I love tools

[SurfaceHunter]

Liking that Mano. They didn't really work the grinders here into shape like that. They went to the creek and found a cobblestone they liked and used it. Quick and easy. Probably didn't reuse them all the time. I find them but nothing nice like yours.

[willjo]

Boiling stones or cooking stones, Small Adz , Scrapers

[willjo]

Uniface knife and other tool, two Allendale knives

[SurfaceHunter]

Personal finds I'm sure very nice Johnny

[willjo]

I seldom post anything that is not a personal find and the numbers on them are where I recorded them, place date and material near them

[willjo]

Big spall for making tools or blades

[Ron Kelley]

I can imagine that many tools were made from the spalls
that were removed from this 85 pound hornstone core.
The longest spall was a little over 9 inches but most were small.

[Rio Del Norte]

That is amazing...

[PointHound]

Holy cow patty. Don't think i've ever seen anything like that. That's one heck of a artifact there!

[Benji]

Thats thing is ridiculous....huge piece....nice ron

[Ron Kelley]

I really like flake knives with good secondary flaking.

[SurfaceHunter]

Nice colors on them Ron like the grey with the blue stripe.

[Cecilia]

Pretty, pretty, pretty

[tomclark]

Oh Maeon!!

[Josie]

I like tools too, those are all great pieces!

[tomclark]

Yep I love tools, too.

[SurfaceHunter]

Wow Tom I don't find those styles often very nice. I'm glad the collectors around me don't recognize the tools.

[SDhunter]

Should be fun seeing all the tools show here.

[SDhunter]

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Gary, That Knife River Flint is hard to beat.

[tomclark]

Killers!

[SurfaceHunter]

Nice to see your finds they are nice pieces you have found.

[tomclark]

[SurfaceHunter]

I like them unique forms

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Tom, Those are some very special scrapers.

[Rio Del Norte]

Don't forget about the "tool box..."

[Rio Del Norte]

Thx Ron, had it ID and the lithic is chalcedony, the waxy patina is sooo smooth...

[SurfaceHunter]

So how big or small is it?

[Rio Del Norte]

Just over 5" length and 2 3/4" widest. Lifesize is between second & third enlarge of pics.

[PointHound]

Nice variety's and material. Here 's a few I picked up here in Va. Mostly quartz pieces and a few spall's of different material I don;t see around here too often . I sure would like to find a point or tool made out of that red jasper, its sure is some pretty stuff.

[Emaner377]

Just found a little while ago a big crystal scraper
pretty neat!

[SurfaceHunter]

Looks like ice nice find

[paohrocks]

Some from western PA and eastern Ohio

1st pic is a group of paleo square knives
2nd pic is a side scraper
3rd pic is a group of stike-a-lites

[Rio Del Norte]

Great bevel work on the scraper, couple more pics?

[SurfaceHunter]

Strike a lites are interesting. So how did you I D them as such? I find chunks of chert that look like they could of been used as a striking tool I've always wondered what they were used for.

[paohrocks]

Unlike hafted scrapers which are beveled from one side strike-a-lites are beveled from both sides and exhibit extreme wear. Will try and post a couple close up pics. Theory is they were used to start fires.