So, the #campnanowrimo draft is done! There's some themes about environmentalism, community, and how flint based weapons just rock. I'll let it simmer for a few weeks before the edit, as I have a #whetstone story to revise now!

A thief is forced to steal something from the witch hunters of Iber to remove a bounty on his head!

#writing #stoneandsorcery #swordandsorcery

‘less phallic than previously thought’ story of the week…

6-inch long medieval stone penis was used to sharpen weapons - Interesting Engineering #whetstone #medieval #ResistanceIsFeudal https://apple.news/AIIscE_HcQ1iLpmmEHN_Rsg

Speaking of which, and natural hone stone maniacs out there?
#Hone #SharpeningStones #Kyoto #Whetstone
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f1087848236

t was time to resharpen my favorite little scraper.
After truing the edges with a file, I stone the faces on a Soft Arkansas Stone. Then I stone the edges while holding the faces of the scraper against a small wooden block to keep the edges square to the stone. A light touch with the burnisher turns the edge, and I'm back to work.
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#scraper #whetstone #burnisher #sharpening #sharpeningstone

Is it truly a Sunday if you're not getting out the #whetstone and sharpening your knives?

If you like sniffing solvents, you might like watching this Australian wood-worker flatten his sharpening stones with constant squirts of Kerosene.

https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=uWp_GxQkRgw
https://youtube.com/watch?v=uWp_GxQkRgw

Source: https://WoodWorkingMasterclass.com.au

#Carpentry #WoodWork #Hardware #Whetstone #HandTools

I bought this #whetstone over twenty years ago, along with some Yoshikin knives. It's still going strong, although a bit beat up, however the surface has been increasingly hard to get perfectly plane - can anyone who knows about #knifesharpening tell me how best to resurface this block?