Spoke shave?

[Claycald]

Ive found so many artifacts.....I don't want to know how many spoke shaves I've thrown back, not knowing they were anything worth keeping. So here I am posting a pic of a possible spoke shave ...what do ya think? Am I'm off base?

[orari]

I don't think it is a spokeshave.

[Ron Kelley]

Hey Clay, I have a couple of spokeshaves that have very fine flaking. That's not to say that all spokeshaves have fine work. It would be interesting to see what other members have for spokeshaves.

[painshill]

Here's a couple of Neolithic multi-tools incorporating a spoke-shave feature. They're the nicest ones I have and were made from the same material, off the Sussex Downs:


Over here, we call this feature an "encoche" (literally "notch"), enbracing several potential uses such as bark-stripping, spoke-shave and bone-carving. As Ron says, they may have very fine flaking, unsuited to heavy-duty use.

[Hoss]

I don't see one Clay the inside edge would show some flaking like the outer edge of a scraper.

[CoachG]

Doesn't appear to be one to me.

[Claycald]

Ok....I haven't thrown anything like that away, nor would I , maybe I havnt come across that many after all! Thanks, I'll keep my eye out for something like those.

[Claycald]

Found this today....definitely worked.....is this a spoke shave? Looks closer to what y'all have posted.

[Hoss]

is that inside edge beveled?  It is hard to se that material. maybe if you try wetting it the flake scars will show up?

[cgode]

It appears to have some fine edge flaking on that edge Clay, although the material itself in the pic makes it difficult to see in the pic. I would say yes, you have yourself a spokeshave there.

[Claycald]

Hoss wrote:

is that inside edge beveled?  It is hard to se that material. maybe if you try wetting it the flake scars will show up?

Yes it's beveled, and I believe slightly worked....your right it is hard to see with this material.

[JC1]

This might be a spoke shave