Abstract: The present invention provides a holder for holding a tooth on a body of a cutting blade or grinding drum for cutting or grinding rock or hard earth formations. The body has an attachment surface for attaching the holder. The holder comprises a portion for holding the tooth in a manner such that a portion of the tooth projects from the holder. The holder also comprises a base surface for attaching the holder to the attachment surface of the body. The holder is positionable in a plurality of different orientations in which the base surface is attachable to the attachment surface and in which the received tooth projects from the body in a predetermined direction.