbed over the beard to be shaved and brought to a light foamy layer with the wet shaving brush. Shaving cream or gel are sprayed onto the wet shaving brush. The brush is held in such a way that you grab the base of the hair with your fingers. The shaving cream is applied to the beard hair with back and forth movements or with pumping and twisting movements (2). [MOT] (1) The soft badger hairs have a high absorption capacity. (2) DE BROUWER & VAN LIEROP: 96-97.

Shears (approx. 30 cm long) which consist of one piece of hardened steel bent into a U shape, or two to three pieces of steel that are riveted. The triangular blades rub together when the shears are squeezed or left open. Sheep shears are used to cut sheep short and also for the further processing of wool (see also dog's and sheep trimmers). Sheep shears can also be used to cut grass borders (see also grass shears). See also the Japanese model of the embroiderie scissors. [MOT]

Before threshing, the farmer cuts loose the twine or straw that binds the sheaves with the sheaf-knife. The blade usually consists of a piece of a scythe blade. It is therefore often slightly curved with a broad back, ending in a point. The length of the blade varies from 12 to 20 cm and is inserted into a straight handle (approx. 10-20 cm). See also the thatching knife and the bale tie cutter. [MOT]