unclemac Gold Member Joined Oct 12, 2011 Messages 8,025 Reaction score 9,215 Golden Thread 0 Primary Interest: Beach & Shallow Water Hunting Oct 21, 2012 #1 I really want it to be a yea...it is a really nice piece of carnelian agate. Attachments DSC02119.webp 8.8 KB · Views: 113 DSC02120.webp 8.7 KB · Views: 105 DSC02121.webp 9.2 KB · Views: 112 DSC02122.webp 10.2 KB · Views: 109 DSC02123.webp 9.5 KB · Views: 107 Upvote 0
The Grim Reaper Gold Member Joined Apr 3, 2008 Messages 7,826 Reaction score 7,076 Golden Thread 0 Location Southern Ohio Primary Interest: All Treasure Hunting Oct 21, 2012 #3 It looks like a nice little Flake Knife or Side Scraper to me so I say "Yea".
tomclark Bronze Member Joined Dec 18, 2006 Messages 1,184 Reaction score 1,643 Golden Thread 0 Location Tampa Bay, FL Detector(s) used ShadowX2, TEJON, Eyes, Pony Shovel Primary Interest: Other Oct 22, 2012 #5 I'd agree, Yeah! Utlized flake knife. Such a knife can do a lot of work.
N natchitoches Guest Oct 22, 2012 #6 they would use it as a flake first. and once it got dull they put a sharp edge on it
N natchitoches Guest Oct 22, 2012 #7 Carnelian agate has a hardness of seven on the Mohs Hardness Scale Carnelian Gemstones | Beads, Jewelry, Tumbled Stones a very hard knife,that would hold its edges
Carnelian agate has a hardness of seven on the Mohs Hardness Scale Carnelian Gemstones | Beads, Jewelry, Tumbled Stones a very hard knife,that would hold its edges
NC field hunter Silver Member Joined Jul 29, 2012 Messages 4,253 Reaction score 1,627 Golden Thread 0 Oct 22, 2012 #8 Yea!! Nice lithic!