SpokeShaves!

[old digger]

I was going through my pile of worked flakes, and I found a few spokeshaves. So I thought that I would share them with you all.

You are wecome to share your spokeshave finds also.

 

[rock]

So what periods used the spokeshaves? I dont think I have found any.

 

[GatorBoy]

Thanks for checking them out. Good thread.

 

[GatorBoy]

So what periods used the spokeshaves? I dont think I have found any.

That would be any period that ever removed branches or bark from a shaft. I would say all periods.

 

[NC field hunter]

You have a couple of really nice ones.
Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the view digger!

 

[GatorBoy]

Here's an interesting piece.
Found on a contact period site with bottle glass scrapers.. blades and arrowheads. Spokeshave?
One edge has been ground to a razor sharp edge. Maybe it was for hair cutting.

 

[GatorBoy]

This is an inclusion riddled piece of chert. It may have worked pretty well for sanding.

 

[old digger]

Those are Cool Gator! When modern material was available they seemed to be willing to utilize it.

 

[GatorBoy]

An Erie kind of foreshadowing with those pieces.

 

[jojosparks]

May I ask what is a spokeshave and it's purpose. I have a bucket full of flakes that have some resemblance to these.

 

[NC field hunter]

May I ask what is a spokeshave and it's purpose. I have a bucket full of flakes that have some resemblance to these.

Spokeshaves are noted for being the tool used for making arrow shafts. They are common on flakes and broken salvaged artifacts.

 

[GatorBoy]

While there are many broken pieces That have shapes that resemble spokeshaves. A true spokeshave is a purposely made tool for removing branch stems and bark from wooden shafts. Just because a piece of broken material is the same shape does not make it a tool made for that purpose. There will be visible intentionally placed flakes removed to create this tool...often followed by fine pressure flaking to create a sharp and durable working edge

 

[NC field hunter]

While there are many broken pieces That have shapes that resemble spokeshaves. A true spokeshave is a purposely made tool for removing branch stems and bark from wooden shafts. Just because a piece of broken material is the same shape does not make it a tool made for that purpose. There will be visible intentionally placed flakes removed to create this tool...often followed by fine pressure flaking to create a sharp and durable working edge

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I agree to an extent Gator. Some flakes that look like spokeshave tools are actually reduction flakes from notched points. The flake from around the notched area may appear to be a spokeshave, but normally are far to thin to be used. Here is a reduction flake from a quarts piece, that was thick enough to be used.



I wish I had a pic of the back of this piece, it's plain to see this piece is a large reduction flake.

 

[GatorBoy]

I agree to an extent Gator. Some flakes that look like spokeshave tools are actually reduction flakes from notched points. The flake from around the notched area may appear to be a spokeshave, but normally are far to thin to be used. Here is a reduction flake from a quarts piece, that was thick enough to be used.

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I wish I had a pic of the back of this piece, it's plain to see this piece is a large reduction flake.

I don't want to go back and forth with this.. But notching is the final step when producing a notched point. There is no reduction after notches have been added.
I have a bucket full of reduction flakes with little hooks and angles on them none of which are spokeshaves.
If you have a piece that looks like a reduction flake from a notched point with the notch in it... it's just a broken point.
The piece your showing appears to be a spokeshave and nothing more.

 

[theviking]

Spokeshave on a flake.

 

[NC field hunter]

I don't want to go back and forth with this.. But notching is the final step when producing a notched point. There is no reduction after notches have been added.
I have a bucket full of reduction flakes with little hooks and angles on them none of which are spokeshaves.
If you have a piece that looks like a reduction flake from a notched point with the notch in it... it's just a broken point.
The piece your showing appears to be a spokeshave and nothing more.

Gator, you know I think the world of you and I'm not trying to prove you wrong. The piece that I posted above is what I have always heard called a notching flake. After looking the term up, I do believe my terminology was wrong and my wording poor. However, tools such as the spokeshave probably vary quite a bit from state to state. Look at the difference between my spokeshave and yours. They really look like two totally different tools. I'd guess that is due to different wood types. The spokeshave implements that I run across are often made of scraps. In fact, I rarely even pick them up. A spokeshave in my neck of the woods rarely shows skilled flaking. Most of them can be identified only by sure sign of wear, such as a smooth notch with a linear pattern present. I'm no expert and I really thank you for calling me out on the notching flake thing. ✌

 

[Tnmountains]

Just think of all the uses for a spoke shave way before an arrow shaft. You know they pulled the bark off of green limbs. Especially in the manufacturing of woven goods. They were used to strip barks to be woven or used to de flesh a round bone. I guess the uses were limitless. Here is one I found that is a thumb scraper,spoke shave and graver.

 

[GatorBoy]

That's a cool one.
NC... The different shapes and sizes of a spoke shave whas dependent upon what it was "shaving"... not where it was made... the 1 you are holding would have most likely been used for an arrow shaft. Bark was even stripped from certain types of trees to harvest the fiber between the bark and wood for cordage. Ones like yours are here also..

 

[GatorBoy]

 

[old digger]

I found a few more in the chip pile.





This also has a graver

 

[rock]

I was feeling left out so I went out today and found one.