Another project you won't see in FWW

[charliex]

My neighbor ask me to rehab his sharpening station which originally belong to his great grandfather. Over the years it had fallen into a state of some disrepair. I tried to find something on the net to base my design on but only found metal and no wooden ones. He allowed me artistic license to create something that would make a nice, backyard, lawn ornament. We used treated 2" X 4" lumber for the frame. The pillow blocks are plastic composite decking. The treadle is oak and the pull rod is maple, both with a liberal coat of BLO. It turns easily with the treadle but when I tried to sharpen a cold chisel I found the stone too fine to cut fast. My leg wore down before the chisel was sharp. Fortunately it's just for looks and not for use. I'll stick to my Work-Sharp 3000 thank you.

Thanks for looking
Chas

[BadeMillsap]

.... "Over the years it had fallen into a state of some disrepair. " ... LMAO ...

Yeah I'd say some disrepair ... nice job of "restoration" ....

Bade

[lrogers]

You would have made Roy Underhill proud! If that was a project in "some disrepair", I'd sure hate see a project that was really messed up!

[conwaygolfer]

My wife has one in our front azalea bed and it looks almost as bad. Now I know what to do for it. Thanks for the pics and description. Showed the wife and she is impressed. Hopefully I can get ours to look as good as yours.

Conwaygolfer

[Turaj]

Nice restoration job. It certainly looks like belong in the garden!

[pelligrini]

Nice Job! That is really cool.

I know someone who might be able to supply some power. Might need to rethink the bearings.

[Pappy]

That shouldn't be in a yard or garden as an ornament. That should be displayed it the presence of its modern day brothers...in a shop!

[LinuxRandal]

How appropriate. I brought over the Tormek tonight to my fathers, and he pulled out the spare (damaged) wheel. (dent in the edge)
Now he is wondering about how to make one with it.

[JR]

It turns easily with the treadle but when I tried to sharpen a cold chisel I found the stone too fine to cut fast.

I'm with Pappy. That thing should be putting fine edges on tools!

Nice job on the restoration.

JR

[dbhost]

To call that "some disrepair" is like saying certain public figures have "an honesty problem"...

[SARGE..g-47]

Nice job but.. as Pappy and others have stated.. why waste a useful tool to beautify a lawn?

[Mr__Bill]

When I was very little I would go with my father when he went to visit the farms. At that time he sold farm equipment and often went to repair or deliver something and I rode along with him. I played with many sharpening wheels that were in use everyday. They often had oiled bearings with oil pots on top to keep them lubed and a water bath for the stone underneath or a water flow from a pail on the top. The water was not to cool the stone but to wash it and keep the stone clean for a better cut.

I expect that if the wheel is dressed and washed that it will put a better hollow ground edge to almost everything better and faster than what is in use today.


Bill

[charliex]

Reasoning

The main reason it's "art deco" instead of in use; It belongs to one of my very good neighbors who's into track & field sports, photography and other things not wood related.
Other stuff: The stone is too fine to sharpen an axe but would do a reasonable job of putting a rough edge on a wood chisel. On the other hand: The wheel is high in the centre, out of round, wobbles side to side and has high and low spots. (divots) It would require removing about a 1/4" to bring it into relative true. It would give an OSHA inspector heart failure due to pinch points and the possibility of being smacked by the hand crank. I installed a stop block so as to minimize the chance of someone getting injured.

Thanks for all the fine input.
Chas

[jussi]

.... "Over the years it had fallen into a state of some disrepair. " ... LMAO ...

Yeah I'd say some disrepair ... nice job of "restoration" ....

Bade

Before I read the rest of the post I was wondering why he was posting a pic of firewood. What a makeover. Great job♦

[JWNelson48]

I'm with Pappy. That thing should be putting fine edges on tools!

Nice job on the restoration.

JR

I too am of the Why waste it to weather, when It can be used as it looks like it has plenty of life left in it. It is a beauty. Very Nice Job.

Saddletramp