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Notredame11211
17-12-2010, 04:30 AM
Does anyone have one of theese?264 Says on Ragweed Forge that they are good at putting on a razor edge; all help is appreciated!
JEEP
17-12-2010, 07:15 AM
I have a few old whetstones in my collection; a bronze age one in black slate and a viking age/medieval one in what seems to be schistose mudstone (one of the oldest export articles from nothern Scandinavia). The viking/medieval one looks a lot like the traditional Finnish Wästilä whetstone.
Afaik. I have never seen a viking age whetstone that looked like the ones pictured above.

But, whether these stones are authentic was not the actual question offcourse :)

I have no experience with the these stones, but they sure are beautiful. The stone looks rather hard, I suspect it should be good for finishing tounch-ups and edge polishing, but restoring a dulled edge on one of these stones could take some time.
Ashley Cawley
17-12-2010, 07:29 AM
Does anyone have one of theese?264 Says on Ragweed Forge that they are good at putting on a razor edge; all help is appreciated!
They do look beautiful, is there a page online for them? I'd be intrigued to see if it had any further info.
MartiniDave
17-12-2010, 07:31 AM
Ashley,

Surprisingly they are available here - http://shop.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Children_s_Jewellery.html

Dave
Bambii
17-12-2010, 08:23 AM
Jelldragon sell them - http://www.jelldragon.com/whetstones.htm

Just found this.
Notredame11211
17-12-2010, 01:34 PM
Another place that sells them is here- http://www.ragweedforge.com/
Ashley Cawley
17-12-2010, 02:25 PM
Thanks for sharing, they're about 3" tall then :)
Shewie
17-12-2010, 03:40 PM
I'm going foraging for some whetstones here (http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58592&highlight=whetstone) in the spring once the snow has cleared from the high fells.

Hope to bring enough back to knock a few handy stones up.
resnikov
17-12-2010, 04:02 PM
Thats a great link Shewie, think I might have to take a trip up there too once the snow clears and I can fidn some free time.
Shewie
17-12-2010, 04:43 PM
Thats a great link Shewie, think I might have to take a trip up there too once the snow clears and I can fidn some free time.

We'll have to sort a date out and make a day of it
luresalive
17-12-2010, 04:48 PM
OOH, nice, if you do get some made, I'd be interested in a trade or purchase!
resnikov
17-12-2010, 05:05 PM
We'll have to sort a date out and make a day of it

That sounds like a plan!