Scythe sharpener
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood
Measurements
400 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Wales
Order this imageCollection
Ty Mawr Wybrnant, Conwy
NT 824428
Summary
Scythe sharpener. A wooden scythe sharpener, round and tapering to a point at one end with a shaped handle. Often mistaken as a wooden peg, the shaft of the tool would be dipped in animal fat and then in sand. The abrasive surface was then used to sharpen the scythe blade.
Provenance
From Brynteg, Trawsfynydd. A gift from Mr Joseph W.Jones.