Grinding balls
As Schleifkotten or Schleifkote (up to the spelling reform 1900 Schleifkothe ), in Low German Slipkote (= grinding hut), small grinding workshops in northern and central Germany in the late Middle Ages and early modern times were called, in which scythes and scissors as well as swords , Rapiers , knives and other blades were sharpened.
In contrast to a grinding mill , the water- powered mill of the Schleifkote was much smaller.
There was a relatively high density of abrasive debris in the vicinity of larger settlements in the Harz and Thuringian Forest area . Such grinding workshops were particularly dense in the Solingen and Remscheid area , where they are referred to as Schleifkotten (with double t).
Other names for a grinding knot are: lapsidium , lapsorium , sliffhaus (= grinding house) or schliffstat (= grinding place).
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Grinder at work
Drive: the water wheel
