Thread: makes me wonder?

18THC. SHARPENING STONE HOLDER SIGNED ORIG. GREEN PAINT - eBay (item 290369139382 end time Dec-11-09 08:31:41 PST)

Wow ! I got all hot and bothered until I saw the opening bid.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Wow ! I got all hot and bothered until I saw the opening bid.

You should make one Jimmy, couldn't be too hard, but I still don't understand how it would be used

Looks like a "cup" for putting sharpening stones in to me

If I were spending a thousand dollars on an antique, I'd want a little more assurance than, ~"AFAIK, this piece is original".

Going by the shape of the stone, and the fact the holder has a belt hook, I would think that this is a scythe stone, and likely far too coarse to be of interest to most of us here, unless someone is really jonesing for a HAD fix.

Kindest regards,
Alex

Thats insane

Alex is right - its a scythe stone and its holder. The holder clips onto your belt and contains water, as the stone is used wet.

Regards,
Neil

I would go for it but I sharpen my scythe with a Devonshire oil stone .

(running and ducking for cover)

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I would go for it but I sharpen my scythe with a Devonshire oil stone .

(running and ducking for cover)

Your name has just been added to my enemies list. Still no luck with that particular stone, everyone who said they might be able to help drew a blank. Apparently a hone from Tavistock is mentioned in The Petrology of Archaeological Artefacts but that's out of print, unfortunately. Came across a very old reference the other day that mentioned two other hones from Devonshire, one is a hone-stone coming from Barnstaple, and there was also a Lydian Stone found in Devon that has a history of use as a hone. If I could find either of these it would be a sort of compensation prize.

Kindest regards,
Alex

well my scythe stone is a Belgium blue but i have seen old men who also use a coticule... of course they really can mow i just cut where most people use a weed -eater...