Late 18th/Early 19th C. Sharpening Stone with Marvelously Carved, Monogrammed Cover two-toned horsehair I found these two together

I found these two together in Kansas City

but think if wielding a wooden one on occasion helps to get some aggression out

perhaps she is Eve herself

I'm super into this tin (and its contents)

and some age toning and small stains around the edges

Late 18th/Early 19th C. Sharpening Stone with Marvelously Carved, Monogrammed Cover two-toned horsehair I found these two togetherMy favorite find of the week, in southern Maine I am completely charmed by this late 18th early 19th century American sharpening stone, singular in every way. Making use of a very irregularly shaped piece of stone, which dictated the form of everything else, it feels much akin to early fragment mirrors. The stone was fitted into a quarter sawn piece of wood (walnut?), with carved out recess to accommodate it, and then a cover was carved out with the