Making a whetstone in the Chr Hort sandstone quarry/ stone masonry

Mirrored from the original Herstellen eines Schleifsteins in der Sandsteingrube Chr. Hort https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtNLEYQnFRs&t=1933s

Making a whetstone (for grinding/sharpening tools) in a German sand stone quarry with old school methods, including tool maintenance and repair.

Neidenbach 1971 – 52 min (SW) Recording/editing/commentary: Gabriel Simons

Grindstones for the iron industry in the Bergisches Land are extracted from the sandstone quarry in the southern Eifel. The stone cutters loosen the blocks from the rock with shot hammers, wedges and lifting irons and work the surfaces of the whetstone. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99M_u6gJEI8