Is this anything like an arrow shaft straightener ?

[Dirtybynature]

Or is it junk?
Thanks y?all!

 

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[Garscale]

Looks sawed. Is the left edge of the stone sawed?

 

[Dirtybynature]

It looks like there is a cat or something on the stone possible

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Not a shaft straightener, way to narrow for shaft and hole looks square like it was made with a saw. Can you post picture that shows inside the cut with light in it?

 

[releventchair]

I never grasped using more than heat and flexing to straighten a wooden shaft. Then roll it to find cause of wobble and heat it again.
I'm not saying a tool was never used. But the labor and time vs flexing by eye, which you'd still be doing anyways...

Your cut stone is neat!
I'd be using it to display a knife.
The cut was a little too deep on one end , but no problem...

As to it being a shaft straightener , the width looks like it would be for a quite small diameter shaft.
IF you can find examples of shaft diameters in the area you found the stone , more question could be asked.

Collecting material for shafts can involve gathering a bundle of them. Binding them helps them dry straighter. And judicious choices before collecting does too.
If a shaft is/was badly warped at one end it would be harder to straighten by hand alone. But with a bundle involved it could either be shortened on that end if long enough , or discarded from choices.

 

[Dirtybynature]

 

[Garscale]

I can see that it is sawed. One edge looks sawed also.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

It was out of focus, then I reloaded picture and it is in focused, I think my wifi was the issue. Rock is machine cut.

 

[Tdog]

Use Google or similar to find arrow shaft straighteners. Here's a link for you.

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1...AhXKZs0KHftcDHwQjJkEegQICBAC&biw=1920&bih=880

You could do a ton of research yourself before asking repetitive rudimentary questions here. You need to familiarize yourself with known Indian artifacts. Then, you will have fewer questions with obvious answers.

 

[Relicgrubber]

Well said Terry...

 

[Dirtybynature]

Will do thank you for the advice

 

[Dirtybynature]

This is part of my research by the way. I appreciate your help very much but if my questions are too rudimentary for you then pass them up thank you very much

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

It would help you to buy a book on artifacts to use as a starting reference like overstreet guide or any artifact books by Lar Hothem.

Examples below.

 

[Tdog]

if my questions are too rudimentary for you then pass them up

If you haven't noticed, I have been.

 

[Edgychris1]

I like how your mind works! I have no idea..

 

[Tesorodeoro]

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It looks like there is a cat or something on the stone possible

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! Clearly there is no cat in any of the pictures.
Is this also part of your research?