Can You Tell What An Artifact Was Used For?

[greywolf22]

I was looking in my frames and pulled these Pedernales out of the frame. These were used for knifes. You can look at these and tell how they were hafted and how they were sharpened while hafted.

Here is a drawing I did on the subject:

Jack

[tomclark]

Yep, and a lot of people get confused looking at shapes for types and not realizing the stages of use like that.  Good post!

[gregszybala]

Another good post, thanks Jack
Love learning something new everyday, appreciate it.

[JoeM]

Yes, great illustrations.
Thanks again, Jack.

[argohunter]

Jack, I have looked at things like this before but never thought about drawing a line down the middle like that to get the idea of why it has its current shape. Thank you. U put a new perspective on all of my finds. I look forward to meeting you in person at the Temple show. Thanks again.
Chris.

[greywolf22]

Joe
I draw and paint a little.
Thanks
Jack

[greywolf22]

Chris
Will see you in Temple.
Jack

[Scorpion68]

Jack - Another lesson.  Amazing.  Like Chris says that center line gives a whole new perspective to some of the points I have.  Thanks Again ---Chuck

[relic_hunter]

Thanks fer the lesson, Jack! Center line imagery does give alot of perspective!-Kenny

[greywolf22]

Chuck
That center line is the key to figuring out how a artifact may have looked before it was sharpened down. Almost all the points in my collection have been sharpened to some extent. I have only a handfull of first stage artifacts. The natives made stone points to be used and did not waste anything. They reworked a point until they could not use it anymore, knowing the stages of how they did this opens up a whole new point of view.
Jack

[wmwallace]

Once again Jack, thanks again. As Chris pointed out (no pun intended) that puts a whole new perspective on my collection as a whole. Thanks-Bill