Fulling pliers

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The Walk pliers is a special pliers for walking of leather . It has two curved legs towards the bottom, which only have a corrugation at the lower end with the purpose that the leather is not damaged during fulling, as great pressure is exerted on the wet leather on both sides during this process. ( The corrugation at the ends in turn prevents the leather from slipping off the thighs. ) These thighs are connected to one another by a hinge , which is followed by the handles . Additionally on the lower leg there is a small block-like extension with a corrugation on the underside, which can be used like a small hammer in addition to the usual small hammer for hammering in whale nails or bags . In addition, the fulling pliers are used to pull damaged (i.e. bent) fulling nails or bags out of the model because they usually do not fulfill their task of holding the leather on the model.

This tool is mainly used in the shoemaker's trade, but is also used by orthopedic mechanics .

The shoemaker 's pliers are the same as the fulling pliers in terms of their function, but not their shape . In contrast to the fulling pliers, the legs are not bent. The broad, short legs can, however, also perform small blows on whale nails or bags.