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The lifting tongs are a hand tool for carrying or towing relatively light tree trunks, telephone poles, etc. The lifting tongs for two men consists of two metal hooks that are hinged to each other and are attached to the center of a wooden stick (approx. 100-150 cm). Often the hooks can also rotate. The stick is grasped by two men walking on either side of the trunk. Due to the weight, the points stick into the wood. The pole should be about one meter longer than the center line of the trunks to prevent the legs of the porters from rubbing against it. The timber tongs for one man are a small tool (approx. 30 cm) with a number of interacting levers between handle and hooks (approx. 10 cm). It is operated by one man and is used to carry relatively short pieces. The tool can be distinguished from the tie tongs for rails and the wood hook. [MOT]

The timber scribe is used to mark trees to be felled by cutting a strip of bark, also to indicate - when unloading a ship - the number of beams of a raft (1). The timber scribe has a metal blade with a U-shaped end and a wooden or horn handle of 10-15 cm. One side of the U is sharp (cf. clog maker's scribe, beam scribe, rubber tapping knife). Some timber scribes have a foldable blade and some sort of plate to protect the hand. See also the hoof cleaning knife. [MOT] (1) JANSEN: 117.

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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]

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