Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

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Default Postures and Orientations

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Field Divisions

Per Chevron: Roots to base

Ordinaries

Bend: Segreant (rampant wings addorsed) (Bend Engouled by Dragons); rampant (Bend Sinister Engouled by Lions); palewise, point to base (Bend Transfixed by Three Closing Nails)
Cross: Crosswise
Saltire: Saltirewise
Saltorel: Saltirewise

Shapes & Symbols

Ankh: Crosswise
Annulet: Crosswise
Billet: Upright
Card-Pique: Palewise (Card-Pique); point to chief (Card-Pique)
Chi-Rho: Upright
Compass Rose: Highlighted point to chief
Compass Star: One point to chief
Cornice: One point to chief
Crampon: Palewise
Cross (Charge): Crosswise (Greek Cross, Coptic Cross, Latin Cross Patonce, Cross Potent Conjoined to an Annulet, Latin Cross or Passion Cross, Cross Formy Fitchy At The Foot, Cross Fitchy, Cross Fourchy, Russian Orthodox Cross, Cross Crescenty, Cross Glandular, Cross Formy Calvary, Latin Cross Flory, Cross Crosslet Voided, Cross Capital, Latin Cross Couped, Ragged Cross, Cross Clechy Voided, Cross Of Jerusalem, Cross Potent Voided, Cross Pointed Voided, Cross Formy Double-Pommeled at the Foot, Doubled Cross, Canterbury Cross, Cross Swallowtailed Voided, Latin Cross Pomelly, Cross Alisée, Cross Barby, Cross Moline Disjointed, Cross of St. Brigid, Latin Cross Bottony, Cross Annuletty, Cross Of Lorraine, Cross Miller, Latin Cross Clechy, Cross Formy Fitchy at All Ends, Bowen Cross, Cross Pointed Voided Pometty, Cross Clechy, Cross Bottony Fitchy, Equal-Armed Celtic Cross, Cross Of Santiago, Cross Formy Fitchy, Norse Sun-Cross, Cross Pointed, Patriarchal Cross, Cross Doubly Pommeled, Cross Énchancré, Cross Floretty, Key Cross, Cross Swallowtailed, Cross Of Calvary, Cross Potent, Maltese Cross, Cross Patonce, Avellane Cross, Cross Of Calatrava, Cross Pomelly, Cross Crosslet, Cross Bottony, Celtic Cross, Cross Flory, Cross Of Toulouse, Cross Crosslet Fitchy, Cross Moline); crosswise, upright (Wooden Latin Cross Couped); crosswise throughout (Cross Rayonnant)
Delf: Flat side to base
Ermine Spot: Crosswise
Escarbuncle: One arm to chief
Fylfot: Crosswise
Heart: Point to base
Knot: Ends in fess (Stafford Knot); one loop to chief (Trefoil Knot, Quatrefoil Knot); two loops to chief (Heneage Knot); one point to chief (Lacy Knot); crosswise (Lacy Knot); free ends to base (Agemaki Knot); center loop to chief (Hungerford Knot); fesswise (Wake Knot or Ormonde Knot)
Lozenge: One point to chief (Three Lozenges Conjoined In Pall, Lozenge Ployé, Lozenge Pometty, Lozenge); crosswise (Cross of Four Lozenges)
Mandorla: Points to chief and base
Mascle: One point to chief
Masculyn: One point to chief
Mullet: One point to chief
Nailpuller: One point to chief
Polygon: Flat side to base
Rogacina: Point to chief
Roundel: Delf with flat side to base
Rustre: One point to chief
Spur-Rowel: One point to chief
Star of David: One point to chief
Tortoise-Shell Plate: Point to chief
Triangle: One point to chief (Triangle Voided, Triangle, Triangle Inverted Voided Bottony); flat side to base (Three Triangles Two and One Conjoined, Three Triangles One and Two Conjoined)
Triquetra: One point to chief
Umebachi: One circle to chief
Valknut: Points to chief
Well Frame: One corner to chief

The World & Heavens

Cloud: Fesswise (Cloud); rays to base (Thunder-Cloud)
Comet: Palewise, tail to base
Crescent: Horns open to chief
Estoile: One point to chief
Flame: Tongues extending to chief
Lightning: Palewise
Moon: Points to dexter if “increscent,” or to sinister if “decrescent” (Increscent Moon); affronty (Moon In Her Plenitude)
Mount: Issuant from base
Mountain: Issuant from base
Rainbow: Fesswise enarched to chief
Sunburst: Rays to chief
Thunderbolt: Flame palewise, wings fesswise, lightning in saltire
Wind: Upright, facing dexter

