[Regia-NA] Whetstones

[J. K. Siddorn]

For myself, if I was a well equipped warrior, I'd keep my whetstone in a
chest. This I'd leave at home if I wasn't going far, sit on whilst I was on
board ship and lean against in my tent. If I *was* travelling far and
thought I was going to need it with me, I could put it in my shoulder bag.

I have a small knife blade, a metal detectorist find dated by typography to
Middle Saxon times. I've remounted it in a simple oak handle and resharpened
it. It is part of my normal period kit, I frequently use it on site and it
holds a good edge. I might have needed to sharpen it once or twice, I
suppose, in the last couple of years, once on site when I didn't have a
whetstone to hand. I found a smooth stone from the side of a firepit hole
and used that.

I don't keep it in a pouch just so I can carry it about with me, yet another
thing to bang around my knees and get broken when I fall over. But there, I
don't carry matches or lighter now I don't smoke. Frankly, I don't think I'd
actually carry flint & steel with me a 1,000 years ago - it would be in my
chest with my Acme boxed set of Superior Whetstones, The Complete Range,
Each One Tailored to its Task. ;o))

Regards,


Kim Siddorn.

The early bird may get the worm -
but the second mouse gets the cheese!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Sunlin" <dsunlin@hotmail.com>
To: <list-regia-na@lig.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Whetstones


> Well, how would a warrior safely carry his whetstone around? Surely not a
rock on a rope? I am finding that my flint and steel in my Regia-approved
drawstring purse tends to become a dangerously swinging object if the
purse's thongs are too long. Doubly so with a stone appropriate for honing a
sword...
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