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Main Discussion Area => Cave Men only "Oooga Booga" => Topic started by: Coo-wah-chobee on February 25, 2008, 05:54:20 pm

Title: stone drill
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on February 25, 2008, 05:54:20 pm

.....................Been a little slow on this forum so I thought I would post this stone drill I just made fer some of my primitive projects. Old ones were wore out. I had point in case fer lots of years. Touched it up a bit and drill shaft is beautyberry I harvested a few months ago. Enjoy...bob

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Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: John K on February 25, 2008, 06:07:59 pm

Looks neat, How does it work  ???

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on February 25, 2008, 06:20:13 pm

                  Ya spin it by hand er sometimes I use a bow fer it with a top block piece fer pressure..............bob

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on February 25, 2008, 06:21:52 pm

.......................Oh yeah it makes a hole quickly not as fast as a electric drill but what the hay !.............bob

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: John K on February 25, 2008, 06:31:13 pm

Thanks Bob  ;D

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: jamie on February 25, 2008, 06:49:34 pm

sure its a drill!!!! but how do we know it works >:D ;D

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: david w. on February 25, 2008, 08:34:19 pm

Cool bob

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on February 25, 2008, 08:41:07 pm

 Lend me yer hand Jamie fer a minute ! >:D ;D......bob

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: jamie on February 25, 2008, 08:57:29 pm

 ;D

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: DanaM on February 25, 2008, 09:24:43 pm

Quote from: Coo-wah-chobee on February 25, 2008, 08:41:07 pm

Lend me yer hand Jamie fer a minute ! >:D ;D......bob

Now that I want to see >:D

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: Hillbilly on February 25, 2008, 09:38:16 pm

Cool drill, Bob. It's amazing how well they work if you get them tuned up right. I've made a couple that would drill through wood, bone, and soft rock like crazy, and a couple that wouldn't bore a hole in a stick of warm butter.  :)

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: Coo-wah-chobee on February 25, 2008, 09:42:23 pm

Yes Steve. I tried it on a piece of sandstone today ! Right thru it effortlessly.  Dulled it a bit but just touched up the edges. Workee good ! ;D..........bob

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: Justin Snyder on February 25, 2008, 11:43:39 pm

Nice looking drill Bob. Justin

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: huntertrapper on February 25, 2008, 11:52:51 pm

cool thats pretty primitive. :)

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: cowboy on February 25, 2008, 11:56:20 pm

That give me an idear, hehe ;D. I always thought they just held the drill in their fingers and wrenched it back and forth. Hadn't thought about the stick spinning thing - thanks bob..

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: jamie on February 26, 2008, 07:19:50 am

the rack i had for tanning was built primitive. the large hides when drying would tear the thing apart so i used a stone drill and bone auger to drill through the pieces and made wood pins. thing never moved again. probably leaning against the barn at my old house still

Title: Re: stone drill
Post by: Dingleberry on February 26, 2008, 04:25:18 pm

Great stuff bob. :)  It's on the list "to do".