Thread: Question Regarding 'Old Time' Honing

Originally Posted by PonderingTurtle

I would wonder about that. Any kind of organized expedition could well carry a few stones, and I would rather than risk needing a decent sharpening stone and not being able to find one. Individual explorers might be different but any large scale expedition it is no bother at all. Look at all the stuff Lewis and Clark toted across the US.

This is true. Most of the exploration of the continant by the Spanish was done in small groups, most of them breaking away from the main expedition force, to look for gold and treasure.

Originally Posted by zib

Lke Jimmy said, Barber's had Coticules, Eschers, and the like. I wonder too, what did they do, when they needed a bevel set or if they had a chip...(Calm down Coti guys)
I wonder if they sent out blades, to a blacksmith, or even a butcher friend? Or did they have stuff we don't know about....? My wife's uncle's father was a Barber in NY in the late 1800's. (I already asked him if he had any stuff, Nope) He's 93 and sharp as a tack, lives on his own, makes his own measl...etc...I'll ask him what his Dad use to do, if he remembers....

Not a blacksmith in general, but a cutler or whitesmith or well anyone who did that kind of work. Blacksmiths were a very diverse profession with many specialties with in it. So you wouldn't take a knife to a farrier or your horse to a knife maker.

Originally Posted by PonderingTurtle

Not a blacksmith in general, but a cutler or whitesmith or well anyone who did that kind of work. Blacksmiths were a very diverse profession with many specialties with in it. So you wouldn't take a knife to a farrier or your horse to a knife maker.

Thanks for so politely letting me know. The information is appreciated. I'll definitely remember your name.