[AT] sickle grinder

[jfgrant]

Larry, pretty darn neat! Remember, "All things come to those who wait" I'll 
be that old hammer means more to you than a new Craftsman tool box filled 
with new stuff. At least it would to me. Thanks for sharing this story. 
John Grant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
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Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 9:17 AM
Subject: RE: [AT] sickle grinder


> 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-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [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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