Plants

Acanthus: Stem to base
Acorn: Stem to chief
Aloe Vera: Points to chief
Angemme: Affronty
Apple: Stem to chief (Apple Sprig, Apple Slipped and Leaved Inverted, Apple Slipped and Leaved, Apple); fruit to chief (Apple Tree)
Ash: Roots to base
Aspen: Stem to base
Bamboo: Palewise
Banana: Stem to chief
Bean: Stem to chief (Beanpod); unclear (Bean)
Beech: Stem to base
Belladona: Upright
Birch: Stem to base
Blackberry: Stems to base
Borage: Blossom affronty
Branch: Palewise
Broom: Pods to chief
Cabbage: Stem to base
Carrot: Stem to chief
Cattail: Upright
Chrysanthemum: Affronty (Chrysanthemum of 14 Petals, Chrysanthemum of 12 Petals); stem to base (Chrysanthemum Leaf)
Cinquefoil: One point to chief
Citron: Stem to chief
Clove: Palewise, tips to chief
Columbine: Pendent to dexter
Créquier: Roots to base
Cucumber: Stem to chief
Daisy: Affronty
Dandelion: Affronty
Dogwood: Affronty
Eggplant: Fruit with stems to chief; plant with roots to base
Eidelweiss: Blossom affronty
Elder: Stem to base
Elderflower: Stem to base
Fig: Stem to base
Flax: Stem to base
Fleur de Lys: Point to chief
Foxglove: Stem to base
Garlic: Bulb to base
Gentian: Blossoms to chief
Gillyflower: Affronty, or nearly so
Ginger: Palewise
Ginkgo: Stem to base
Gourd: Stem to chief
Grape: Stem to base (Grape Vine, Grape Leaf, Bunch of Grapes); stem to chief (Bunch of Grapes Slipped and Leaved)
Hazel: Stem to base
Heather: Stem to base
Hemp: Stem to base
Holly: Stem to base
Hop: Stem to chief
Ivy: Stem to base
Juniper: Stem to base
Lady's Mantle: Stem to base
Laurel: Tips to chief (Laurel Wreath); stem to base (Laurel Leaf)
Lavender: Stem to base
Leek: Bulb to base
Lemon: Stem to chief
Lettuce: Roots to base
Lilac: Stem to base
Lily: Stem to base
Linden: Stem to base (Linden Leaf Issuant from a Ragged Staff, Linden Leaf Inverted, Linden Branch, Linden Branch of Three Leaves Throughout Bendwise, Linden Leaf Inverted Slipped to Base, Linden Tree Eradicated, Linden Branch Twined on Itself, Linden Leaf); roots to base (Linden Tree, Linden Tree Issuant from Base, Linden Tree Eradicated); in pall (Three Linden Leaves Conjoined In Pall)
Lotus: Affronty
Magnolia: Upright
Maize: Stem to base
Mallow: Roots to base
Mandrake: Affronty, feet to base
Maple: Stem to base
Marigold: Unknown
Mistletoe: Stem to base
Mushroom: Stem to base
Nesselblatt: One large point to base
Nettle: Stem to base
Nopal: Stem to base
Oak: Stem to base (Oak Sprig, Six Oak Leaves In Annulo, Oak Sprig Fructed, Oak Leaf); roots to base (Oak Tree Eradicated, Oak Tree, Oak Tree Fructed, Oak Tree Fructed and Eradicated)
Octofoil: One point to chief
Olive: Palewise
Onion: Bulb to base
Palm: Palewise, leaves to chief
Pea: Stem to base
Pear: Stem to chief (Pear Slipped and Leaved, Pear); trunk to base (Pear Tree)
Peony: Blossom affronty
Pepper: Stem to chief
Pine: Roots to base
Plane: Roots to base
Pomegranate: Stem to base
Poplar: Stem to base
Pumpkin: Stem to chief
Quatrefoil: One point to chief
Quince: Stem to base
Radish: Upright
Rose: Blossom affronty
Rowan: Stem to base (Sprig of Rowan Leaves, Cluster of Rowan Berries); roots to base (Rowan Tree, Rowan Tree Eradicated)
Rue: Stem to base
Seeblatt: Opening to chief
Sexfoil: One point to chief
Shamrock: Slip to base
Sprig: Stem to base
Star-of-Bethlehem: One point to chief
Strawberry: Stem to base (Strawberry Leaf); stem to chief (Strawberry); roots to base (Strawberry Plant)
Sunflower: Affronty
Tabacco: Palewise
Teazel: Stem to base
Thistle: Palewise, in profile; slipped and leaved by default
Thorn: Roots to base
Tree: Roots to base
Trefoil: Slip to base
Trillium: One point to base (Trillium); affronty, one large petal to base (Trillium Barbed and Seeded)
Tulip: Stem to base
Turnip: Roots to base
Walnut: Seam palewise
Wheat: Stems to base (Sheaf of Wheat, Garb of Wheat); stem to base (Ear of Wheat, Stalk of Wheat)
Willow: Roots to base
Wood Sorrel: Blossoms affronty; stems to base
Wreath: In annulo

