Saturday, December 12, 2009

Well Worn

Monochrome Sharpening Wheel

Again a photo from out at an apple orchard in Afton, Minnesota. I do believe this piece of equipment has seen a lot of history.

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17 comments:

  1. Recycling with a vengeance.

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  2. I remember those very well from the old farms where my parents were born. I have spun such a wheel more than once when I was a boy. Thank you for the memory! :-)

    PS Thank you for the comment - they are reintroducing cobblestones all over the inner part of the city and will do it here too.

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  3. Wow..really a nice one! Definitely some history here- I like your submission!

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  4. That does not look comfortable to work on!

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  5. Lots of history. Nice photo.

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  6. That is nice and old. Love the picture

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  7. What a wonderful object! Great shot :)

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  8. Oh sure, old equipments need not be discarded for they had done a lot. Nice post!

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  9. Wonderful capture. I love the wire, or twine that is holding it together.

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  10. I have a smaller version of this sharpener in my shop, but I find a power grinder a lot faster and more precise. Progress can be good. Of course, a photo of a power grinder won't have the character of your photo!

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  11. What a wonderful old wheel that is. Well worn, as you say, but much loved if the repairs are anything to go by. I love the stones it stands on, too.

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  12. Hi Sistertex.
    That's pretty neat and it looks so right in black and white.

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  13. Amazing. I wonder what it was used for. It seems one of those machines that throw balls in tennis!

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  14. Hmmm. Might have seen something similar, and worked with such, in a long ago time. Very nifty.

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  15. Is it a whetstone? I've never seen one with a seat! I wonder what they used to sharpen on it?

    I love the black and white treatment.

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  16. Thanks everyone for the comments, they are always so interesting and I enjoy reading them.

    RuneE, thanks for the information. Interesting what they are doing, I will see you back at your site. :)

    Sylvia, Jay,
    It is a sharpener, people would use it to sharpen axes and such. They would sit on the seat and the wheel was used to grind the blades to a sharp point.

    Yep Jay, a whetstone, exactly! It is an orchard so thinking axe to chop some trees, or blades to prune branches. It is of long ago and no longer in use I believe. Probably also used on some large knives.

    Thanks everyone, some great words here. I appreciate your visiting!

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