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The text on the clinch cutter of a shoeing smith can only be consulted in Dutch. [MOT]

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

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

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

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

The cleaving iron or froe is used to split laths and staves. When the trunk is sawn into pieces, the craftsman splits a piece into four or eight with a splitting wedge or with a splitting wedge with handle. Depending on the thickness of the triangular cross-section pieces obtained and the type of laths, these pieces are first divided into two or four with a straight froe or with a hollow froe. To do this, they are clamped in a wooden frame (1). The blade is placed on the cross-section and beaten with a wooden froe-maul. The stem is then pulled down so that the gap widens and the tool can be pushed into it. Then those pieces are split further with a straight froe that is usually less thick and sharper than the first. It is handled in the same way, but the craftsman usually does not use a hammer to drive the tool into the wood. When the lath gets too thick or too thin, he pulls or pushes the stem down or up to cut into the wood. The laths can be split quarter-hourly or flat, i.e. radially...

The cigar cutter is a hand tool that is used to cut the tip of a cigar before lighting it. It can be small scissors (about 6-10 cm) with two crescent-shaped blades or one of which has a round cutout and the other a concave cut. Another model has a blade with a round cutout - where the tip of the cigar fits - and a straight cutting blade that can be moved along the cutout using the lever principle. There is also the option of making a V-shaped cutout at the mouth end of the cigar. Sometimes this last model is combined with a cigar box opener or it is part of a pocket knife. [MOT]

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

Hand tool that is very similar to the timber scribe and the beam scribe and is used by the clog maker to decorate the clogs. See also hoof cleaning knife. [MOT]

The description of the axe of a clog maker is available in Dutch.