[Regia-NA] Whetstones
yolli
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Tue, 9 Jul 2002 12:20:10 +0100
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Tom Sweeting gave me an example he bought at the exhibition - it's a =
beautiful pinky stone and about 3 or 31/2 inches long which I have about =
me or in my bag. In addition for larger stuff, I have a Schist whetstone =
about eight inches in length from Telemark in Norway; A banded slate one =
from the Lake District equally as big; and a *********** one, damn, =
forgotten the name ( Phyrite?? ) found on a beach near Oban of a similar =
size. In fact the one from Oban furnished a number of flat stones that =
I've used to work a Marble block nice and smooth for glass bead working =
- when I get round to that one that is. I built the glass oven but left =
it in Denmark!
I believe that anyone who needed to sharpen a tool edge needed a =
whetstone of some sort, otherwise they just couldn't have done the work. =
Even in the thirties in Austria, each man with a scythe had to have a =
whetstone to help cut the hay.
The personal whetstone doesn't obviate the need for the larger rotary =
stones, but at least you can take the smaller ones wherever you need. My =
bag ( with it's contents ) and my axe are never far apart for that =
reason.
Cheers, Roll.
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Hazel Uzzell=20
To: list-regia-na@lig.net=20
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Whetstones
Dear all,
As a female, I nearly always carry a whetstone, either dangling from =
my belt or suspended from brooch if being a 'Viking'.
Needless to say, it is a small one!
Regards,
Hazel
,
For a long time I mused on this question and suggested it to several =
people. A whetstone was a pretty essential item and there is an =
interesting collection of them at the National Museum of Wales in =
Cardiff. I was never much for making kit and so I never did get round to =
making one. The warriors who should all have had one, partly as a =
distinction of rank never bothered with them because they used blunt =
weapons. The LHE, once they had tried splitting logs with a blunt axe =
probably got round to carrying a sharpening block but I don't recall =
anyone ever having one.
You should definitely make lots because, under strict authenticity I =
think it should qualify as a sword weilders item. It makes as much sense =
as compulsory eating equipment or hats and more sense than the =
preoccupation with shoes
Regards,=20
Tampa Timbo
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tom Sweeting gave me an example he =
bought at the=20
exhibition - it's a beautiful pinky stone and about 3 or 31/2 inches =
long which=20
I have about me or in my bag. In addition for larger stuff, I have a =
Schist=20
whetstone about eight inches in length from Telemark in Norway; A banded =
slate=20
one from the Lake District equally as big; and a *********** one, damn,=20
forgotten the name ( Phyrite?? ) found on a beach near Oban of a similar =
size.=20
In fact the one from Oban furnished a number of flat stones that I've =
used to=20
work a Marble block nice and smooth for glass bead working - when I get =
round to=20
that one that is. I built the glass oven but left it in =
Denmark!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I believe that anyone who needed to =
sharpen a tool=20
edge needed a whetstone of some sort, otherwise they just couldn't have =
done the=20
work. Even in the thirties in Austria, each man with a scythe had to =
have a=20
whetstone to help cut the hay.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The personal whetstone doesn't obviate =
the need for=20
the larger rotary stones, but at least you can take the smaller ones =
wherever=20
you need. My bag ( with it's contents ) and my axe are never far apart =
for that=20
reason.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Cheers, Roll.</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=3Dgythe@snrd.freeserve.co.uk=20
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Whetstones</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As a female, I nearly always carry a =
whetstone,=20
either dangling from my belt or suspended from brooch if being a=20
'Viking'.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Needless to say, it is a small =
one!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hazel</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>For a long time I mused on this =
question and=20
suggested it to several people. A whetstone was a pretty essential =
item and=20
there is an interesting collection of them at the National Museum of =
Wales in=20
Cardiff. I was never much for making kit and so I never did get round =
to=20
making one. The warriors who should all have had one, partly as a =
distinction=20
of rank never bothered with them because they used blunt weapons. The =
LHE,=20
once they had tried splitting logs with a blunt axe probably got round =
to=20
carrying a sharpening block but I don't recall anyone ever having=20
one.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>You should definitely make lots =
because, under=20
strict authenticity I think it should qualify as a sword weilders =
item. It=20
makes as much sense as compulsory eating equipment or hats and more =
sense=20
than the preoccupation with shoes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tampa=20
Timbo</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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