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So what periods used the spokeshaves? I dont think I have found any.
You have a couple of really nice ones.
Thanks for sharing!
May I ask what is a spokeshave and it's purpose. I have a bucket full of flakes that have some resemblance to these.
While there are many broken pieces That have shapes that resemble spokeshaves. A true spokeshave is a purposely made tool for removing branch stems and bark from wooden shafts. Just because a piece of broken material is the same shape does not make it a tool made for that purpose. There will be visible intentionally placed flakes removed to create this tool...often followed by fine pressure flaking to create a sharp and durable working edge
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I don't want to go back and forth with this.. But notching is the final step when producing a notched point. There is no reduction after notches have been added.I agree to an extent Gator. Some flakes that look like spokeshave tools are actually reduction flakes from notched points. The flake from around the notched area may appear to be a spokeshave, but normally are far to thin to be used. Here is a reduction flake from a quarts piece, that was thick enough to be used.
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I wish I had a pic of the back of this piece, it's plain to see this piece is a large reduction flake.
I don't want to go back and forth with this.. But notching is the final step when producing a notched point. There is no reduction after notches have been added.
I have a bucket full of reduction flakes with little hooks and angles on them none of which are spokeshaves.
If you have a piece that looks like a reduction flake from a notched point with the notch in it... it's just a broken point.
The piece your showing appears to be a spokeshave and nothing more.