First of all I am sorry for the poor quality of photgraphy here, my first attempt...
One panel of my best unbroken points found really over the past year and half in TN. We find many many broken points and tools, but these are my best that the wife and two daughters (grown) have found as we hunt together.
The second panel is of broken points that have been re-worked on broken edge to be a scraper, likely hafted to a bone or stick handle at one time. Some call these "blunts", just not sure why they would need such... There are the thumb scrapers and knives. All these are sharp all around the edges. No breaks or chips. See top left corner, that one is a piece of quartz (inside a geo, called around here) that has been beautifully worked and grinded down into a perfect disc tool for cutting.
Other treasures found but not pictured are several hand knives from 3-5 inches long that are serrated all the way around and several we find include a deliberate single notch worked into the edge of knife. I assume for cutting tendons or something. Not a broken gouge but a carefully flacked notch for cutting string-like materials.
Anyway, I really have enjoyed the information you old timers offer on here. Happy hunting and a safe New Year!
One panel of my best unbroken points found really over the past year and half in TN. We find many many broken points and tools, but these are my best that the wife and two daughters (grown) have found as we hunt together.
The second panel is of broken points that have been re-worked on broken edge to be a scraper, likely hafted to a bone or stick handle at one time. Some call these "blunts", just not sure why they would need such... There are the thumb scrapers and knives. All these are sharp all around the edges. No breaks or chips. See top left corner, that one is a piece of quartz (inside a geo, called around here) that has been beautifully worked and grinded down into a perfect disc tool for cutting.
Other treasures found but not pictured are several hand knives from 3-5 inches long that are serrated all the way around and several we find include a deliberate single notch worked into the edge of knife. I assume for cutting tendons or something. Not a broken gouge but a carefully flacked notch for cutting string-like materials.
Anyway, I really have enjoyed the information you old timers offer on here. Happy hunting and a safe New Year!
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