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  • Chisel? Adze? Whetstone? Just a rock?

    Found this stone at the confluence of two central PA streams while fishing in an area that had well-documented native american settlements. I have asked several friends and have gotten several different answers.

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    Welcome . You will probably get several more different answers here. Looks like a wet stone to me.
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    • Cecilia
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      Clever! I need whetstone for wit, coz took me reading twice to get! The sharpness of forum very attractive, indeed!

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    Welcome Sy. Geologic process and running water can really perform some miracles. I would have grabbed it also for further examination but I agree with Hoss. Cool as heck geofact though...great convo piece. Just what swims in those central PA streams anyway?
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    • syoung17
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      Thank you. Lots of great trout streams here in central PA.

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    It does look like a whetstone.
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    • Cecilia
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      Yeah, it does! ….unless of course needed too-long too-thin doorstop to wedge open teepee flap …

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    It doesn't look like any whetstone I've ever seen, but then it doesn't look exactly like any artifact I've seen either. It does look man made however.

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    • #6
      If you don't mind Stan. Here is a wet stone I found when I was young. Though it could very well be Native. It could also have been used to sharpen or true the edge of a Scythes and Cycles in the field by a farmer. Notice the high polish. Kim
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      • syoung17
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        Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I see you are in Snyder County- I’m over in Centre County.

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      I don't mind at all, but that doesn't look much like a whetstone either, it looks too smooth, soft and waxy, no grain to sharpen. Of course I may be totally wrong, not seeing it in hand. It certainly has been used for something though. It almost has a soapstone look to it.

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      • Mattern
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        I don't believe it was used to sharpen a Cycle, just to clean up the edge. Kind of like a leather stroup. I've seen them on farms in the tool sheds.
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