Tools having a shaped tip at one end and a blunt butt end at the other, which is usually struck by a hammer. They are used by applying repeated sudden impact or by continuous pressure to make indentations, pricks, or sometimes perforations in various materials. They are usually in the form of a steel rod with an end that may take a variety of shapes used for marking, blanking, decoration, driving in nails, enlarging an existing hole. An example of the application of punches is in medieval altarpieces. (en)
Gereedschap dat wordt gebruikt om inkepingen of gaten te maken in divers materiaal; meestal in de vorm van een stalen staaf waarvan het uiteinde verschillende vormen kan hebben. Worden gebruikt om te merken, uit te snijden of te versieren. (nl)