Let’s talk unusual tools

[Tam]

Always looking for a hand out in the learning department .
Ok I understand scrappers , engravers , drills but I bought a book on tools from reviews on this site .
What is a Bodkin ??? Looking at them I may have a few . I have a jar of perforator tips ....maybe .
So does anyone have any unusual tools or great examples of what these look like .
Don’t want to be the village idiot with show and tells on these things I find .
If you have anything that you feel is pretty darn cool show it .

[Kentucky point]

Hmm. I haven't found any yet. I will be checking back on this topic though. I am curious about these too.

[Tam]

Me to Ethan I want to learn here .

[sneakygroundbuzzard]

the only bodkins i have or have even heard of (other than needles) are the medieval style that were used on war bow arrows for piercing armor

[Josie]

I thought a bodkin is a stone tool, with a long preforater and a scraper on the side . All on the same tool . Not sure!

[Tam]

Yeah I think you and I had a conversation about that .

[Josie]

I thought so!

[Tam]

Josie in this case I have handful of these . I don’t think anyone picks them up .

[SurfaceHunter]

I could see them being missed by collectors thinking they might be broken pieces. Not sure if I have any of those or not but I do keep anything that looks worked. I will check tomorrow it’s cold in my man cave right now 🥶

[KrisRock]

Hey Tam, Cool Subject. Not sure about the Bodkin ? I have found some cool tools here in central Tejas, Not sure what they were all used for either but I know they got used :-)

[Kentucky point]

That's a miniature blade!

[redrocks]

Mad cool tools Kris

[Tam]

Kris that’s some crazy stuff I cannot believe some of those finds . That first and second pic you do have to wonder .
very very artistic.

[KrisRock]

Thanks Tam. I was wondering if anyone knows what those polished bone wedges (Top middle two) were used for ? Or if anyone has any similar ? Every part of each is polished. They feel so nice to hold. Anyone ?

[SurfaceHunter]

This 1st one I found today made from some rough material it’s a scraper I know they could of found some better

[redrocks]

You found that today? That's cool

[SurfaceHunter]

Yesterday and if they used that material all the time it’s no wonder I don’t find many. Quartz creek

[redrocks]

I hear ya that's tuff to see man

[SurfaceHunter]

The rest I will just post if you have any questions I will reply. The 2 knifes in my hand are made identical just from different material found in the same field

[redrocks]

Them are all cool finds

[SurfaceHunter]

None are broken

[Tam]

Really like those engravers with the Radom flaking ...maybe scrappers to .
That last point is that an impact fracture ? Always kind of think those are cool like they have a story to tell .

[SurfaceHunter]

One I believe is a tang knife and is made from iron stone. Only one I have found like it

[SurfaceHunter]

Iron stone rare material tang knife

[SurfaceHunter]

Thanks I do have a scraper made from the same material but found it in a field. Found this one in a creek it’s considered a rare material they didnt use often

[redrocks]

Did you take a magnet to it? Try it. That ones really different I like it

[SurfaceHunter]

Never tried but I will

[Pointhead]

The sinew stone. We north eastern collectors still haven’t figured out what they were used for

[SurfaceHunter]

Interesting stone artifact

[KrisRock]

Just a guess , but if it is called a sinew stone it could have been used in processing sinew , pulling sheets into strings , that could be used to bind? Not sure but that's a cool artifact.