I found this salvaged slate full groove ax in '89 at a site that produced my first ax and also many others including what I consider one of the best three fourths grooved ax I have ever found.
Over the years I had found many axes, the majority of them being full groove and made of granite.
I have four slate axes in my collection and of these only one is relatively undamaged. I think its a 50/50 bet that most hardstone ax found may be relatively complete, the odds of finding a good relatively slate ax is low, maybe less than 20%. Least in these parts.
This ax was picked up 2 months after my best three fourths grooved ax.
From the bit area it looks like its been re-flaked. Then lost or what ever.
I say this because of all the broken slate I have, this one on the broke edge has the ripples of the flaking to reshape the bit. I believe this ax was in process of being salvaged after broke.
You can see on the other larger side of the bit much of the polish is visible and the length of the original ax as likely to that edge or further.
Over the years I had found many axes, the majority of them being full groove and made of granite.
I have four slate axes in my collection and of these only one is relatively undamaged. I think its a 50/50 bet that most hardstone ax found may be relatively complete, the odds of finding a good relatively slate ax is low, maybe less than 20%. Least in these parts.
This ax was picked up 2 months after my best three fourths grooved ax.
From the bit area it looks like its been re-flaked. Then lost or what ever.
I say this because of all the broken slate I have, this one on the broke edge has the ripples of the flaking to reshape the bit. I believe this ax was in process of being salvaged after broke.
You can see on the other larger side of the bit much of the polish is visible and the length of the original ax as likely to that edge or further.
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