Gene Selkov Aug 9, 2010:

exactly http://2.ly/cjrm (this also shows why it is called a saw)

walkerk Aug 9, 2010:

wow thanks everyone i wish i was a bit better at saw DIY!
would 'lame de grattoir a joints' just be the grout saw blade then? thanks

Richard Hedger Aug 8, 2010:

Grout removal tool, grout remover, grout saw, grout scraper....they are all valid for grattoir à joints. There are many ways to describe this tool.

Gene Selkov Aug 8, 2010:

OK. I take it, you don't like saws. I suggest you make this experiment. Go to a hardware store and ask for a "grout removal tool". This time, they will not stare at you. They will ask: "Which kind? The saw or the rotary bit?".

Jack Dunwell Aug 8, 2010:

Hello Gene well I'm prepared to learn Dremel do provide solutions to crossing the road of course, for us of diminished capabilities.And they are rather more a retail value-adder for home based toothbrush variants. "Grout saw" well I never!! What a wonder!

Gene Selkov Aug 8, 2010:

Dremel sells a hi-tech version of nails for scratching: http://2.ly/cjkj

Seriously, I have never heard anyone use other names for this tool besides "grout saw". If you go to a store and ask for a "grout scraper", they will stare at you. Test it in google:

"grout scraper": 941 results
"grout saw": 63,400 results

Jack Dunwell Aug 8, 2010:

Hello Gene That's interesting. Do they sell 2p nails for scratching out old grouting then?
Could be I suppose

Gene Selkov Aug 8, 2010:

la scie ou non Compare:

http://2.ly/cjjn and http://2.ly/share/cjjp

In fact, I bought them both at Home Depot and at Brico Dépôt, as I recall.

The tool is used to remove the old grout from the tile joints or to widen the joints where they are too narrow for grouting.

No, it is not a trowel. Trowels are used for spreading stuff; "grattoir" is a grinder, but we call it a saw.

Travelin Ann Aug 8, 2010:

Is it just a list? Or do you have a couple of sentences that include these items?
Thanks.