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04/01/13, 04:10 PM
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what would you pay?
I have had this sitting around in my yard for awhile and don't really use it. Thought of selling it during our annual town garage sale. The stone is in good shape and very heavy and it does work. Just trying to make a few bucks off of it but don't want to be too high or sell too low.
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04/01/13, 04:42 PM
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Is it a piece of exercise equipment? 
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04/01/13, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by plowjockey
Is it a piece of exercise equipment? |
You'll get some excercise using it.
It's a nice set up for sure
Put a high price on it and see what kind of counteroffers you get
I'd start at $150
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04/01/13, 04:54 PM
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The stone looks like it has a big gauge out of it. That hurts value because the stone is the most important part. I would say $50 to maybe $100. If it was an old one, it would be worth a lot more. Our elderly neighbors had one in their back yard when I was a kid, it was considered old junk then but it worked great and I'd sure like to have it today.
PJ, I think you do know what it is, but it's a human-powered tool sharpener in case you aren't just celebrating April 1.
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04/01/13, 05:32 PM
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Around here at farm auctions they go about $2.50 if they get them sold at all.
Not saying it isn't worth more, but there are more around here than what farmers want to buy, can't move them....
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04/01/13, 05:41 PM
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Post it on Craigslist, you'll get a bigger audiance and a higher sale price than a garage sale. ...and you won't have to lug it back home if it doesn't sell.
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04/01/13, 07:48 PM
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Wish you were closer, I'd buy it
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04/01/13, 08:08 PM
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We have one that I used for years until DH got a fancy grinder gizmo that he now uses for sharpening hatchets and axes. I gave $20 for it. The wheel on ours is a bit out of round but it works just fine.
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04/02/13, 06:35 AM
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Sorry to say, it doesn't have its original wooden frame(as evidenced by the homemade frame of rebar and various metals, so the only antique value might be in the stone, and that value would depend on condition, cracks, gouges, roundness, and pits. Its value might increase if a buyer had an original frame, but with a stone in worse condition.
A builder might incorporate it into a wood stove floor or hearth, a doorstep, or something else unique and decorative..
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04/02/13, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Debbie in Wa
I have had this sitting around in my yard for awhile and don't really use it. Thought of selling it during our annual town garage sale. The stone is in good shape and very heavy and it does work. Just trying to make a few bucks off of it but don't want to be too high or sell too low.
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You would sell that? You have to be kidding.
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04/02/13, 12:01 PM
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I would expect price would depend on your location and availability of other sharpeners. Maybe advertise it on any local survivalist websites???
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04/02/13, 12:12 PM
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I have sharpened many a hoe and shovel and even knives on one of those. I wish I had mine back. It got backed into with a bob cat and broke into several pieces. Needless to say, I was heart broken. You are lucky to have it.
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04/02/13, 02:08 PM
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My uncle had one on his farm with the original metal frame back when I was a kid. I remember sitting on it and peddling it just to watch the stone rotate. Yep...we could entertain ourselves for hours with the simplest things back then. :-)
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04/02/13, 02:11 PM
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I got one a year ago. Wood frame you sit on, with a water trough made from a model-T tire. I paid $40.
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04/02/13, 04:08 PM
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If it was mine I would put some kind of trougth underneath the stone with water in it, to keep it wet when you turn. Never in my life would I sell this grinder. Way back when, folks brought axes and the like to my grandfather for sharpening. Many a time I was too close and got snagged to turn the crank while he sharpened. Unless you are desperate for money I would say keep it, it will come in handy someday.
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04/03/13, 09:19 AM
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an interesting aside...
Not far from where I live is a town called Grindstone City, Michigan. Here is an interesting read about how these stones came about.
http://www.geo.msu.edu/geogmich/Grindstones.htm
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04/03/13, 04:31 PM
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Paid $10-15 once for the hand version I have- smaller but fancier than that. DH rigged it with a foot pedal for a while which was nice. Need a new stone- one I have is chipped.
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04/03/13, 06:17 PM
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If it's in good usable condition I'd happily give you $150 for it and whistle all the way home.
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04/03/13, 06:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MOgal
We have one that I used for years until DH got a fancy grinder gizmo that he now uses for sharpening hatchets and axes. I gave $20 for it. The wheel on ours is a bit out of round but it works just fine.
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Use a grinder dressing stone to true it.
jim
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