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Igneous celt and adze: Mississippian bow project prep!
swamp monkey:
I want to make a Mississippian era inspired bow. A few years back I researched archeological finds, and Mississippian images to determine what a bow from that culture would look like. What I now conclude is it is hard to say. A lot of varieties have stemmed even out of singular historic tribes. So I will chose a conservative bow design and focus on the method of the Mississippians.
This means I need Mississippian tools! So I have been working on a celt and an adze. Both are made of Missouri Ozarks igneous rock. Thanks to Patches for helping with sources.
Both tools need several more hours of sanding before I am done. The blades need a good edge and I am not there yet. I think the over all shapes are looking good though. The sand stone rock in the picture with both tools is my sanding rock. It works amazingly well.
I hope to complete both tools by summer's end. Then I can practice using them and get a tree in mind for harvest. Next spring the project will unfold!
I am stoked. Any tips or advice are welcome.
Swamp Monkey is traveling back in time!
Patches:
Good luck!
aaron:
cool project. looks like a good start. I think you're gonna need a more acute angle on the edge.
Onebowonder:
--- Quote from: aaron on June 15, 2014, 11:55:36 am ---cool project. looks like a good start. I think you're gonna need a more acute angle on the edge.
--- End quote ---
A bit perhaps, but not much sharper that about a 90 degree angle. If you go much of anything tighter than that, you are cutting instead of crushing fibers, ...and the blade will not hold up too well. A celt is not a sharp bladed tool but a crushing wedge-shaped sort of tool.
OneBow
swamp monkey:
Update: I sanded for an additional three hours on the adze and another hour on the Celt. I am working to remove tool marks and get a smooth surface. I even got about 3 hours of donated labor sanding from Boy Scout troop 210. They are working on their archeology merit badge and needed to do some experimental archeology. This they did for. A minimum of ten minutes each to get an appreciation. Some scouts took a shine to it and requested more time to work on the stone tools. The boys all got to make cordage that they could take home too.
I will post pics later. The adze is getting close to being done. The Celt needs several hours of sanding yet.
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