Got drilled at the Barber shop today

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Hey artifact fans !
Sometimes an artifact comes when you least expect it. I go to one of those old time barber shops where they swap story's and tell tall tails. Little kids get their first hair cut and ball like babies. It is kinda like the Mayberry Barber shop on Andy Griffith. You get a hair cut for ten bucks. My Barber had told me he found a strange looking stone tool point in his garden. I of course wanted to see it so he said he would bring it in when I came and picked up the honey. He is also a bee keeper and makes the best sour wood honey ever. So anyways he had it and I saw it was a stone drill with a straight base. He insisted I take it and put it in my little collection and would not take anything for it. It looked like another drill I had found but had never seen this color before. I was like it's Knife River Flint!! Well we do not have that material here but Larson sent me some KRF to compare. It looks close to it but it was not. Took it to the local expert and he immediately called it " Chickamauga black". I said but its not black? He said don't matter that is what the local material is called. I can not argue with this guy cause he is always right and knows everything. I am a rookie compared to him.
So long story short here is the drill that was given to me. Feel free to share any drills you may have if you want to.

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TnMtns
 

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very nice tenn. mountains
 

I forgot about this one I found about a month ago. It isnt broken at the base it shows some cortex.
 

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double post---TnMtns would you delete this one for me? Sorry!!
 

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Ha! That's the one I was looking for. I'll post some nicer ones tomorrow. I have a piece of glass in my foot I'm working on now. Probably picked it up sinking in that mud. Quicksand, which ever. Any ideas on how to get it out, pm me, PLEASE!!!


My best best advice go to the doctor and get it out. I have a piece of flint in mine and probably take surgery now to get it. Get it out before it heals over I am way serious...
 

That was awful nice of your Barber to give that to you, TnMtns! You were in the right place at the right time!!! :)
I love threads like this----its so cool to see similar artifacts from across the country! Here's some Osage County drills my grandpa found:
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What is really cool are the bases on yours. I bet you know the point types they started as.Those are very nice it is fun seeing ones across the country. Especially your area :)
 

That was a very nice gesture by your Barber. :icon_thumright:
 

Here is another, the one on the left. I didnt feel like taking a new pic.
 

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Here is another, the one on the left. I didnt feel like taking a new pic.

Like the brown drill and the scrapper Rock.
 

nice barber man

i can see how you first thought it was KRF

it is a very perfectly formed example
 

Some very nice drills here. I have a special affection for drills because my first find was one
 

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A few more - Mandan

Very interesting thread, lots a nice examples.

Here's some I found this summer.
 

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Welcome to t-net illiniguy ! Steve from Missouri nice to see you post.Miss seeing all your great finds and videos.Please share some of your latest hunts with us. Great drills everyone. I do not have many that are whole so finding one or getting one from my area is a real treat. Seeing them is almost as good ! :thumbsup:
 

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