Invertebrates

Bee: Volant in arrière
Butterfly: Volant in arrière
Cicada: Tergiant
Claw: Tergiant
Crab: Tergiant
Crayfish: Tergiant
Cricket: Statant
Dragonfly: Volant in arrière
Grasshopper: Statant
Ladybird: Tergiant
Lobster: Tergiant
Moth: Volant in arrière
Prawn: Tergiant
Scorpion: Tergiant
Slug: Facing dexter
Snail: Facing dexter (Snail, Snail Erect); opening to dexter chief (Snail Shell)
Spider: Tergiant
Stag Beetle: Tergiant
Wasp: Volant in arrière

Fishes

Barbel: Naiant
Calamarie: Tentacles to chief
Carp: Naiant
Catfish: Naiant
Chabot: Tergiant
Dolphin: Naiant
Eel: Naiant
Escallop: Hinge to chief
Fish: Naiant
Goldfish: Naiant
Lucy: Naiant
Manatee: Naiant
Monkfish: Tergiant
Polypus: Tentacles to base
Salmon: Naiant
Sea-Bear: Erect
Sea-Boar: Erect
Sea-Dog: Erect
Sea-Dragon: Erect
Sea-Fox: Erect
Sea-Goat: Erect
Sea-Horse: Erect
Sea-Lion: Erect
Sea-Monster: Erect
Sea-Otter: Erect
Sea-Tortoise: Tergiant palewise
Sea-Wolf: Erect
Stockfish: Tergiant
Trout: Naiant
Turbot: Tergiant
Whale: Naiant
Whelk: Point to base

Reptiles

Basilisk: Statant, wings addorsed
Caduceus: Upright
Caldera Gringolada: Upright
Chameleon: Statant
Cockatrice: Statant wings addorsed
Dragon: Segreant (rampant wings addorsed)
Frog: Tergiant
Hydra: Segreant (rampant wings addorsed)
Rod of Asclepius: Upright
Salamander: Statant
Toad: Tergiant
Tortoise: Tergiant
Wyvern: Statant, wings addorsed (Wyvern Dexter Forepaw Raised, Wyvern Sejant Erect Affronty Wings Displayed, Wyvern Passant, Wyvern Tail Nowed, Wyvern Erect Wings Displayed, Wyvern Wings Displayed, Wyvern Erect, Wyvern); sejant or statant, considered equivalent for wyverns (Wyvern Wings Displayed)

Birds

Alerion: Displayed
Auk: Close
Bat: Displayed guardant
Bird: Palewise, claws to base (Bird's Jambe Conjoined to a Wing, Bird's Jambe Conjoined to a Wing Involved, Bird's Jambe Erased, Bird's Jambe Couped); close (Bird Rising Regardant Wings Addorsed, Bird Rising Wings Addorsed, Bird Volant Wings Addorsed, Bird Rising, Bird)
Cock: Close
Cormorant: Close
Coxcomb: Fringe to chief
Crane: Close, typically drawn with one leg raised, frequently shown holding a rock, which may be blazoned “in its vigilance”
Crow: Close
Dove: Close
Duck: Close
Eagle: Displayed (Eagle Striking, Eagle Trussing an Infant, Double-headed Eagle, Eagle’s Head Couped, Eagle's Leg Erased, Eagle Rising, Eagle’s Head Erased, Double-Headed Eagle, Eagle); palewise, claws to base (Eagle's Leg Erased Grasping A Fish, Eagle's Leg Erased)
Egg: Palewise
Falcon: Close
Feather: Quill to base
Flamingo: Close
Goose: Close
Hawk: Close
Hen: Close (Hen); statant close (Hen)
Heron: Statant close
Hummingbird: Close
Lure: Cord to chief
Magpie: Close
Martlet: Close
Merlette: Close
Moorcock: Close
Ostrich: Close
Owl: Close guardant
Panache: Quills to base
Peacock: Close (Peacock One Leg Raised, Peacock In His Pride, Peacock); quill to base (Peacock Sword Feather, Peacock Feather)
Pelican: Close
Penguin: Statant close
Pheasant: Close
Phoenix: Displayed (Phoenix); displayed; always shown rising from flames (Phoenix)
Pigeon: Close
Poppinjay: Close
Porphyrio: Close
Puffin: Close
Raven: Close
Robin: Close
Stork: Close
Swan: Rousant
Titmouse: Close
Turkeycock: Statant close, tail displayed
Vol: Displayed
Wing: Dexter wing displayed (Wing Conjoined to a Hand, Wing); displayed inverted (Wings Conjoined In Lure); volant in arrière (Bee's Wing)
Wood Cock: Close

