Finally finished my grindstone setup for my blacksmithing
demonstrations. I loosely copied the design from the one built by the Dominy’s
(see attached picture).
The frame is white oak with drawbore mortice and tenon
joinery. The frame is really solid and I’m surprised how easily the wheel rotates
on the wooden bearings. The weight of the stone creates quite a bit of centrifugal
force so once the stone is turning very little effort is needed to keep it
going.
The handle is detachable and like the Dominy’s it is held on with a wooden thumb screw. The only part left to make is the water trough. I had a lot of overly complicated ideas for this, but I think I will keep it simple and just hollow out a log.
The handle is detachable and like the Dominy’s it is held on with a wooden thumb screw. The only part left to make is the water trough. I had a lot of overly complicated ideas for this, but I think I will keep it simple and just hollow out a log.
4 comments:
Looks GOOD!
Thanks Gorges
Your grinder frame looks pretty cool. I have an antique grinding wheel that is mounted on a wooden frame. In my case the frame/stand has been worked and reworked to get more life out of it. Here is the link https://wordpress.com/post/jimthechairmaker.wordpress.com/726
Jim,
Nice grinder, I like the treadle arrangement.
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