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I bought a box of stuff at a yard sale and in it was this white stone. It's about 8-9 inches long, flat on the bottom, both sides curve outward and the top also curves up in the middle, grit is on the fine side. What is this stone called and what is it used for?
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hard to tell witout a photo..but it sounds like a worn, or specialty shaped stone.
Curved tools were sharpened by all manner of custom shaped stones.
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Some kind of polishing stone shaped to fit the hand?
Pictures help
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sounds like a sythe stone ...Russ
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It's a Post Stone. it is there to get people like us to make posts asking what it is.
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Sounds more like a rudder for a ducks butt to me.
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Wrong! Any fool can tell it's a penfour.
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sounds like a sythe stone ...Russ Sounds like the stone my grandfather used on his though it was a newer synthetic. Starts flat and gets dished out from use. Into the '60s he'd scythe a little hay just for old times sake. Actually fairly productive if you keep it sharp and cut just a little per swing. He used a rhythmic, pulling swing, not a hard one that tires you out quickly.
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OK, we've had our fun. I think it's sort of like those stones that were advertised to be natural deoderants. You rubbed them on your armpits instead of any chemical and they took care of offensive odor. This sounds like it is a similar item to be a natural replacement for toilet paper. Only experimentation will tell for sure.
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Sexstone...mayhaps? A [bleep].
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Just Googled "scythe stone" for fun and got a bazillion hits. Can't believe anyone would want to actually use a scythe these days. Old timey, but durn, it's a lot of work for what you get.
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OH MAN, I ain't seen one of them in ages!
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Thanks guys, now I'm really confused.
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