Beasts

Badger: Statant
Bear: Upright, claws to dexter
Boar: Upright, facing dexter
Buffalo: Point to chief
Elephant: Statant
Fang: Point to base
Fleece: Feet down, head to dexter
Griffin: Rampant, blazoned “segreant”
Hedgehog: Statant
Ibex: Point to chief
Keythong: Rampant
Lamb: Passant
Leopard: Rampant
Lion: Rampant (Lion Collared and Chained, Lion Sejant in a Chair Maintaining a Pole Axe, Lion Statant Guardant, Winged Lion Passant Regardant, Lion Coward, Lion Sejant Affronty, Lion Sejant Erect Regardant, Lion Sejant Affronty Queue Fourchy, Lion Sejant Guardant, Lion Courant, Lion Guardant, Lion Passant Reguardant, Winged Lion Salient, Winged Lion Segreant, Lion with Paw Upturned, Lion Sejant Regardant, Lion Vulned, Lion's Head Couped, Lion Double Queued, Winged Lion Passant, Lion Dormant, Lion Sejant Dexter Forepaw Raised, Lion Salient Tail Nowed, Lion's Head Jessant-de-Lys, Lion Regardant, Lion Queue Nowed, Lion Sejant Erect, Lion Couchant Head Lowered, Lion's Head Cabossed, Lion Couchant, Lion Queue Fourchy, Lion Statant, Lion Salient, Lion Sejant, Lion's Head Erased, Lion Queue Forchy, Lion Passant Guardant, Lion Passant, Lion's Queue Couped, Lion); claws to chief (Lion's Jambe Erased, Lion's Jambe Couped)
Lion-Dragon: Sejant
Otter: Statant, perhaps; best to blazon explicitly
Ounce: Rampant
Pawprint: Toes to chief
Porcupine: Statant
Rabbit: Sejant
Ram: Point to chief
Rhinoceros: Statant
Squirrel: Sejant erect
Stag: Horns to chief
Unicorn: Rampant

Arm: Dexter arm, hand to chief (Arm in Armor Embowed, Arm Fesswise Maintaining A Club, Two Arms Issuant with Hands Clasped, Arm Vested Fesswise Maintaining a Gemmed Ring, Arm Couped, Arm Couped Maintaining a Dagger, Arm Vested Fesswise With A Hand Of Benediction, Cubit Arm in Armor, Arm Vested, Two Arms Vested Issuant with Hands Clasped, Arm In Armor Fesswise Embowed Brandishing A Sword, Arm Vested Fesswise, Arm Embowed Maintaining a Scimitar, Arm Couped with Fingers Extended, Arm Fesswise Couped Maintaining A Scarf, Arm Embowed); dexter arm, hand to chief, fingers clenched (Cubit Arm, Cubit Arm Vested, Cubit Arm with Fingers Extended)
Beard: Upright
Bone: Always shown in pairs issuant from the sides of the field (Three Pairs of Rib Bones); palewise (Bone, Two Bones In Cross)
Eye: Fesswise
Foot: Upright, toes to dexter (Foot Couped); palewise, claws to base (Eagle's Foot Couped, Bird's Foot); close (Duck's Foot)
Hand: Dexter hand apaumy, fingers to chief (Hand Issuant from a Cloud, Hand of Benediction, Pair of Hands, Hand with Middle Finger Extended, Hand Couped Maintaining a Quill Pen, Hand Couped Close, Hand Erased, Clawed Hand Aversed, Hand Couped); fesswise (Foi)
Head: Affronty
Leg: Dexter leg, foot to base
Mask: Upright (Mummer's Mask, Visard Mask, Tragedy Mask, Comedy Mask); fesswise (Domino Mask)
Skeleton: Upright affronty
Skull: Cabossed
Tail: Rampant
Testicles: Points to dexter chief
Tusk: Statant

People

Angel: Statant affronty, wings displayed (Angel Armed, Angel); statant affronty (Angel Volant With a Scroll Issuant From Its Mouth, Angel Statant Upon A Cloud)
Breast: Affronty
Centaur: Erect
Cherub: Affronty
Child: Statant affronty
Crucifix: Crosswise, upright
Dextrochère: Dexter arm fesswise embowed
Fist: Dexter hand, fingers to chief
Fool: Affronty
Footprint: Toes to chief
Frauenadler: Affronty guardant displayed
Gorgon: Affronty
Harpy: Close guardant
Hercules: Statant affronty
Janus: Upright, facing both ways
Man: Statant affronty (Man Robed, Armed Demi-Man Drawing a Bow, Man In A Boat Holding Arrows Inverted, Man Vested and Maintaining a Scythe, Armed Man, Man Seated Upon a Throne, Nude Man, Demi-Man Vested, Hooded Man Maintaining a Bowl and Staff, Man Hooded and Robed with Arms Extended, Man Vested, Moor's Head Couped at the Shoulders); facing dexter (Man's Head Couped, Man's Head Couped at the Shoulders, Man's Head Couped at the Shoulders Wearing a Hat, Hooded Man's Head Couped at the Shoulders, Man's Head Couped Maintaining a Crown, Man's Head Cabossed, Man's Head Wearing a Hat Issuant from Base, Savage's Head Affronty, Man's Head Couped Maintaining a Hat)
Melusine: Erect affronty
Mermaid: Erect affronty
Merman: Erect affronty
Monk: Statant affronty
Moor: Statant affronty (Moor's Head Couped Maintaining a Crown, Moor Passant, Moor's Head Couped); facing dexter (Moor's Head Couped)
Saracen: Facing dexter
Savage: Facing dexter
Seraph: Affronty
Tooth: Roots to base
Tress: End to base
Viking: Statant affronty
Woman: Statant affronty
Wound: Gouty to base

