Burp spring

Use

for sharpening blades in general

Description

revolving grindstone, made of stone, mounted on a larch wood trestle; the grindstone is operated by an iron crank attached to a pivot pin clamped between two wooden jaws nailed to the trestle. Behind the grindstone, a vertical slatted board, placed obliquely, serves to rest the ends of the knives during sharpening and to prevent the dispersion of spatter produced by the movement of the grindstone

Provenance

Valtournenche, Pâquier. Property: Flavio Loreti

Measures

total h. cm89; easel: h. cm50 lg. cm49.5 and cm60.5; grinder diameter cm28

Conservation

Excellent