Got any Blades?

[CreekSide]

I’m sure everyone has some blades to show. I’ve started moving mine to one case. Let’s see yours.

 

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[Jackals1980]

Obviously still figuring out how to efficiently post on here, been out of practice.....gave up FB long ago! I am posting a few different things and will hopefully be able to figure out how to attach descriptions, my finds.

 

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[Jackals1980]

I’m sure everyone has some blades to show. I’ve started moving mine to one case. Let’s see yours.

These are my bfs finds

 

[CreekSide]

So a knife would have been hafted and a blade just held in the hand?

Good question but I believe it was done both ways as needed. Some blades were preforms. I have both in my frame

 

[Jackals1980]

These are my

I’m sure everyone has some blades to show. I’ve started moving mine to one case. Let’s see yours.

Bfs makes......he handcrafted all of these! As our friends say he taught the natives how to knapp....

 

[Jackals1980]

I’m sure everyone has some blades to show. I’ve started moving mine to one case. Let’s see yours.

How about this for a blade?!

 

[CreekSide]

These are my bfs finds

What state? Thanks for sharing

 

[Jackals1980]

What state? Thanks for sharing

The 3/4 axe is from Minnesota otherwise mostly Arkansas/ Texas. Your's?

 

[Rockdog]

The 3/4 axe is from Minnesota otherwise mostly Arkansas/ Texas. Your's?

Oh! I think those Arkansas ones belong to me. If you could just box those up and send them to me that would be great!😁

 

[CreekSide]

The 3/4 axe is from Minnesota otherwise mostly Arkansas/ Texas. Your's?

Not mine I have a couple of Celts I’ve found but no axes yet. They are rare here

 

[11KBP]

So a knife would have been hafted and a blade just held in the hand?

Blade has turned into kind of a generic term.

According to an archaeological glossary.

BLADE:

l. the cutting edge of a tool.

2. a cutting tool.

3. that portion of a projectile point or knife which extends beyond the haft element.

4. a long, parallel-sided (prismatic, lamellar) flake core. These may be used as is, or
used as the basis for the production of other tools. This highly sophisticated
technique makes the most economical use of lithic resources.

 

[Jackals1980]

Not mine I have a couple of Celts I’ve found but no axes yet. They are rare here

I meant the blades you posted, where were they found. And just for clarification, the axe was given to me by a friend who said they unearthed themselves on a property he owned.

 

[Jackals1980]

I meant the blades you posted, where were they found. And just for clarification, the axe was given to me by a friend who said they unearthed themselves on a property he owned.

He said he found two and this one was the one he had left at the time.

 

[CreekSide]

I meant the blades you posted, where were they found. And just for clarification, the axe was given to me by a friend who said they unearthed themselves on a property he owned.

Yes I’ve found the ones posted I’ve been collecting for 15 years. Slowed down due to the heat but hopefully this winter I will get back out.
Middle quartz is 4 inches long

 

[newnan man]

Yes I’ve found the ones posted I’ve been collecting for 15 years. Slowed down due to the heat but hopefully this winter I will get back out.
Middle quartz is 4 inches long

It seems you find a lot of points made from a black material? That color is rare in Florida.

 

[CreekSide]

It seems you find a lot of points made from a black material? That color is rare in Florida.

Mostly Knox and Ridge and Valley chert. I find quartz once in a while

 

[mxdigger]

Just curious What exactly makes a blade, I mean what is the main difference between a blade and an arrow point.

 

[Rockdog]

A blade can be halfted or unhafted. They're generally larger than the average point. Many times without notches or defined bases. Weight is not an issue on a blade and so generally They are thicker and heavier than a point because they don't have to worry about the weight being a factor in flight. Many points that people find that they think are large spearheads are actually probably hafted blades. They may be biface or uniface and are generally more utilitarian than a defined point. At times they are nothing more than a flake with a good shape that has a sharpened edge for quick use.

 

[CreekSide]

The 3/4 axe is from Minnesota otherwise mostly Arkansas/ Texas. Your's?

Mine are NW Georgia. I find a lot of the same material as TN has

 

[mxdigger]

A blade can be halfted or unhafted. They're generally larger than the average point. Many times without notches or defined bases. Weight is not an issue on a blade and so generally They are thicker and heavier than a point because they don't have to worry about the weight being a factor in flight. Many points that people find that they think are large spearheads are actually probably hafted blades. They may be biface or uniface and are generally more utilitarian than a defined point. At times they are nothing more than a flake with a good shape that has a sharpened edge for quick use.

Thanks, I was thinking along those lines. Like these:

 

[CreekSide]

Thanks, I was thinking along those lines. Like these:

Nice addition