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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Hunts with stone on January 21, 2016, 09:24:41 am

Title: Virbinia greenstone celt
Post by: Hunts with stone on January 21, 2016, 09:24:41 am

(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u455/Tris_Smith/ax%20adz%20celts/7BDF9CA9-AF8F-4CAA-94F7-C3B932757080_zps4twk4mnt.jpg) (http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/Tris_Smith/media/ax%20adz%20celts/7BDF9CA9-AF8F-4CAA-94F7-C3B932757080_zps4twk4mnt.jpg.html)Thanks to Zuma for helping me get some tool stone for a few Adz and Celts. This is the first one I was able to get done . Hickory handle. Thanks Don!(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u[URL=http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/Tris_Smith/media/ax%20adz%20celts/88CE1C06-180F-432D-AF15-FBA82FA72C2B_zpsntg3cn7x.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u455/Tris_Smith/ax%20adz%20celts/88CE1C06-180F-432D-AF15-FBA82FA72C2B_zpsntg3cn7x.jpg) (http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/Tris_Smith/media/ax%20adz%20celts/B9C9D004-BB31-4EC6-91E4-BAE7E619A8DA_zpsi6u2xoer.jpg.html)455/Tris_Smith/ax%20adz%20celts/B9C9D004-BB31-4EC6-91E4-BAE7E619A8DA_zpsi6u2xoer.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Title: Re: Virbinia greenstone celt
Post by: Pappy on January 21, 2016, 09:51:19 am

Very cool, I like that. :)
 Pappy

Title: Re: Virbinia greenstone celt
Post by: DC on January 21, 2016, 01:15:55 pm

Is there a knot on the business end to help keep it from splitting?

Title: Re: Virbinia greenstone celt
Post by: nclonghunter on January 21, 2016, 01:22:27 pm

That's a bear beater if every I saw one!

Title: Re: Virbinia greenstone celt
Post by: Hunts with stone on January 21, 2016, 07:50:35 pm

Thanks all,  it could keep most anything at bay. And yes there is a knot in the top end it just makes it a bit stronger. Most splitting occurres from no side clearance. Your celt bit should only be seated on the top and bottom.

Title: Re: Virbinia greenstone celt
Post by: Zuma on January 21, 2016, 08:35:36 pm

Nice work with the celt Glenn. Now let's see a six inch greenstone Clovis. >:D
Zuma

Title: Re: Virbinia greenstone celt
Post by: Hunts with stone on January 21, 2016, 09:17:50 pm

Lol comming right up ground to prfection.