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IT MIGHT GET MORE COMMENTS IF YOU BRING OVER A PICTURE TO THIS POST.
WHEN I LOOK AT IT I SEE 4 PRIMARY EDGES. 1. THE ROUNDED AX END WITH THE DAMMAGE. LIKELY USED BY HOLDING OR HAFTING THE SMALLER TAPERED END. 2. A CONCAVE CUTTING EDGE 3. A CONVEX CUTTING EDGE 4. A SHARP END FOR PUNCHING,PECKING OR CHISELING IN SMALLER PALCES OR MAKEING A HOLE. ALL FOUR EDGES WORK BETTER IN SOME APPLICATIONS THAN OTHERS. ANY ROCK WORKS WELL AS A WEAPON IF YOU ARE AN ACCURATE AND STRONG THROWER. THE FORM OF THIS ITEM WOULD NOT BE MY FIRST CHOICE AS A THROWING ROCK BUT IT COULD BE USED. SOME STONE TOOLS HAVE A KNOB OR BUMP OF ROCK THAT IS INTENTIONALY LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE TOOL FOR THE THUMB TO REST AGAINST AND GIVE A BETTER GRIP WHILE USING THE TOOL. CELTS HAVE ONE EDGE, MOST POINTS HAVE TWO EDGES, SOME KNIVES HAVE UP TO 4 EDGES WITH OPPOSITE BEVELS FOR EXAMPLE THE HARIHAIE KNIFE (SPELLING ??) SERREATED TOOLS WHICH WERE PERHAPS USED TO SAW ARE AROUND TOO. SO WHY NOT A MULTI TOOL? A FEW PICTURES JUST FOR FUN. TWO PICTURES OF A ESKIMO ULU WITH WOODEN HANDLE ONE EGYPTIAN FLINT SERRATED KNIFE WITH HANDLE AND TWO POINTS THREE PICTURES OF A EGYPTIAN DAGGER WITH CARVED HIPPO IVORY HANDLE. ESTIMATED 3250 BC. Last edited by VANDOO; 19th April 2012 at 12:45 AM. |
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