[AT] sickle grinder

[Larry D. Goss]

Just dodge the windstorms, Ron.  :-)

I understand exactly the dilemma caused by the knowledge of "ancestral
hardware" -- stuff that's in the family and that you could use but that
you don't own.  I was really disappointed that my brother inherited all
my Dad's tools, but several years after Dad's death I had the
opportunity to browse through the shop on the farm and take a good hard
look at the tools that are there.  With rare exception, they are worn
out and dangerous.  Dad had gone through all his tools while he was
still alive and took the opportunity to give me several small items of
historical significance.  It turned out that those were basically the
only items worth passing on to future generations, and he knew it.

The reason for the trip to Colorado last week was to visit with a cousin
who is terminally ill with pancreatic cancer.  One of the items he gave
me was the hammer that belongs with the cobbler tools that our
great-grandfather owned back in the 1860's.  My cousin knew that I have
the rest of the tools and wanted the hammer reunited with the set.

Larry

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ronald L.
Cook
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 11:07 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] sickle grinder

Larry,
	I would sharpen the bottom serrated but not the top serrated.
Just as 
you say.  The grinder I plan to get is only 8 miles from me in my family

farm's machine shed.  I have sharpened many a sickle on that thing and 
can still use it when I want to.  I just hope to obtain ownership one of

these days as I am the only one in the family that would use it anyways.

	A little trip to Goodland would be fun, though.
Ron Cook
Salix, Ia

Larry D. Goss wrote:

> Well, head out to Goodland, Ron.  The one out there is only a day's
> travel each way.  It's complete.  As a matter of fact, it has a lot
more
> hardware on it than the IH grinder I used to have.  But, I didn't look
> closely enough at this one to see its brand or its price.
> 
> BTW, which style of serrated sections are you talking about?  I've
> always ground the ones with the serrations on the bottom, but I notice
> that top-serrated sections are also available, and I presume those
> really can't be sharpened.
> 
> Larry


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