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The stripping knife has almost the same shape as the stopping knife but the blade (approx. 2.5-12.5 cm) is stiff and less springy. This makes it easy to remove wallpaper, soaked with remover, or old paint layers pre-treated with paint stripper. Also in combination with a paint burner, the paint layers can be cut off with the stripping knife. [MOT]

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

The stove lid lifter is a hand tool for opening and closing the lid of stoves as well as pulling the ashtray and shaking the grid. It consists of a round rod with a flattened lip. The other end, which serves as a handle, may be hook-shaped. More technical information on the dutch version of this page. [MOT]

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

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

Small and light (approx. 300 gr) axe to break sugar, which used to be sold in large cone-shaped blocks. It is usually combined with a hammer to finely beaten the broken pieces of sugar. Sugar nippers were used for smaller pieces of sugar. [MOT]

The strip drawing knife

The sugar crusher is a metal pestle (approx. 15 cm) with a ring at one end and a flat, circular plate with studs on the other. You can use this to crush sugar into a glass of Gueuze beer. There is also a model where the ring has been replaced by the blade of a spoon. Modern versions are made of plastic and can also serve to squeeze a lemon slice into a soft drink (see also lime and lemon squeezers). [MOT]

This text can only be consulted in Dutch. See also the steel strapping pliers. [MOT]

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