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MASONS BIT SLEDGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Quarrying Tools and Machinery
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mallet
1, record 1, English, mallet
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hammer 2, record 1, English, hammer
correct
- mason's bit sledge 3, record 1, English, mason%27s%20bit%20sledge
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The making of slates is still performed by hand using chisel and mallet. Big slabs are split into separate slates, the thickness of which varies with the size required and the quality of the rock. 1, record 1, English, - mallet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Slate can be split into parallel-sided sheets .... The large quarried blocks are divided into slabs weighing up to one or one and a half tons. These are divided into smaller blocks about three inches thick and approximately of the required size; these in turn are split by hammer and broad chisel into the desired number of slates, varying in thickness from one-sixth to one-third of an inch, and trimmed to a rectangular shape. 2, record 1, English, - mallet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sledge: Sledgehammer. 4, record 1, English, - mallet
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et machinerie (Carrières)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maillet fendeur
1, record 1, French, maillet%20fendeur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maillet 1, record 1, French, maillet
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Watrin, dans ses «Ardoisières des Ardennes», nous décrit [...] le travail: «L'ouvrier se sert d'un ciseau en fer [...] Il dresse le morceau de pierre [...] puis il place le ciseau [...] au milieu de l'épaisseur et, à l'aide d'un maillet en bois, il frappe sur le ciseau à petits coups, de façon à amorcer la fente.» 1, record 1, French, - maillet%20fendeur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Légende] Monsieur Émile Boquet, fendeur aux Ardoisières de Rimogne (Ardennes). Dans ses mains le maillet fendeur et le ciseau allongé. 1, record 1, French, - maillet%20fendeur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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