I found these today advertised as sharpeners, and I had never seen the bottom style before. Pardon my ignorance, but what the hey is that? Tent peg, knife hone, science experiment gone awry?
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I found these today advertised as sharpeners, and I had never seen the bottom style before. Pardon my ignorance, but what the hey is that? Tent peg, knife hone, science experiment gone awry?
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Just guessing but it might be a scythe hone. ........... :chapeau
Might be a broken scythe stone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usb055-5ex0
Definitely (half of) a scythe stone. Common and not too useful unless you've got a scythe. Interesting, though, as a novelty.
I see those a lot, makes me want to buy a scythe.............lol!
Sadly, as half of a hone, it's nearly useless even for a scythe. Honing needs to be done frequently and preferably, quickly, so that half hone could only be of use if done slowly and carefully. Also, a hone is carried in a holder containing water, and that hone would sit too deeply into the holder to be able to get it out. For both of those reasons, it's not practical for use on a scythe.
For the same reason as why do you need multiple razors.
On the more serious note. There are types which are better for heavy work (wheat) or light work (grass)