Manual Stone Mill

The manual stone mill is a grindstone used in most households to grind grains into a powder that a cook or baker can use to create various food items afterward.
It consists of two round stone disks and two wooden shafts - one as a connector between the stones and one as the handle - in its most accessible form. The more advanced setups have a bigger stone at the bottom with deep grooves leading to a spout making it easier to catch the ground product within a bucket, bowl, small barrel, jug, or cloth bag, depending on how finely the powder should be at the end.
Wealthier families will have a manual stone mill where the two stones are connected by a metal shaft causing fewer connector replacements as metal is more durable than wood. The grinding principle is always the same regardless of the used connector shaft material.

Manufacturing

The mason will chisel two round disk-shaped stones which will later be connected by a shaft. The shaft and handle are either made out of wood by the carpenter or out of metal by the toolsmith. In the end, the manual stone mill gets assembled by the mason.

Access & Availability

The stone mill is a standard tool for creating flour, for example. It is present in most households across all social classes.

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