Check out this cool street side knife sharpener setup. I’ve been told this used to be a common occurrence back in the first half of the twentieth century. [via BikeHacks]
Check out this cool street side knife sharpener setup. I’ve been told this used to be a common occurrence back in the first half of the twentieth century. [via BikeHacks]
Relevant: http://www.marriedtothesea.com/092210/
My father’s father had a pedal-powered grindstone with a two-foot-diameter stone. It wasn’t a converted bicycle, but had a wooden frame and a steel tractor seat. I got to see it at his farm in Missouri during late 40s and early 50s visits.
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