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    fish hook info

    this is a broke fish hook blank
    this is the kind that would yield two hooks but broke during the manufacturing process
    i feel fortunate to find a broke piece when it comes to the subject of manufacturing of a fish hook
    larson1951
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    Aug 2006
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    Re: fish hook info

    Good post Steve, I enjoy seeing the stages of manufacture.



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    Re: fish hook info

    Very interesting Steve, I have read about how the made the bone blanks so they could get two hook's out of it . Great photo's thanks for posting them .

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    Re: fish hook info

    I learned about the manufacture of fish hooks from this forum! And that given our climate, I will never find one so glad someone else can find them!

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    Re: fish hook info

    So the broken side would match the whole side?Startin the year off with a bang huh?lol
    We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, We borrow it from our children.

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    Re: fish hook info

    Very cool, I always enjoy your finds and the history/rarity that they represent.

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    Dec 2010
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    Re: fish hook info

    Nice find Larson a rare story teller piece,the long shank must have importance for lashing or hook set ?

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    Re: fish hook info

    Very interesting post Steve.

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    Re: fish hook info

    yes frank the blank was intended to be two hooks but it broke, i have another broke like it but i found both pieces and put it back together

    and yes iowa trout, the long stem was for tying to the fishing line which was connected to a willow pole
    the stems usually have about4 or 5 grooves at the end so that the line could be tied to it
    steve

 

 

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