Odd Tool

[quito]

I am just fascinated with the variety of tools, and utilized flakes out there, from large to small. I see some interesting similarities in these pieces, and rocks post got me thinking about them, so I thought I would share.

Anyone have any ideas? I have mine, but will save them for now.

The knife river flint piece center pic, was the first I aqcuired from North Dakota. The first pic, the largest one, came off e-bay, and is from Kentucky. The the smallest example came from Minnesota and was an e-bay find too. They, for the most part, are worked all the way around except for an area on the KRF piece..

 

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[unclemac]

your stuff is awesome too by the way.

 

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[unclemac]

Personally I think you're thinking way too much into them.
Most of their shape came by chance in the way the flake came off to begin with and from some sharpening...not.. by shaping a "tail" and so forth.
Just a flake knapped on to complete a quick task... Scraping..cutting..shaving..ect..ect..
You been reading to many eBay descriptions?

speaking of which, I have shown this little bladelet before and I marvel at the way it fits in my fingertips...you know "it fits in my hand" blah blah blah....but I gotta wonder, is it by design or all by chance. this little beauty has a place for my thumb and the tip of my fore finger making it as exact as a surgeons knife.

 

[quito]

Well, I am pretty sure they didn't like getting their fingers cut, and also needed to be able to firmly grip different cutting tools that weren't halfted. So, allowing, or making a provisions on their tools sounds reasonable to me.

 

[Gold Maven]

cool tools, often over looked.

I wish I would have kept worked edge pieces like those, generally I tossed them back, unless they were exceptionally nice.

 

[Lone Star]

Hey Fellas, It's a variety of fleshing tool for cutting around sinew and bone. Look at the mechanical advantage when you hold it.
Like everything else ancient I'm sure it had a multi purpose availability as well as the thought out intended use.
That first picture is a beaut!!
I'm a tool guy, and some of those are really cool.
Thanks for showing. Lone Star

 

[quito]

Hey Fellas, It's a variety of fleshing tool for cutting around sinew and bone. Look at the mechanical advantage when you hold it.
Like everything else ancient I'm sure it had a multi purpose availability as well as the thought out intended use.
That first picture is a beaut!!
I'm a tool guy, and some of those are really cool.
Thanks for showing. Lone Star

Thanks for chiming in Lone. Luckily, I have kept just about every utilized flake, and tool. And I sure am glad I did.

 

[rock]

Allot of mystery tools out there that is for sure.

 

[Lone Star]

Yeah Man, I do too. I have learned lots, by picking up a piece from 30 years ago and giving it a fresh feel and eyes. Lone Star

 

[1320]

Lighten up dude.
1320 and pickaway .. I see you liked that comment.
That's cute I've personally found so many of these type tools I can't imagine buying them from eBay nevermind asking rhetorical questions about them.
Everyone that made a comment said exactly the same thing I did.

And you have a problem with this? For what it's worth, I liked the post for this comment "They are a multi purpose tool, that includes a scraper, graver, and different sized spokeshaves. Completely different than those common flake blades you bombed the thread with." Get over yourself Dude.

 

[GatorBoy]

Yawn

 

[GatorBoy]

Personally I think you're thinking way too much into them.
Most of their shape came by chance in the way the flake came off to begin with and from some sharpening...not.. by shaping a "tail" and so forth.
Just a flake knapped on to complete a quick task... Scraping..cutting..shaving..ect..ect..
You been reading to many eBay descriptions?

Ta DA!

 

[GatorBoy]

Why did you ask?

Like!

 

[GatorBoy]

OK.. Over myself now.. That feels better thanks

 

[GatorBoy]

Why ask for opinions when only yours is the one you want to hear?

 

[quito]

Are you just trying to get your post count up for the week or what?

 

[1320]

Why ask for opinions when only yours is the one you want to hear?

Never hurts to interject/facilitate and otherwise nurture a thread along. Helps us come up with new thoughts and ideas instead of the old worn out lines "they were so simple and everything they manufactured was simple, coincidental, or accidental." It's quite possible that the OPs tools were in fact created to serve a purpose that we haven't thought of yet.

 

[1320]

I would be remiss now if I didn't offer my thoughts on these tools. I think that either could have been used as a hewning tool. I've seen remnants of some nicely shaped & smoothed Native American poles before....just a thought.