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

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

The strip drawing knife

Wooden mallet used by the stone mason when working stone with chisels. It has an elongated, often slightly curved head. The direction of the wood fibres is perpendicular to the handle, which often has a spherical bulge at the bottom. Frequent use often creates wear in the form of a cavity. If the wear is too strong, the ends are sometimes shortened to create a new face. The lost weight is sometimes compensated by iron nails hit in the head. The hammer may also be fitted with two ferrules (1).  Sometimes vinegar wood is recommended for bluestone, palm wood for sandstone and beech wood for limestone (2). [MOT] (1) BESSAC: 161. (2) JELLEMA: 45.

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]

The stonemason's gouge is a metal chisel with single cutting edge and curved blade to carve rounded surfaces or details in stone. Similar to the carpenter’s carving gouge. [MOT]

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

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