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Iron round or flat rod (approx. 40-100 cm) with a pointed end, bent or not bent, which is used to start the fire in a fireplace, in a stove, a heating boiler or an oven. Usually the poker ends in a hook or a ring with which it can be hung. For the fireplace or the kettle, there are sets with a poker, an oven-rake, a fire shovel (stoker) and clinker tongs or a pair of fire tongs. [MOT]

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

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

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

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

The polka hammer is a relatively light (1.7 to 2.5 kg) hand tool with one or two horizontal cuts to work softer stone types. Often used for surface finishing of panels and reliefs. For more technical information, see the Dutch page. [MOT]

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

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

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

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