Millstones or mill stones are stones used in gristmills, used for triturating, crushing or, more specifically, grinding wheat or other grains. They are sometimes referred to as grindstones or …

Mar 14, 2025 · Millstones are bobbin-like round stones used in gristmills to grind grains. Millstones come in pairs, having both a bedstone or base stone that remains stationary and an upper …

A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it.

Aug 4, 2022 · The word gristmill typically defines a process in which millstones are used to grind grain. The grain is fed into a hole (the eye) in the upper (or runner) stone and is ground into …

Many who view Washington’s gristmill from the outside may not immediately recognize the tall stone building as a mill. Washington decided to place his large, 16’ diameter wooden wheel …

The bottom stone is called the bedstone and it remains stationary – in fact, it is set into a bed of concrete or mortar to make it literally rock stable. The top, rotating stone is called the runner …

The heart of a grist mill was its grinding stones. Grinding stones were used in pairs. The bottom stone, or bed stone, was fixed into position, while the upper stone, or runner stone, moved.

This image shows an average grist mill’s operation. The grinding stones were mostly granite and purchased from afar. The best ones came from Europe at great expense, but could last for a …

Meadows stone burr mills, also referred to as grist mills, are designed to grind all dry, free-flowing grains and corn into flour, meal, or grits. The millstones used in all Meadows stone burr mills …

Oct 31, 2010 · Two dressed grindstones, when assembled, were known as a run of stone. The top stone, called the runner, would turn while the bottom one, called the nether or bed-stone, …