ohio axe

[jeff a]

this is another aso show buy,its from adams county ohio,i dont know if it is'nt finished or there was a purpose for the squared off bit

 

[Tnmountains]

Looks like it has some wear. Nice.
Tools are supposed to be used.
TnMtns

 

[SoIll]

I'd think it was unfinished because of the size.
Nice one.

 

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Unfinished....here is one my dad found...

 

[pickaway]

Nice artifact ...

 

[Adena_man]

Nice! Maybe they didn't get around to finishing the bit? Is there any polish in that area?

 

[jeff a]

the faces of the bit have some polish,but it looks like they pecked the bit flat

 

[TripleCreek]

Jeff a,

My best guess is that the dulled bit is from "use ware". The polish on the rest of the ax suggest that the ax was finished at one time, but may have been switched to a secondary use such as pounding Basswood bark to free the fibers after "retteing". There are many outher such functions in a survival culture that would dull the bit like that.

This also may have been a stone that could not "hold" a sharp bit; because it appears to be an overly grainy rock also. They may have just moved it to a secondary use.

 

[Th3rty7]

I agree with 3creeks, I think it's a finished piece that shows alot of usewear, nice one.