The old craft of cutting, hammering and making grindstones by hand, were for a time (in 1950 and 1960), beeing threathened to vanish completely. But a few old crafters kept working through some tough years. And so today, we also have an association of craftsmen, who are skilled grindstonemasons, Orsa Slipstensgrupp (Orsa Grindstonegroup). They are continuasly working to keep the interest up among our young, so that the skills will not be forgotten.