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primitive tools you say? have you seen my pecker?

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riverrat:
 i didnt put it in flint knapping as its not flint knapped. however it is shaped by using another rock to sharpen the point. then the pointed pecker is used to peck divots in rocks for use as bearing blocks for the bow drill. Tony

Chief RID:
You are the man, riverrat. You got me to look. Excuse my ignorance, but these are used to put down force on the drill, correct? Do you know if these have been found in the SE US.

Jodocus:
I just lost a bearing block like these last week, that sucked.  :'(

You've made a couple at once  :o , how Long do you peck or grind at one? preferences regarding material (for the block)?

riverrat:
not long, most about 15 minutes, a few less than a hour. as for originals found in se U.S. , im sure there are. i found a "original" where i get my stones from to make my own.im in the great lakes region. i have that "original" believe it or not, my first actual fire came the same day i found it. its good medicin far as im concerned.i often wonder who it belonged to. theres even peck marks on the opposite side as if the person making it thought about using that side then decided to use the other side.i often wonder could it have belonged to a Erie ? they were wiped out before Euros reached the Americas.but they did live in this area.but it could of been any number of tribes that lived here. although by history books you would swear no one claimed this area as home due to the black swamp. but i think that has more to do with stealing the land than actual historic reasons.the winner makes the history.Tony

Chief RID:
Thanks for that info Tony. I really need to get out to the local res. and see what they have in the cultural center. I have looked in the past but really had no idea what I was looking at. I need to be a bit more studious in the future.

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