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The putty knife is used to apply putty to glass rebates. There are different forms that are said to be regional. The blade can be pointed or blunt, stiff or springy, straight or curved. The house painter uses the putty knife, after priming the woodwork, to plug nail and screw holes with putty. A rather rare model has small slots in the blade (1), just like a glass cutter, to break off small pieces of glass. See also this coopers knife and the oyster knife. [MOT] (1) See JACKSON & DAY: 170 and SALAMAN 1976: 251.

Hammer (approx. 600-1000 gr) of which the cylindrical head (approx. 7-8 cm diameter) is made of leather, with a metal intermediate piece. It is often possible to screw caps of different materials (rubber, nylon) onto the intermediate piece. The handle is made of wood, plastic or metal. Another lighter model has a cylindrical head that is completely wrapped in leather. The leather hammer is used for machining material whose surface must not be damaged. See also nylon face hammer and rubber face hammer. [MOT]

The rattail (1) is a cone-shaped or cylindrical file or rasp. The first is to sharpen some saws with large teeth, eg a pit saw, the second is to clean small holes or arcs.This hand tool can be distinguished from the drill saw. [MOT] (1) Also ramasse (e.g. N.L.I.) to indicate the long cylindrical rasp that widened the cavity for the ramrod of the rifle

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The racer serves to cut grooves on the inside of the leather to facilitate folding. It is also used to draw stitching seams. The tool is always being pulled towards you. The racer consists of a thick (about 3.5 mm) iron, usually hook-shaped, blade (about 5.5 by 10 cm) of which the sloping side is bent to form a cutting U-shaped point. The working part sticks by means of a tang in a wooden handle (approx. 13 cm) that is reinforced with a ferrule. Another model consists of a flat iron bar with one or both ends bent into a scribe (1). The racer may also consist of a steel tweezer-shaped tool with hooked or non-hooked ends (2). One end is bent and cuts. The other end serves as a guide. With this model, a groove is cut parallel to the edge of the piece of leather. A screw adjusts the width (max. Approx. 2.5 cm) of the edge. To cut arcuate grooves in the grain side of a piece of leather, a compass race is used. Can be distinguished from the beam scribe. [MOT] (1) Eg. SALAMAN: 230. (2) Eg. SALAMAN:...

The rag wringer is a device or hand tool with which you can easily wring out a mop. One model is a perforated metal container (approx. 20 cm wide; approx. 35 cm high) with a handle that can be hung over the edge of a bucket. The wet mop is put in and the lever is pushed down; two sturdy plastic parts now move down and squeeze the water out of the mop. A hanging model with wooden rollers is hooked around a bucket. By pressing the handle down, a roller on wheels moves towards a fixed roller to squeeze the water out of the mop. A model of similar construction is built into a bucket and is foot operated with a pedal. [MOT]