little agate scraper

[larson1951]

Russy and me ran across this little gem while sorting out more junk a couple nights ago
I kinda like these agate scrapers and points
what do you guys think?
Lars

[uniface]

Nice one, Lars

Notice that you've got a combination tool there.

The end has a scraper edge, while the sides are re-sharpened into cutting edges.

[larson1951]

thankyou face
it sure is funny that I never really noticed that, but you are right, it is a combo tool
I always appreciate your input
Lars

[wells]

i too like scrapers- they're usually made from nice exotic flints.

[uniface]

Chert quality doesn't matter that much with points and such, since they can be one-use tools, but for a scraper, you want the best, toughest chert you can get -- stuff that will hold an edge. That's why, often times, out west, you can find points made of obsidian, but the scrapers are of jasper, chacedony, agate and whatnot. The only people who ever made scrapers of obsidian were boxed-in and couldn't get anything else.

An image of interest :
http://www.lithiccastinglab.com/gall...persalaska.jpg