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2. Cant hook - Wikipedia

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   A modern cant hook. A log driver using a peavey. A cant hook or pike or a hooked pike is a traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook called a dog at one end, used for handling and turning logs and cants, especially in sawmills.

3. Tongs - Wikipedia

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   Tongs are a type of tool used to grip and lift objects instead of holding them directly with hands. There are many forms of tongs adapted to their specific use. Design variations include resting points so that the working end of the tongs does not come into contact with a bench surface. [1] The first pair of tongs belongs to the Egyptians.

4. Lewis (lifting appliance) - Wikipedia

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   The external lewis, kerb lifter or slab lifter is a type of lifting device used in the stonemasonry trade since Medieval times. The external lewis was originally shaped like a pair of scissor-tongs, and swung from a treadwheel crane. [3] This type of tong device has been known as dogs and the holes in the stone as dog holes for many centuries.

5. List of food preparation utensils - Wikipedia

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   Used for lifting or turning food during cooking Flour sifter: Blends flour with other ingredients and aerates it in the process. [4] Food mill: Used to mash or sieve soft foods. Typically consists of a bowl, a plate with holes like a colander, and a crank with a bent metal blade which crushes the food and forces it through the holes. Funnel

6. Hook (hand tool) - Wikipedia

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   Longshoremen carried various types of hooks depending on the cargo they would handle. Cargo could come in the form of bales, sacks, barrels, wood crates, or it could be stowed individually in the cargo hold of the ship. The primary function of the hook was to protect the hands of the longshoreman from being injured while handling the cargo.

7. Firewood - Wikipedia

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   Stack of firewood next to a building Stack of split firewood and a splitting maul, Czech Republic. Firewood is any wooden material that is gathered and used for fuel.Generally, firewood is not heavily processed and is in some sort of recognizable log or branch form, compared to other forms of wood fuel like pellets.