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Wooden hammer with a metal plate on the track, on which a pattern of small nails is attached; those nails can form letters or a figure. The tanner marks the skins with the stamp hammer: when beating the nails, they make holes in the animal skin. See also the marking hammer of a lumberman. [MOT]

A mane comb is a short comb with long thick teeth (approx. 2 - 3.5 cm long, 1 mm thick) made of horn, bronze, copper or aluminum that removes dust and straw from the mane of a horse; it is not recommended to use this tool on the tail as it would rip out the hair (1). A special model is mounted on a short perpendicular handle (2). See also the currycomb which is sometimes combined. [MOT] (1) BENOIST-GIRONIERE: 114. (2) Nouveau Larousse Illustré: s.v. peigne.

Leatherworker's shears (approx. 20 cm), one blade of which is rectangular (approx. 8 cm by 1 cm). The jaws are always kept perpendicular to the material to prevent irregular cutting edges in the leather. [MOT]

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

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

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

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

The mortise chisel is a wood chisel with one bevel and a neck. Its iron is thicker than it is wide and usually tapers a bit at the wooden handle so that it does not get stuck. There are different widths, about 0.1 to 2 cm. The carpenter uses the chisel to cut out pinholes. The narrowest chisel (1-3 mm) makes it possible to dig a groove or very narrow holes, for example for a hinge (to be inserted). He is hit with the hammer. The turner also uses a chisel, but without a neck, to make grooves. See also the hinge chisel. [MOT]

Single mortise axe of a carpenter. For more information see the dutch version.

Hand tool with a flat and slightly L-shaped blade (approx. 7 cm by 7 cm) with a pointed tip, which has a fold on the back and front, and which is fixed in a wooden or plastic handle. It is used in the garden to remove dirt and weeds between tiles and stones (see also this tool); it can be used by pulling and pushing. With the back of the blade you can also scrape off soil from shovels or spades. See also this hand hook. [MOT]