Drills.........lets see them

[ohio]

Drills.........let's see them

Here are some drills that I have found. I found the one in the first pic a couple of weeks ago. My truck is in the shop and I just felt like posting something. Everyone feel free to post some of yours!
Chuck

 

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[The Grim Reaper]

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sixgun, what he means by uniface is one side would be chipped or flaked and the back side would be flat or unchipped, kind of like a scraper.

 

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Here's two more of mine. These could possibly be Engravers, but I always figured they just little Punches or Drills. Both are from the same site. My father found the black one and I found the red one.

 

[lostlake88]

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Here are a few.

 

[*Molly*]

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Those Drills are fine examples Lostlake, the middle one is superb, Thankyou for showing us, we sure appreciate fine quality.

Molly.

 

[*Molly*]

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I've found a few more in my collection...
The smaller one A Caddoan drill, Flint, I do believe the flint is from the Kiamichi Mts S.E Ok & a pencil drill, Jasper.

Molly.

 

[GL]

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Maybe? Top right? Broken...?

 

[*Molly*]

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GL, see the broken point, infront of the one you are referring to, well that point you are talking about started life that shape, its been reworked into a drill. I would definetly say its a drill, if you look at my post up top, you'll see one very much like it, could be a Kirk stemmed or Savanah river stemmed, hard to tell them apart. Nice find hon, gotta love those drills.

Molly.

 

[pickaway]

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[MEinWV]

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My one and only..............so far!

What amazes me is..........How did those folks way back then know what the Space Shuttle or the F16 was going to look like. LOL!!!

HH

 

[sixgun]

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I've found a few more in my collection...
The smaller one A Caddoan drill, Flint, I do believe the flint is from the Kiamichi Mts S.E Ok & a pencil drill, Jasper.

Molly.

very impressive this has been a really good post.There has been some beautiful examples from all around the country.
sixgun

 

[The Grim Reaper]

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MEinWV, like I posted on your other post about that piece, I really believe that is just a highly resharpened Pine Tree Point and not a Drill.

 

[MEinWV]

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OK Dorkfish, In order to further my understanding of drills and points, what are some clues that a particular item looks like one type but may actually be a type that has been reworked? The drill you show on the left side in the 5th pic looks very similar to mine, although mine has more of a tapered shoulder than yours(yours does have more of a drill shaped point). Could this be something to look at as a clue?

Thanks for the input! This is one of the best ways for us "noobs" to learn about these things.

HH

 

[The Grim Reaper]

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OK Dorkfish, In order to further my understanding of drills and points, what are some clues that a particular item looks like one type but may actually be a type that has been reworked? The drill you show on the left side in the 5th pic looks very similar to mine, although mine has more of a tapered shoulder than yours(yours does have more of a drill shaped point). Could this be something to look at as a clue?

Thanks for the input! This is one of the best ways for us "noobs" to learn about these things.

HH

Does your piece show any kind of use polish along the sides or the tip? That is usually a good sign that a piece has been used as a Drill. All of the pieces I have pictured do show use polish on at least the tips of them and most of them are polished along the entire length of the shaft.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

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MEinWV, here an example I have of a point that is midiagnosed as a Drill by most people. The point on the left is a highly resharpened and almost exhausted Thebes point, but it is not a Drill. It shows no evidence whatsoever of ever being used as a Drill. There is no use polish on it at all and it was still used as a Knife at this stage since the blade edges are still sharp.

 

[MEinWV]

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WOW! Thanks for that info! I now understand more than I did before and it is really making sense. I just examined mine and it doesn't display the "use polish" that you described. The primary edges are still crisp and sharp and the rest of the chip facets are not showing signs of polishing as one should expect to see on a used drill. I must say that I am one happy camper now that you have added this tidbit of great info to my knowledge base. I guess it is probably just plain old common sense, but it never became obvious to me until now.

Again, Thanks for the help here!

Now I get to experience finding my first drill for the second time. LOL

HH

 

[The Grim Reaper]

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Glad I could help.

 

[*Molly*]

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Hi Hunters
I know this Thread is for whole drills but, I just want to show ya'll two' Heartbreakers'.
The first a Paddle drill, prolly started life as a blade? the material is beautiful, from the Kiomatoa River, Tx.( found on the same mound as my Cache River)
The second a Scotty, notice the Cortex of the stone, the outside 'Rinde' sometimes left on...
These would have been 'Gloaters' fer sure.

Molly.

 

[*Molly*]

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Not sure why its showed the paddle drill twice but bear with me, I've had so much trouble with my laptop, I've had to reformat it..

( it only took me 8 attempts to post this.. )

Molly.

 

[tomclark]

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The tip on this is worn smooth like a drill

This piece is filthy worn

Most of what I find in my area are microlithic drills, used extensively down here to drill shell and bone.

 

[creekhunter]

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Nice ones Tom, its cool to see all the different materials and types from around the country, GREAT POSTS!