Food

Amphora: Upright
Barrel: Fesswise
Beaker: Upright
Bottle: Upright
Bowl: Upright, in profile or three-quarter view
Bread: Fesswise
Cauldron: Upright
Chalice: Palewise
Cheese: Fesswise (Wheel of Cheese); if a wedge, point to dexter (Wedge of Cheese)
Churn: Found in period with handle to base (Churning Staff); plunger to chief (Butter Churn)
Cleaver: Handle to base, cutting to dexter
Cornucopia: Palewise opening to chief
Costrel: Opening to chief (Leather Costrel, Wooden Costrel, Costrel); upright (Leather Bottle)
Cup: Upright
Drinking Horn: Curving to dexter, opening to chief
Flask: Opening to chief
Fleshpot: Opening to chief
Fork: Palewise, handle to base
Funnel: Upright, spout to base
Goblet: Upright
Grater: Palewise
Gridiron: Handle to base
Ham: Meaty end to dexter, foot to sinister
Kettle: Opening to chief
Kettle Hook: Triangular, point to base
Knife: Point to chief, cutting to dexter
Ladle: Fesswise, handle to sinister
Mash Rake: Handle to base
Mortar: Aiming to dexter
Oven: Dome to chief
Pan: Palewise, handle to base
Peel: Palewise, handle to base
Pie: Palewise, perhaps somewhat trian
Pitcher: Palewise, spout to dexter
Platter: Affronty or three-quarter view
Pot: Palewise, spout to dexter (Spouted Pot); upright (Footed Pot)
Salt Barrel: Opening to top
Saltcellar: Palewise (Covered Saltcellar Shedding Salt, Covered Saltcellar); upright (Covered Saltcellar Shedding Salt)
Scoop: Bucket to chief, opening to dexter
Skimmer: Palewise, handle to chief
Spit: Point to chief
Spoon: Palewise, handle to base
Tankard: Upright
Trammel Hook: Palewise
Trivet: In annulo, all three legs visible

Clothing

Angles: Two braced in pale
Bag: Opening to chief
Belt: Buckle to chief
Bobbin: Palewise, threaded end to chief
Boot: Sole to base, toe to dexter
Breeches: Legs to base
Broach: Point to chief
Brogue: Upright, toe to dexter
Brush: Handle to base
Button: Unknown
Bycocket: Upright
Cap: Brim to base (Jester's Cap); upright, tails to sinister (Albanian Cap, Cap of Maintenance); upright (Cap of Mercury, Phrygian Cap)
Collar: In annulo
Comb: Fesswise (Comb); teeth to base (Hair Comb)
Crown: Fesswise (Crown of Mullets, Crown, Crown Vallary, Crown of Grass, Dovetailed Crown, Crown of Leaves, Crown of Myrtle, Naval Crown, Triumphal Crown, Crown of Three Points, Embattled Crown Gemmed, Crown of Oak Leaves, Imperial Crown, Pearled Crown, Saxon Crown, Embattled Crown, Baronial Crown, Crown Flory, Eastern Crown); upright (Saxon Crown, Crown Flory)
Distaff: Handle to base, loaded with fibers
Eyeglasses: Lenses fesswise, bridge to chief
Garter: In annulo, loose end to base
Glove: Dexter hand, apaumy, fingers to chief
Hat: Point to chief (Jew's Hat); upright (Hat, Slovene Hat); brim to base (Sugar-loaf Hat)
Hempbreak: Legs to base
Hood: Upright, facing dexter
Hose: Palewise, opening to chief
Ice Skate: The only known period grant has them palewise, point to chief
Joscelyn: Torse in annulo, bells in saltire
Mantle: Upright affronty
Maunch: Wrist to dexter, elbow bent to base
Mirror: Handle to base
Mitre: Upright
Mitten: Dexter hand apaumy, fingertips to chief
Needle: Point to base (Needle Piercing, Threaded Needle, Needle); palewise (Double Ended Knitting Needle)
Niddy-Noddy: Palewise
Paternoster: Tassel to base
Peruke: Upright
Quill: Palewise
Ring: Gem to chief
Scarf: Loose ends to base
Scissors: Palewise, points to chief
Scrip: Opening to chief
Shears: Palewise, points to base
Shoe: Sole to base, toe to dexter
Shuttle: Fesswise
Sole: Toe to chief (Sole); toes to chief (Sole Of A Foot)
Spindle: Palewise (Drop Spindle); point to chief (Spindle)
Tabard: Upright and affronty
Tablet: Flat side to base
Tassel: Threads to base
Thimble: Palewise, opening to base
Thread: Palewise
Torc: Opening to base
Tunic: Upright
Wool Card: Handle to base
Wool Comb: Palewise, handle to base
Yarn: Palewise
Yarn Swift: Upright

