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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

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 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.

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

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

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]

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

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]