Grindstone 3D model
Grindstone from the Medieval Buildings pack in TerrainTale's library. Scatter it to dress a scene or give the fight cover; it stands on whatever is under it.
- Folder
- Props and clutter
- Pack
- Medieval Buildings
- Author
- Thangzy
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0 (credit the author)
- Size
- 5 ft by 2 ft, 3 ft tall (covers about 1 by 1 squares)
- Format
- GLB (binary glTF 2.0)
- File size
- 714 KB
CC BY asks for credit: “Grindstone” by Thangzy, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
About this model
A large stone grinding wheel mounted on a sturdy wooden bench frame with a treadle beneath. The wood is dark and worn and the wheel pale grey. It is about 5 ft long, 2 ft deep and 3 ft tall, one square in length and waist high.
Place it in a smithy, a mill, a barracks yard or an armourer's workshop. It gives a crafting space a working feel, and it offers modest cover in a fight. It is also a good reason to sharpen a blade before a duel or to describe sparks flying in a dark room.
Ideas for the table
- A smith's apprentice sharpens weapons at a grindstone, unaware that the swords are being sold to bandits.
- A sparking grindstone in a dark smithy is the only light when goblins break in.
- The party bargains for a blade to be sharpened before the town champion's duel at noon.
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