To: SunkenCiv
They sharpened tools and weapons. Whet means to sharpen.
24 posted on
09/25/2022 8:57:44 PM PDT by
Srednik
(Polyglot. Overeducated. Redeemed by Christ. Anticommunist from the womb.)
To: Srednik
My grandpa always used to say he needed something to “Whet his whistle”.
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He had a pretty sharp tongue.
25 posted on
09/25/2022 9:07:17 PM PDT by
21twelve
(Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
To: Srednik
I use a whetstone to sharpen my large sythe. Other metal sharpening gets done on my workbench 6” grinder.
Can I assume these stones were intended for steel?
27 posted on
09/26/2022 12:44:43 AM PDT by
Does so
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