What does scythestone mean?
Scythestone means A whetstone for sharpening scythes..
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A whetstone for sharpening scythes..
Some of the stone used to be made into grindstones and scythestones, and aged carpenters and farmmen tell how "kindly" it was to their tools and scythe blades; it left the edges smooth as silk, which synthetic stone (carborundum) never quite does.
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Scythestone means A whetstone for sharpening scythes..
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Some of the stone used to be made into grindstones and scythestones, and aged carpenters and farmmen tell how "kindly" it was to their tools and scythe blades; it left the edges smooth as silk, which synthetic stone (carborundum) never quite does.
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