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WOODEN MALLET [5 records]

Record 1 2012-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Woodworking
CONT

Wood carving... is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool(knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object.

OBS

In French, "hucherie" refers to the ancient art of carving wood furniture practised in the Middle Ages.

Key term(s)
  • woodcarving

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail du bois
DEF

Au Moyen Âge, art de faire des huches, des coffres et autres meubles, et de sculpter sur bois.

OBS

En anglais, le terme «wood carving» englobe la notion de hucherie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Games and Toys (General)
DEF

Small wooden work-bench with 6 different coloured pegs to hammer through holes using a wooden mallet.

OBS

Cobbler’s Bench™: A trademark of Playskool (Taiwan).

Key term(s)
  • Cobbler's Bench

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
DEF

Petit établi en bois avec 6 chevilles de couleurs différentes pour enfoncer dans des trous au moyen d'un maillet en bois.

OBS

Banc de cordonnierMC : Marque de commerce de la société Playskool, Taïwan.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Quarries
  • Ashlar and Building Stone (Quarrying)
CONT

Within the shanty, the slate splitter awaited the stock he would ultimately transform into astoundingly uniform slabs approximately three-sixteenth inches(3/16") in thickness. Perched on a low stool, the splitter was armed with a wooden mallet with iron rings at both ends and two or three thin flat iron chisels about three inches(3") wide at the wide end.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Carrières
  • Pierres de taille et moellons (Carrières)
OBS

Ouvrier spécialisé qui, travaillant au jour, transforme les bandes de schiste en répartons.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grinding (Machine-Tooling)
OBS

For further assurance that wheels have not been damaged, they should be suspended and tapped lightly with a screwdriver handle for small wheels or with a wooden mallet for larger wheels. If vitrified or silicate wheels are sound, they give a clear, metallic ring. Organic bonded wheels give a duller ring, and cracked wheels do not produce a ring. Wheels must be dry and free of sawdust before testing....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Meulage (Usinage)
OBS

Avant montage, "sonner" la meule avec un petit marteau pour s'assurer qu'elle n'est pas fêlée. Une meule non fêlée rend un son clair.

Spanish

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Record 5 1981-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Winemaking
OBS

Wooden mallet usually with a cane handle used to drive in or to loosen bungs of casks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie vinicole
OBS

Maillet en bois servant à bonder ou débonder les fûts en frappant la futaille.

Spanish

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