Twibill
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006260
A short-handled hand tool for chopping out mortises, with a double-edged head carrying two long blades set in a T shape. It combines chopping and levering in one tool and is used in timber framing and in smaller work such as gate making. The larger French equivalent is the besaiguë.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-006260 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Carpentry |
| Translations | German: Twibill; Spanish: azuela de dos filos; French: bisaiguë |
Record as JSON
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"subject": "Carpentry",
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