What is
The grinder 's tool: a rapidly rotating stone disc for sharpening cutting tools. The DCVB simply calls it mola ("arncava un raig d'espurnes de la mola").
How is
- Abrasive stone disc mounted on a shaft.
- Frame with pedal and steering wheel, or adapted to a bicycle (general practice; check in Mallorca).
- Water container to wet the stone.
- Mola de fust: wooden wheel to review the edge (doc. 1403).
How is fa
- Stone carved into a disc with a central hole; carpenter's frame; Belt drive (local details to be verified).
Com s'usa
- The grinder pedals, wets the stone and supports the edge at the right angle.
- In Mallorca, the fuster grinder is something else: a wooden vice to hold the saw when sharpening it with a file.
Vocabulary
- mola: sharpening stone disc.
- mola de fust: wooden wheel to review.
- esmolar: sharpen.
- esmolador: sharpener; in Mall., clamp for sharpening saws.
- «Tot lo dia corre amb la mola al coll»: song by Esmolet Vell (Bagà).
History
- 1403: “mola de fust per repessar” (Aguiló, DCVB).
- 20th century: transition to bicycle and motor (to verify in Mallorca).
On veure'n
- Museus etnològics (Muro) — to verify.
Why is it design
- Compact and mobile workshop: human energy, water and stone.
- Tool to make other tools last.
For the project
- Redesign of an urban pedal wheel for markets.
Frequently asked questions
What is Roda d'esmolar (mola)?
The grinder 's tool: a rapidly rotating stone disc for sharpening cutting tools. The DCVB simply calls it mola ("arncava un raig d'espurnes de la mola").
What are the traditional words for Roda d'esmolar (mola)?
Some words: esmolador, esmolar, mola, mola de fust, «Tot lo dia corre amb la mola al coll».
Sources
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=mola
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=esmolador
- dcvb.iec.cat/results.asp?Word=esmolet
Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.