Wanted: Snapshots of Millstone’s History

Unveiling the Craft Behind Giant Rock Millstone Production

MILLSTONE Grinding grain was a heavy and time-consuming task in early peasant cultures, since the husks had to be crushed and separated by hand. Different ways of grinding grain developed and improved over time; from a simple millstone, to mortar and pestle, to a carved round stone mill with a ledger and runner. Our millstone is based on a find from Hedeby. During the Viking Age, small hand mills were common in households and Birka was a major exporter of carved granite hand mills, as early as t

How to Make a Millstone Fountain