Originally Posted by
ArchaicArcane
I've heard that you can sharpen the needles, I may figure out what's involved with that one day.
My Wheeler & Wilson No.8 has a needle sharpener, round honing stone, attached to the frame that is operated by the treadle belt. So I am sure that our very thrifty ancestors did sharpen their needles. I am wondering if a fishhook sharpener would work to sharpen needles?