I love tools

[south fork]

A couple of hafted scrapers from Tilly's Hill N California . These are the only scrapers of this type I have found in my area .

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Dennis, I find it very interesting that they didn't use what we call "Hafted Scrapers". Do you find the other types of end scrapers on that site?

[south fork]

Ron we find all kinds of scrapers but the hafted types are rare .

[south fork]

Some scrapers from the Great basin .

[CMD]

I like Braintree Hornfels, and have always favored this blade. In this instance, showing the work to best effect requires using very low light.....

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Charlie, It's easy to see why that would be a favorite. Outstanding hand held knife and beautiful work.

[CMD]

A semilunar knife, aka ulu.....

[SurfaceHunter]

Some very interesting pieces being posted, thank you

[SurfaceHunter]

Let me see if I can find some more from my area in Georgia

[flintguy]

My wife "moved" some of my tools that weren't kept with my points, so I'll have to locate them. However here are a few oddballs I like. I'm not sure what the second from the left is. Thought it was a spoke shave at first, but most of the work is on the tip and opposite side.

[Ron Kelley]

I have fleshed many hides and done some flintknapping. If I got a blade with a concave underside like yours, I would certainly use that to flesh hides. That's an absolutely ideal tool.

[flintguy]

Thanks Ron, found that one on my other site that seems to be older stuff, but hasn't yielded much, but I keep hoping for more like this.

[flintguy]

One more. I know this is a point but I have heard the old timers claim that some points with beveled bases were used as scrapers. This one is almost unifaced at the base with a wicked spur like notch. Always wondered if they were right, this thing could be used as nice ripper.

[SurfaceHunter]

I thought you forgot to post some, thanks for sharing. I have a theory my own of course but I think some knives were hafted like a backed knife with the tip facing the hand so the base could be used as a tool that's why some are sharper on one side and other side shows usage. Your (point) supports my theory. Very interesting

[CMD]

Yes, it is a fact that some convex Meadowood bases were used as scrapers.i have found one such Meadowood point.

[goodtime]

Gotta love a limace!

[tomclark]

Yes, yes, YES!!

[utilized flake]

I too love limaces! I was about to post my favorite!

[Cecilia]

Wow, I have seen things in this post I’ve never heard of..... this is wonderful!

[Ron Kelley]

Here are a couple of my spokeshaves:

[SurfaceHunter]

Those are nice Ron I'm glad to see you are posting some of your pieces. Last one looks like a drill combo.

[CMD]

When someone says "and it fits in the hand perfect", we usually both correct and caution. However, I confess I am convinced many casual tools intended for hand held use are ergonomically designed, and I offer this as such an example. It is a rhyolite(Attleboro Red) end pick. Used to shape both soapstone, and peck hardstone tools into shape.

So, bear with me. Notice the depression top right in first photo? That's for a right hand thumb rest. To the right of that depression, the tool displays a broad flat surface. When held as shown in photo 3, that flat area rests in my palm, no protrusions to be directed into my palm when I strike a blow. Get it? When held as I believe was intended, photo 3, the palm is protected from hurtful blows, and the thumb has a nice rest and place to grip.

I have repeatedly seen where hand held tools display ergonomic features designed to make use of the tool by hand comfortable for the user. At least I believe this is the case, should actually be expected, and is true in the case of this end pick tool....

[Cecilia]

Thank you! Know some things I have did not get those symmetrical finger-thumb-squeeze smoothed divots naturally, but always apprehensive ‘bout still sounding like “newbie” from Pain’s glossary!

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Charlie, That's a cool tool. Sometimes we have to take a close look to understand the less obvious. The ancient people were the real masters.

[SurfaceHunter]

Very close to a divot stone they made for hammer stones so its very possible. I think they would take every opportunity they could.

[tomclark]

A bone-pin abrading stone from the Aucilla River, N. FL , Paleo flake knife, Hillsborough Co., FL, A turkey pan of various grit abrading stones of local material all from one midden site over 30 years of walking it....and a tool for Ron!..nothing much to look at but it's a rod of limerock found on an Archaic knapping site. I have found rods like this at several sites.

[Ron Kelley]

Nice Tom! I have ground down bone pins and always use abrading stones when knapping points. I am clueless when it comes to what the limerock rods were used for. BTW That's an awesome hand held knife.

[Cecilia]

If’n Georgia, if’n diamond-shaped cross section, if’n thickness same as width, if’n looked broken, ....rod could be part of long drill! But, all if’n drill aside, have two inch rod with burn marks both ends, over which done lotsa ponderin’....
Your little Paleo squared-offish “stick” like tool posted here 12/5 also fascinating...