This story from Afrigadget (via BoingBoing) struck a geek nerve with me. It’s great to see such a simple, innovative approach to extending the life of cutlery when buying new just isn’t an option for a lot of people.

This is the first time I’ve come across Afrigadget but it won’t be my last visit - it’s a treasure trove of innovation and invention from all over the African continent. I’m a big believer in learning all we can from other nations and societies that are coping with adversity as you never know when we may need those skills ourselves one day.

“Peter…has modified his bicycle with a belt, a set of tensioning pulleys and a grinding stone to make it a knife-sharpening machine. By kicking the bike up onto its stand and engaging a gearing system, he is able to use “leg-horsepower” to drive a grinding wheel and sharpen knives while “on the move”. “

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