My First Drill.

[Hal Gorges]

This was my first drill type artifact, I was 16 ...It was found near the Dunedin causeway, Pinellas County Florida. It’s what I call a finger, twist drill, I believe it’s made of heat treated Coastal Plains...and was made from a waste flake, it has a nice contrasting cortex on the butt end, and a tip with ancient blood ( just wanted to see if you were awake ) ....The tip wear is consistent with a turning screwing motion...Thanks fo lookin.

[SurfaceHunter]

Nice color

[UpNorth]

Well .... look at you Florida boy.
I’ve been waiting on you to bust out the drills.
that’s a beauty.... gonna keep um coming?...

[Hal Gorges]

Ha. Somehow I just don’t have a strong urge to do that right but please feel free..Lol..

[willjo]

Nice drill Hal

[Hal Gorges]

Thanks.

[antmike915]

Classy one, not everyday you see a translucent one. Love the material.

[redrocks]

Beautiful !

[Hal Gorges]

Thanks Red.

[Cecilia]

In Georgia, we got 3 “forms” of drills (pump, bow, and strap, depending on method of use) and 7 “categories”, including the “Expanded Base” drill and the “Perforator or Reamer” drill (which also had an expanded base, but not a consistent shape because not hafted, and “were more likely a hand tool”.....hmmmm.......so why don’t we have a 4th drill “form” with hand as method of use?)

Getting back to particular post, lemme just say love drills, gravers, perforators of any form, category, name, because their shape makes them so identifiable to novices (even if sometimes novice confused by shape of one picture of one dimension!); plus can easily imagine using them by hand, when imagination not always so clear with points. This is an absolutely beautiful drill in color and body, from his red head to his contrasting greenish butt, and his creamy yellow torso in between. Wanna give him a finger-twist!

[Hal Gorges]

Not gonna ask why it’s a guy drill.

[Narrow Way Knapper]

Nice find Hal, reminds me of a bird's beak.

[Hal Gorges]

Like a Sandpiper maybe,?, thanks for all your comments , I don’t always get a chance to thank you.

[paohrocks]

That's a keeper buddy, great color!

[smbore]

nice drill

[Hoss]

beautiful material had me thinking of my first drill. I will make a new post.