Tools

Adze: Handle to base, cutting to dexter
Anvil: Flat surface to chief
Auger: Upright
Awl: Point to chief
Axe: Handle to base, blade to dexter (Throwing Axe, Broad Axe, Battle-Axe, Double-Sided Battle-Axe, Axe); palewise, blade to dexter chief (Axe); blades to base and chief (Chipping Axe)
Axe Head: Blade to dexter (Axe-Head); handle to base, blade to dexter (Battle-Axe Head)
Bellows: Spout to base
Block Plane: Fesswise, cutting to sinister
Calipers: Points to base
Chisel: Palewise, handle to base
Compass: Points to base
Drawknife: Handles to base
Drill: Upright
Float: Handle to chief
Hammer: Head to chief, striking to dexter
Hod: Palewise, opening to chief
Ladder: Upright
Mallet: Head to chief, striking to dexter
Nail: Palewise, point to base
Pick: Fesswise, pointing to dexter
Pliers: Handles to base
Plummet: Hanging loop to chief
Punch: Head to chief
Punner: Palewise
Royne: Bar palewise, curve to chief
Saw: Fesswise, blade to base
Shave: Fesswise
Shavehook: Handle to base
Staple: Points to base
Strike: Carrying handle to chief
Tenterhook: Point to base
Trowel: Palewise, handle to base
Weight: Notches in fess (Fundou); hole to chief (Balance Weight)
Whetstone: Fesswise
Winde: Unknown

Buildings

Andiron: Upright
Anille: Fesswise
Arch: Upright
Bascule: Palewise, sliding to chief
Bathtub: Upright
Beacon: Flame to chief (Beacon); upright (Beacon)
Bridge: Fesswise
Castle: Upright
Chair: Upright
Chest: Fesswise
Church: Upright
City: Upright
Column: Palewise
Cresset: Flame to chief
Dolmen: Upright
Door: Upright
Door Bolt: Fesswise
Drawbridge: Seen from above
Fence: Fesswise (Circular Wicker Fence, Wicker Fence); fesswise throughout (Wicker Fence Issuant From Base)
Fireplace: Upright affronty
Fountain: Opening to chief
Fountain Spout: Fesswise, flowing to dexter
House: Upright
Keystone: Wide edge to chief
Lighthouse: Upright
Lock Plate: Flat side to base
Obelisk: Point to chief
Park Pales: Palewise
Pavilion: Upright
Portcullis: Upright
Pyramid: Point to chief
Quoin: Narrow edge to chief
Sepulcher Stone: Fesswise in simplified perspective
Siege Tower: Palewise
Staircase: Bendwise throughout
Stool: Legs to base
Table: Legs to base
Table-Trestle: Fesswise, legs to base
Torii: Upright
Tower: Palewise
Truss: Chevronwise
Wall: Fesswise throughout (Wall Enarched, Wall Couped, Wall Unembattled, Wall Couped with Two Arched Doorways, Wall, Wall Couped with An Arched Doorway); upright (Wall Issuant From Base, Wall Issuant From Base With Gate)
Watchtower: Upright
Well: Opening to chief
Windmill: Upright, vanes saltirewise
Zule: Central portion palewise

