The latter photograph has been uncritically accepted by many historians as documentation of the actual event, although a closer examination reveals that the wire-cutters are made out of wood.
en.wikipedia.org Barbed wire was sometimes only cut partially, with the remaining strands broken by hand to muffle the tell-tale snip of wire-cutters.
en.wikipedia.org Meanwhile, toting wire-cutters and secateurs, he sawed and sliced his way along paths which were often overgrown or blocked, so as to write up a walk for his magazine.
www.telegraph.co.uk Grab a hammer and wire-cutters and a take a leisurely afternoon walk around your fences.
www.horsetalk.co.nz Popular traditional arts are mainly in pottery, basketry (such as Tonga baskets), stools, fabrics, mats, wooden carvings, ivory carvings, wire craft and copper crafts.
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