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Posted by monomechanical on July 26, 2007 at 15:57:44 from (76.27.80.116):
In Reply to: Name that Implement posted by Kestrel in CT on July 26, 2007 at 12:17:03:
A grindstone is a tool, not an implement. Just as a Kestrel is a hawk and not a vulture. Of course, if you attach an elbow gear to the grind stone shaft and run it off your pto, it becomes an implement. Or if you use a horse to power the grindstone, I suppose it is then an implement. But the grindstone in the photo has never been run by a tractor or a horse. So, I missed the question for reasons of imprecise semantic distinctions. (No I am NOT OBSESSIVE) P.S. If you attach a kestrel to a grind stone, and make him run it for a few days, does it become an implement? Or does he become a tool? (just kidding, of course.) mono
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