Natural or a man made tool...of some kind?

[CivilWarStory]

Greetings from Sacramento, Ca.
I was doing some work in a home where the owners had just moved away. They left this object/tool/carving, take your pick, on a shelf in one of the bedrooms. It immediately caught my eye and I have been trying to figure out what it is, exactly, ever since. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
John (http://www.civilwarstory.nstemp.com )

 

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[High Plains Digger]

Seriously weird conglomerate of rock, probably a much softer one worn out to leave that hole. Or it could have been made by a mussel. I've seen them in Washington on the beach, but I don't know if the mussel made the hole in mud and was fossilized or actually bored a hole in the "soft" rock. Probably bored. In both senses of the word.

 

[Breezie]

I have a rock that has a hole in it, plus it has several other semi-holes. It was trapped in moving water, and the sand and other small rocks drove holes in it.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,294824.0.html

Interesting find, Breezie

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I dont see anything man made. I find these on the beach.

 

[CivilWarStory]

Thank you for the replies!
I'm beginning to think on the same lines you are, that it is a naturally occurring oddity, which it seems to be. However, if you look at the new picture I took at a better angle, you'll see three smooth impressions that my fingers fit into nicely. I thought perhaps this stone was held in one hand while a fire-starter stick was inserted into the perfectly round hole.
Any more thoughts?
Thanks again.
John (CivilWarStory)

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I dont see anything but you could try the "American Indian Artifacts" section. They are more experienced. http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/board,89.0.html

 

[aquachigger]

I have a rock that has a hole in it, plus it has several other semi-holes. It was trapped in moving water, and the sand and other small rocks drove holes in it.

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,294824.0.html

Interesting find, Breezie

Ewwwww.... Brezzie. It looks like you are poking a hole in a monkeys head.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Three holes to stick fingers in? BOWLING BALL!!!!

 

[Breezie]

Ewwwww.... Brezzie. It looks like you are poking a hole in a monkeys head.

LOL, Well, I've been told I walk softly and carry a big stick, in this case a mean screwdriver!

HighPlains, is it Fred Flintstone's bowling ball?


Breezie

 

[diggummup]

I dont see anything man made. I find these on the beach.

I agree with the posters (CivilWarStory ) find being natural.
Sometimes they are manmade down here. This is a photo of relics at Smallwood's General Store in Chokoloskee.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I dont see anything man made. I find these on the beach.

I agree with the posters (CivilWarStory ) find being natural.
Sometimes they are manmade down here. This is a photo of relics at Smallwood's General Store in Chokoloskee.

I like that store. Its got some cool things. I used to find those shells with the hole in it but didnt know what they were.

 

[High Plains Digger]

I want in on the holy, uh, holey rock thing! This came from a beach in Oregon, and there were a lot of them. We had flown there, so I couldn't take the ones I really wanted. You can see a mussel shell in one of the small holes, but like I say, I don't know if it made the hole or just took up residence.

Mine is holier than thou's.

Breezie: It is smaller, so it has to be Wilma's. And she only used it on Sundays.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Just as a general musing on firestarters, wouldn't it make more sense to use wood as a holder on the top? Wouldn't the wear and tear on the shaft be much less? With a sandstone rock holder, one may only get 1 fire started out of 2 shafts worn down. Bad mileage, sort of like a Sherman tank at 3 gal. per mile. Unless the natives had a desire for sawdust.