Arts & Sciences

Abacus: Fesswise with sliding rails palewise
Apothecary Jar: Cover to chief
Ark: Upright
Armillary Sphere: Stand to base
Aspersorium: Upright
Athanor: Upright
Bagpipe: Chanter to dexter base
Balance: Fesswise (Hanging Balance); upright (Standing Balance)
Bauble: Head to chief
Bell: Palewise (Bell); handle to chief (Handbell); loop to chief (Hawk's Bell)
Book: Spine to chief (Closed Book); fesswise (Open Book)
Bowling Pin: Point to chief
Caligraphy Knife: Blade to chief
Chess Piece: Forked end to chief (Chess Rook); palewise, facing dexter (One-Headed Chess Knight); solid end to base (Chess Piece); palewise (Chess Bishop)
Clarion: Curlicue to dexter base
Cornetto: Mouthpiece to chief
Cow-Bell: Upright
Crozier: Palewise, handle to dexter chief (Crozier); curl to chief and dexter (Crook of Basel)
Cupping Glass: Opening to chief
Dice: Affronty, often in trian aspect (Die); affronty in trian aspect (Egyptian Twenty-Sided Die)
Drum: Head to chief (Drum, Kettle Drum); palewise (Dumbek Drum)
Drumstick: Palewise, head to chief
Fleam: Blade to chief, curved handle to base
Flute: Fesswise, finer holes affronty, mouth aperture to sinister
Frame: Legs to base
Game Board: Flat side to base
Golf Club: Club to base
Harp: Upright
Hautboy: Palewise, mouthpiece to chief
Hobbyhorse: Head to chief, facing dexter
Lancet: Point to chief
Lute: Neck to chief
Lyre: Upright
Mjolnir: Head to base
Mosaic Tablets: Upright
Mouth Harp: Ends to chief
Musical Note: Upright
Ombrellino: Handle to base
Organ Pipe: Palewise, open end to chief
Paintbrush: Palewise, brush to chief
Panpipe: Palewise
Pen: Palewise, point to base
Penbox: Fesswise
Polo Stick: Curved end to chief
Press: Shafts palewise
Psaltery: Unknown
Quadrant: Arm pendant to base
Rackett: Mouthpiece to chief
Recorder: Palewise, mouthpiece to chief
Retort: Outlet to dexter
Scroll: Palewise
Shofar: Fesswise, bell to dexter
Spatula: Handle to base
Stilts: Upright
Tambourine: Affronty
Thyrsus: Head to chief
Trumpet: Bell to chief
Umbrella: Handle to base
Urinal: Upright
Viol: Palewise, frets to chief
Violin: Palewise, frets to chief
Whirligig: Upright
Zill: Strap to chief, or a pair facing each other

Farming

Bag of Madder: Fesswise
Barnacles: Hinge to chief
Beehive: Upright
Bridle: Bit to chief
Bucket: Handle to chief
Carriage Frame: Chassis palewise (Carriage Frame); chassis palewise, axles fesswise (Carriage Frame)
Clog: Clog palewise
Coulter: Point to chief, cutting to dexter
Crook: Palewise, handle to dexter chief
Dovecote: Upright
Fan: Handle to base (Folding Fan); handle to chief (Winnowing Fan)
Fetterlock: Open, bolt to base, keyhole to dexter
Flail: Handle to base
Gate: Fesswise
Hames: Palewise
Harrow: Pulling loop to chief
Hay House: Upright
Hayfork: Handle to base
Hide: Head to chief
Hoe: Blade to chief, as of the March 2021 Cover Letter
Horseshoe: Opening to base
Hunting Horn: Curved to base, opening to dexter
Mill: Horizontal stone with axle to chief
Mill Wheel: In annulo
Millrind: Saltirewise (Millrind); palewise (Millrind)
Millstone: Affronty
Pitchfork: Tines to chief
Plow: Fesswise, pulling to dexter
Plowshare: Point to chief
Pruning Hook: Hook to chief, cutting to dexter
Pruning Knife: Hook to chief, cutting to dexter
Rake: Teeth to base (Rake Head); palewise, handle to base (Rake)
Saddle: Upright, facing dexter (Saddle, Saddle with Stirrups); upright (Saddle Pommel)
Scythe: Handle to base, point to dexter (Scythe); point to chief (Scythe Blade)
Shovel: Handle to chief
Sickle: Handle to base, point to dexter
Snaffle-Bit: Fesswise
Spade: Handle to chief (Spade); point to base (Spade-Iron)
Spur: Rowel to chief
Stirrup: Upright
Tub: Opening to chief
Turning Cratch: Upright
Wagon: Wheels to base, driving to dexter
Wool-Pack: Fesswise
Yoke: Fesswise

Ships & Fishing

Anchor: Upright
Caravel: Upright, sailing to dexter
Coracle: Sailing to dexter
Drakkar: Sailing to dexter
Eel Basket: Fesswise
Eel-Fork: Points to base
Fishhook: Point to dexter chief
Gondola: Fesswise, sailing to dexter
Grappling Iron: Tines to base
Harpoon: Point to chief
Hulk: Upright, sailing to dexter
Lymphad: Upright, sailing to dexter
Oar: Handle to base
Oarlock: Upright
Rowboat: Traveling to dexter
Rudder: Palewise, hinges to dexter (Rudder); fesswise, handle to sinister (Rudder Pole)
Sail: Billowing, hanging from a horizontal yard
Salmon Spear: Points to base
Trident: Points to chief
Trireme: Sailing to dexter
Whistle: Fesswise, mouthpiece to dexter

