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Record 1 2002-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Equipment and Tools
  • Quarried Stone - Various
DEF

A piece of material (as wood or metal) tapering to a thin edge used for splitting wood or rocks ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
  • Pierres diverses (Carrières)
CONT

Les grandes dalles à convertir en ardoise peuvent aller jusqu'à deux mètres de long [...] On en tire, en moyenne, cent cinquante ardoises. Le quernage consiste, dans la carrière, à diviser et séparer ces blocs. Une scie intervient d’abord, à l'aide de laquelle l'ouvrier de fond ménage, sur la dalle à diviser, une entaille en forme de V. Un coin de fer y est inséré, sur lequel il va falloir cogner avec un maillet de bois : cette frappe entraîne la cassure, la dalle est séparée en deux morceaux.

Spanish

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