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There were two types of carpenters: “ti l’arti fina” (fine arts carpenter) who mainly built furniture, and “ti l’arti crossa” (raw art carpenter). The latter made large wooden constructions, such as carts, carriages, and various types of wagons. Different woods were used depending on the part of the cart. In the center of the area, we see the large tool called a grindstone, used for sharpening metal tools. Hanging on the wall to the left are planes for smoothing wood and reducing its thickness. In front of all the objects is a mechanical jack to allow the carpenter to make repairs to damaged carts.
A few steps further down the corridor, we encounter “lu scarparu” or the cobbler. Due to the widespread poverty of the period, people preferred repairing instead of buying new, and the cobbler spent most of his time as a shoemaker in a profession that was very popular before modernity. We see in his small space, just like it would have been in reality, wooden lasts for measuring feet while making shoes, and a series of other tools useful for his work. Still in the realm of repairs, behind us, we see some shards. Only a few of the jugs present are in their original state, except for the pins holding the pieces together. This is the work of the “conzalimmi,” or pot mender. About every two weeks, he would roam the streets of the village announcing his services aloud. His tools included a special drill called “trapanaturo” (used to bore holes in the edges of terracotta pieces) and wire to join the parts. Lime or later cement was used to fill the cracks. The ceramics could thus be reused for a long time. Continuing along this side of the corridor, we see old printing and mimeograph materials.
In the corner ahead, we see a “fauci,” a sickle with a short handle and smooth blade used for manually cutting wheat or other cereals. In the other corner of the room, we conclude with some agricultural tools. The large hay sickles on the left, called “faucioni.” Hanging from the handle of one of these is a cane finger guard to prevent cutting oneself during the scything. Besides some pitchforks, we see stone tools on the ground: a mortar for crushing grain and cereals, a stone ball that might have been a catapult ball used in the Messapian era, and a roller. The latter two tools were used to prepare flat land or create small basins called “aie” in the dialect. One could proceed by shaking olive tree branches with bifurcated sticks. The olives that fell onto the flat ground or into the “aie” were more easily found and collected, a task usually done by women.