About: Quernstone DBpedia Association
Quernstones are stone tools for handgrinding a wide variety of materials. They are used in pairs. The lower stationary stone of early examples is called a saddle quern, while the upper mobile stone is called a muller, rubber or handstone. The upper stone was moved in a backandforth motion across the saddle quern. Later querns are known as rotary querns. The central hole of a rotary quern ...