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  1. 05-05-2016, 11:17 PM #1
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    Default Clueless about this sharpener/hone?

    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. ...........

    Might be a broken scythe stone

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    Definitely (half of) a scythe stone. Common and not too useful unless you've got a scythe. Interesting, though, as a novelty.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveW View Post
    Definitely (half of) a scythe stone. Common and not too useful unless you've got a scythe. Interesting, though, as a novelty.
    Guess I am a little too urban to have ever seen one before. Thanks for the ID!
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    I see those a lot, makes me want to buy a scythe.............lol!
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    Quote Originally Posted by DaveW View Post
    Definitely (half of) a scythe stone. Common and not too useful unless you've got a scythe. Interesting, though, as a novelty.
    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rodb View Post
    I see those a lot, makes me want to buy a scythe.............lol!
    I could bring one of mine up some time and you could mow Randy's yard!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
    I could bring one of mine up some time and you could mow Randy's yard!
    Why do you need multiple scythes?
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    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)
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