MEMBER ITEMS FOR SALE
Custom Knives | Other Knives | General Items
-------------------------------------------
New Posts | New PhotosAll Photos



Go Back   The Knife Network Forums : Knife Making Discussions > Custom Knife Discussion Boards > Knife Making Discussions > Historical Inspiration

Historical Inspiration This forum is dedicated to the discussion of historical knife design and its influence on modern custom knife work.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 10-14-2005, 11:47 AM
hammerdownnow's Avatar
hammerdownnow hammerdownnow is offline
Hall of Famer
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Avon Lake, Ohio
Posts: 4,340
Send a message via Yahoo to hammerdownnow
Old Grinders

Checkout this postcard of old Sheffield grinders at work.


__________________
"Many are chosen, but few are Pict"
"The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 10-14-2005, 12:14 PM
J.Arthur Loose's Avatar
J.Arthur Loose J.Arthur Loose is offline
Moderator
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Vermont
Posts: 1,403
Send a message via AIM to J.Arthur Loose Send a message via Yahoo to J.Arthur Loose
I've heard that those kinds of stones would ocassionally break apart and kill the guy sitting on them.


__________________






jloose.com

Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 10-15-2005, 01:23 PM
Chuck Burrows's Avatar
Chuck Burrows Chuck Burrows is offline
Super Moderator
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Durango, Co
Posts: 3,671
naaah THESE are grinders.........




gunbarrel makers in Birmingham, England, mid-18th century............

Some of the Sheffield grinder wheels were 6' (that's right feet) in diameter and the workman laid down to grind.........and yes these wheels even though slow rotation by modern standards did come apart fairly frequently and killed the worker/workers.


__________________
Chuck Burrows
Hand Crafted Leather & Frontier Knives
dba Wild Rose Trading Co
Durango, CO
chuck@wrtcleather.com
www.wrtcleather.com


Wild Rose Trading Co - Handcrafted Knife Sheaths



The beautiful sheaths created for storing the knife elevate the knife one step higher. It celebrates the knife it houses.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 10-15-2005, 01:48 PM
hammerdownnow's Avatar
hammerdownnow hammerdownnow is offline
Hall of Famer
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Avon Lake, Ohio
Posts: 4,340
Send a message via Yahoo to hammerdownnow
Cool pics Chuck. When I was a kid I had a Puma catt. In it was a photo of a guy grinding at a wheel that was about 8' tall and about two foot wide. just the edge of the wheel was protruding thu a wall to work off of. I thought I could not make knives till I got one of those. I never thought about one of those wheels comming apart. Yikes!


__________________
"Many are chosen, but few are Pict"
"The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 10-15-2005, 01:57 PM
Chuck Burrows's Avatar
Chuck Burrows Chuck Burrows is offline
Super Moderator
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Durango, Co
Posts: 3,671
I had 10" x 1" at wheel at 1750rpm come apart on me once - luckily I was wearing a heavy wool jacket (it was cold in the shop) and the biggest chunk - about half the wheel - slammed me in the gut where I had plenty of padding along with the jacket! Still not a lot of fun and it could have been MUCH worse. I learned then like with buffing wheels DON'T tighten them down hard........

BTW - on another post which I don't remember you asked about Mountain Man forums drop me an e-mail at chuck@wrtleather.com and I'll give you links to the ones I know about.......


__________________
Chuck Burrows
Hand Crafted Leather & Frontier Knives
dba Wild Rose Trading Co
Durango, CO
chuck@wrtcleather.com
www.wrtcleather.com


Wild Rose Trading Co - Handcrafted Knife Sheaths



The beautiful sheaths created for storing the knife elevate the knife one step higher. It celebrates the knife it houses.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 10-15-2005, 09:30 PM
TexasJack's Avatar
TexasJack TexasJack is offline
Super Moderator
 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Southeast Texas
Posts: 2,919
I've seen giant grinding wheels like that. They were used in a papermill. (a "groundwood mill") Logs were fed into them sideways, in water, and they would strip off the fibers for pulp. The pulp was terrible quality - mostly used for making phone books. They would get unbelievably hot and kept a pretty heavy odor in the area. My understanding is that they would also come apart from time to time, but most of it was encased in a steel jacket, so that wasn't a big source of injuries. (Everything else in the area was!)


__________________
God bless Texas! Now let's secede!!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
blade, knives


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:41 AM.




KNIFENETWORK.COM
Copyright © 2000
? CKK Industries, Inc. ? All Rights Reserved
Powered by ...

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
The Knife Network : All Rights Reserved