Military

Armor Stand: Upright
Arrow: Point to base
Battering Ram: Fesswise
Battle Axe: Handle to base, blade to dexter (Pole Axe); palewise, point to chief, cutting to dexter (Sparth Axe, Bardiche Axe); point to chief, cutting to dexter (Pole Axe)
Billhook: Point to chief
Bird-Blunt: Point to base
Bow: Palewise, shooting to dexter, or when fesswise, shooting to chief
Breastplate: Upright
Broad-arrow: Point to base
Caltrop: Point to chief
Camail: Point to base
Cannon: Aiming to dexter
Catapult: Upright
Chamber: Fesswise, firing to dexter
Chamfron: Affronty and upright
Club: Palewise, handle to base
Crampet: Point to base
Cronel: Points to chief
Crossbow: Pointing to chief
Cuisse: Palewise
Cutlass: Point to chief
Dagger: Point to chief
Elbow Guard: Elbow to sinister
Falchion: Palewise, opening to chief
Fasces: Blade to chief, cutting to dexter
Fauchard: Point to chief
Fletching: Palewise, point to base
Gauntlet: Dexter hand apaumy (Gauntlet, Clenched Gauntlet, Clenched Gauntlet Flexed at the Wrist, Gauntlet Aversed); dexter hand, fingers to chief (Clenched Gauntlet)
Glaive: Point to chief, cutting to dexter
Grenade: Flame to chief
Halberd: Point to chief, cutting to dexter
Handgun: Fesswise, shooting to dexter (Petronel, Pistol, Musket); fesswise, firing to dexter (Arquebus)
Handgun Rest: Palewise, fork to chief
Helm: Facing dexter (Helm Affronty, Corinthian Helm, Winged Great Helm Affronty Wings Elevated, Norman Helm Affronty, Ocular Helm Affronty, Turkish Helm, Winged Great Helm Affronty Wings Inverted, Morion Helm, Great Helm Affronty, Close Helm Affronty, Great Helm, Close Helm); affronty (Horned Close Helm); upright, facing dexter (Great Helm)
Lance: Point to chief
Mace: Hilt to base
Mail: Upright and affronty
Morion: Crest to chief
Partisan: Point to chief
Pauldron: Dexter shoulder, upright
Pennon: Pole upright, flag to dexter
Pheon: Point to base
Pole-Cannon: Palewise, firing to chief
Quiver: Upright
Rapier: Palewise, point to chief
Rocket: Flames to base
Scabbard: Palewise, opening to chief
Scaling Ladder: Palewise, hooks to chief
Scimitar: Point to chief, cutting to dexter (Scimitar); palewise, point to chief (Scimitar)
Scourge: Handle to base
Sling: Stone to base
Solleret: Fesswise, pointing to dexter
Spanning Hook: Hook to chief, pointing to dexter
Spanning Iron: Hooks to chief
Spear: Point to chief
Streitgabelklinge: Points to chief
Sword: Point to chief (Broken Sword, Claymore, Sword Fracted In Chevron, Sword Fracted, Sword in Its Sheath, Sword Cortana, Sword); upright, cutting to dexter (Shotel)
Truncheon: Palewise, point to chief
War Hammer: Head to chief, striking to dexter
War-Scythe: Point to chief
War Wagon: Wheels to base
Zulfikar: Point to chief

Assorted Objects

Axle Pin: Upright
Baby Walker: Wheels to base, third wheel rolling to dexter
Banner: Pole upright
Basket: Upright (Hand-Basket); handle to chief (Winnowing Basket)
Besom: Palewise, bristles to chief
Bezel-Set Gemstone: Viewed from above
Candelabrum: Upright
Candle: Palewise
Candlestick: Palewise
Catherine Wheel: In annulo
Cog-Wheel: Affronty
Cushion: Square
Firebrand: Palewise, flames to chief
Furison: Fesswise, handles to chief
Gemstone: Viewed from above (Hexagonal Gemstone, French-Cut Gemstone In Profile, French-Cut Gemstone, Indented Gemstone); viewed from above, palewise (Step-Cut Gemstone)
Gonfalon: Tails to base
Hook: Twist to chief (Spring Hook); points to base (Tent Hook)
Hourglass: Palewise
Key: Palewise, wards to chief (Key); palewise (Key)
Lamp: Spout to dexter (Arabian Lamp); flames to chief (Lamp); hanging from chieft (Hanging Lamp)
Lantern: Upright
Money Box: Foot to base
Orb: Cross to chief
Padlock: Upright
Pavon: Pole upright
Phial: Opening to chief
Razor: Palewise, cutting to dexter
Rod: Palewise
Scepter: Palewise
Shackle: Fesswise
Sledge: Facing dexter
Smoking Pipe: Fesswise
Staff: Palewise (Two Ragged Staffs, Two Ragged Staffs in Saltire, Ragged Staff); palewise, point to base (Pilgrim's Staff); point to chief (Staff Topped by a Trefoil, Staff Topped by a Fleur-de-Lys)
Strongbox: Trian aspect, lid to chief
Torch: Palewise, flame to chief
Water-Bouget: Sacks to base
Wheel: In annulo (Wheel with A Broken Rim, Chief Quarter of a Wheel, Wheel Irradiated, Dexter Half of a Wheel, Two Wheels Conjoined by an Axle, Rimless Wheel, Wheel); upright (Wheel of Fortune)