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Railway workers can easily move railroad ties or sleepers with these carrying tongs. The jaws are adapted to the load as there are carrying tongs for road curbs, crucibles, railroad tracks, etc. The arms move away from each other so that they automatically clamp when the tool is lifted. These tongs are one of the few tongs that are handled by two people. See also the two handled lifting tongs of a lumberman. [MOT]

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The toe knife is usually a full metal blade without handle, with a long straight cut (between 15 and 35 cm); there is also a model with handle and a short (approx. 7 cm) active part. The back of the toe knife is wide (5 mm), so that the farrier can hit it with his shoeing hammer. With the knife, the excess horn is cut away from the horse's hoof. Thus, the hoof is prepared for attaching a horseshoe. As for shape, confusion is possible with a mason's tool to cut bricks to size. See also horse rasp. [MOT]

The farmer can pull out weeds with long, deep roots such as thistles with these thistle tongs. These large wooden tongs (approx. 90 cm) often have ribbed jaws for a better grip. They are placed on the plant and carefully pulled out. The roots are often very deep and break easily. It is therefore best to perform this work when the soil is very moist and gives a little bit. See also this weed extractor and the thistle spud. [MOT]

Sometimes the roof tiler has to remove a piece of a roof tile in order to install it. He often does this with a trowel (see mason's trowel), although that is not an ideal treatment for that tool. Some tilers therefore use pliers that resemble large carpenter's pincers. However, the rafter has narrower jaws, which do not close completely because a rod between the arms keeps them at a certain distance from each other. Often one arm ends in a hook to hang the pliers from a roof bar when not in use. See also tile pincers and marble pincers. [MOT]