Thread: To find a Whetstone

Taking advantage of the long Thanksgiving weekend, my wife and I set out to find a whetstone, a large Hindostan.

We had seen photos of it and decided to make a trip, a 616 mile trip. If that sounds crazy, it is a very large Hindostan, at about 30 inches long by 18 inches wide and 2 5/8 thick.
We made a few other stops along the way checking out other rocks, but this big guy was the one that brought us out. We had GPS coordinates for it and it was an easy find.
It was impressive, although needing a good lapping since it had weathered some being left out in the open for a long time, since 1844 to be exact.

Was the only purpose of your trip to see the Hindostan?

Must have been quite tough lapping it. Did the lettering affect honing at all?

Originally Posted by Martin103

Was the only purpose of your trip to see the Hindostan?

It was our furthest point from home on an EarthCaching (a type of geocaching that educates about earth sciences and processes) trip. We did extend our trip 180 miles to visit this particular stone. Its lesson was on the depositon of the silts that make up this stone from about 300 million years ago.

Not quite sure I understand, you made a whetstone out of someone's gravestone?

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Not quite sure I understand, you made a whetstone out of someone's gravestone?

Or.. He made a gravestone out of a whetstone..

I'll stand by for his response.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Not quite sure I understand, you made a whetstone out of someone's gravestone?

My thoughts exactly. I too will wait for a reply.

But hey, there are all kinds of explanations. Maybe the dearly departed became a zombie and no longer needed the headstone and he sold it to get cash so he could go to the Dunkin' Donuts and get some sweets. I understand from Hirlau zombies are inclined that way. You'll have to ask him about this, I'm just repeating another post of his.

Randy

I'm sure that I'm missing something here, or the post was in jest.
I don't think that someone would cut up a headstone on an occupied grave.
He will clear it up or we will be forever wondering.

Hirlau Zombies just wander the parking lot looking for dropped coins; it only takes $2.29 for an ice coffee.

Reminds me or an old Shaker Village that I went to in update New York or Mass. They reused old tomb stone in their laundry to iron on. Believe they used them for a walk way too. Interesting.