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After painting glass rebates, there is always some paint on the glass. With the putty scraper, equipped with a safety or cutter blade, you can easily scrape the paint off the window. The blade of the putty scraper is kept almost parallel to the glass pane. Some models are used in the maintenance of a ceramic hob. The blade between which the blade is screwed is made of steel or plastic. The handle can be made of iron, wood or plastic. On some models, the interchangeable blades are safely stored in the handle. Because the cut is so sharp, the glass scraper is usually provided with a metal protective cap or you can slide the top part of the handle so that it sits over the blade. The knife of some models can be attached in different positions (perpendicular, straight and oblique) in relation to the handle. This way they can be used for other purposes. Eg. sharpening a pencil, as a knife, to remove ice, labels, chewing gum, etc. from hard surfaces such as glass, tile or cement. See also the cooper's...

The racer serves to cut grooves on the inside of the leather to facilitate folding. It is also used to draw stitching seams. The tool is always being pulled towards you. The racer consists of a thick (about 3.5 mm) iron, usually hook-shaped, blade (about 5.5 by 10 cm) of which the sloping side is bent to form a cutting U-shaped point. The working part sticks by means of a tang in a wooden handle (approx. 13 cm) that is reinforced with a ferrule. Another model consists of a flat iron bar with one or both ends bent into a scribe (1). The racer may also consist of a steel tweezer-shaped tool with hooked or non-hooked ends (2). One end is bent and cuts. The other end serves as a guide. With this model, a groove is cut parallel to the edge of the piece of leather. A screw adjusts the width (max. Approx. 2.5 cm) of the edge. To cut arcuate grooves in the grain side of a piece of leather, a compass race is used. Can be distinguished from the beam scribe. [MOT] (1) Eg. SALAMAN: 230. (2) Eg. SALAMAN:...

The putty knife is used to apply putty to glass rebates. There are different forms that are said to be regional. The blade can be pointed or blunt, stiff or springy, straight or curved. The house painter uses the putty knife, after priming the woodwork, to plug nail and screw holes with putty. A rather rare model has small slots in the blade (1), just like a glass cutter, to break off small pieces of glass. See also this coopers knife and the oyster knife. [MOT] (1) See JACKSON & DAY: 170 and SALAMAN 1976: 251.

See also the punch, buttonhole pliers and certain tongs of the sheet metal worker.

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The rag wringer is a device or hand tool with which you can easily wring out a mop. One model is a perforated metal container (approx. 20 cm wide; approx. 35 cm high) with a handle that can be hung over the edge of a bucket. The wet mop is put in and the lever is pushed down; two sturdy plastic parts now move down and squeeze the water out of the mop. A hanging model with wooden rollers is hooked around a bucket. By pressing the handle down, a roller on wheels moves towards a fixed roller to squeeze the water out of the mop. A model of similar construction is built into a bucket and is foot operated with a pedal. [MOT]

Very long rasp (approx. 120 cm; width up to 5 cm) with both ends ending or sticking in a handle. The tool is handled by two men when grating heavy red-hot iron. For example, when the axles of stretched vehicles are delivered in two pieces and the blacksmith has to weld them together at the correct length for the wheelwright. [MOT]

The ring dog is a heavy (1.5-4.5 kg) (1) pointed hook with one or two loose ring (s) (diameter approx. 11-15 cm; entire length 30-50 cm) to tilt trunks, to loosen a tree that has fallen on top of the other and sometimes to pull small stumps out of the ground (2). A wooden stake (1.50-2 m) is inserted into the ring with one end on the trunk. When it is pushed upwards, the point of the hook first protrudes into the wood, then the trunk tilts. When the latter could roll back, two men work together: the first holds back the piece while the other grabs it again. There are also adjustable models. The ring dog is mainly used in the forest. The cant hook is used at the workplace. See also the sappie. [MOT] (1) HILF: 407. (2) GAYER & FABRICIUS: 168; BOUCKAERT & POSKIN: 29.