Grindstone (tool)

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Sandstone grinding wheel
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Sandstone grinding wheel

A grindstone is a tool used for grinding or sharpening tools.

Early grindstones were made from sandstone, often in the shape of a wheel so that they could be rotated to speed the sharpening process.


Metalworking:

Metalworking smiths:

Smiths | Blacksmith | Coppersmith | Goldsmith | Gunsmith | Locksmith | Pewtersmith | Silversmith | Sword making | Tinsmith | Whitesmith

Metalworking tools:

Anvil | Forge | Forging | Fuller | Hardy hole | Hardy tools | Mokume-gane | Pritchel | Slack tub | Steam hammer | Swage block | Trip hammer


Metalworking topics:  

Casting | CNC | Cutting tools | Drilling and threading | Fabrication | Finishing | Grinding | Jewellery | Lathe (tool) | Machining | Machine tooling | Measuring | Metalworking | Hand tools | Metallurgy | Milling | Occupations | Press tools | Smithing | Terminology | Welding

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