Karst (tool)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Numerous hoe blade and karst types (below), Centro Etnográfico de Soutelo de Montes , Pontevedra

The karst , also two- / three-toothed , locally also hoe , is a tool with two (more rarely also three) stable prongs which are bent at right angles and which is derived from the hoe (hoe) .

Use, history and designs

So that you can also work with striking, the handle is not held in a spout, but rather like a hatchet in a forged house.

The Rebmann. Amann, The Book of Status , 1568

The karst was already used in ancient times to loosen the soil and harvest field crops. It was used in the Middle Ages as a handover symbol when awarding peasant goods and was considered a symbol of the peasant class until the twentieth century .

  • Karst, German

  • Karst, sharp-toothed, Spanish

  • light garden rake with rake blade and karst, also known as Heindl , especially in eastern Austria

  • Renchtal Karst with flat teeth

  • Renchtal-Karst, teeth triangularly profiled

Heraldry: The Karst as a coat of arms

See also

  • Krail , usually with four prongs, less robust and designed more for pulling than cutting work.

Web links

Commons : Hacken (Hauen, Karste)  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files