May 16, 201016 yr Anyone know what this tool is? By boss's husband found it and thought it might be a blacksmithing tool, so they brought it to me. The roller appears to be made of a course porous material and the arm it is on is hinged. Mark
May 16, 201016 yr What you have there is a sharpening stone for a sickle mower.The handle is for applying pressure onto the mower knives,it sharpens two blades in one pass,that is why the stone is tappered.You also are missing some peices as it should have a handcrank to turn the gear which spins the stone.
May 17, 201016 yr Author Thanks Martensite. That makes sense given the area I live in. Appreciate the quick response too! Mark
May 17, 201016 yr Glad i could help, if i can find the complete one in the shop i can post pics if you like.
May 18, 201016 yr Here's some photos of a sickle grinder in a little better condition. http://www.goantiques.com/scripts/images,id,1302505.html#
May 18, 201016 yr Okay, I want one of those! Cool Tool. I could use it on my sickle mower. I have a sickle mower that was made in 1885 and still works great. The blades need sharpened though. I still use it!
May 20, 201016 yr We had one of those on our farm when I was a kid. I tried to adapt it to grind swords when I was a teenager. Limited success! :D
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