still just one

[gwhitson]

found this one the first 5 min out,thought i was going to gbreak my one a trip thing i've got going but it died out as fast as it started,still just one per trip

 

[rock]

Very nice 1 at that.

 

[NC field hunter]

Yeah! Still just one perfect one! Lol! No violin for you pal!!

 

[pickaway]

Nice finds man...

 

[gwhitson]

thanks nc but i would prefer a fiddle

 

[NC field hunter]

thanks nc but i would prefer a fiddle

I only play the fiddle on good days. Find a grooved axe, and I'll play the fiddle all night. Lol!

 

[gwhitson]

fiddle

if i find a grooved axe i'll dance to it all night

 

[NC field hunter]

if i find a grooved axe i'll dance to it all night

Yeeeeehhaaaaaawwwww!!



That's what I said!! I just thought about this, grooved axe heads, at one time were found quite frequently here. Every 2 or 3 years someone got lucky. Not any more. I found this one a couple years back. I bet it had been 10 years since I heard of one being found until mine. Not one since.

 

[Tnmountains]

Hey now days coming out with one whole one is a good day. I would be happy with that.

 

[flyinryan2]

Congrats on the point!

 

[gwhitson]

i've never found one in 30 yrs but my dad found 1nice one

 

[NC field hunter]

i've never found one in 30 yrs but my dad found 1nice one

Is it still in the family? I simply got lucky to find that one. I wasn't even artifact hunting when i found it. I was quail hunting. It has one small ding or chip on the flatter side of the bit. It doesn't hurt the piece at all.

 

[GatorBoy]

That's a nice days finds! Nice point.

 

[gwhitson]

sorry about the flash can't get away from it,yep it's not going anywhere but to the kids one day

 

[GatorBoy]

Safe and sound under glass as it should be.

 

[1320]

I have sifted wet sand for 6 or more hours and found nothing but debitage....at days end, I would be begging for what you found! Most days though, it's about one keeper artifact an hour. The thrill of the chase is worth the pain.....lol.

 

[NC field hunter]

I have sifted wet sand for 6 or more hours and found nothing but debitage....at days end, I would be begging for what you found! Most days though, it's about one keeper artifact an hour. The thrill of the chase is worth the pain.....lol.

When you say "keeper", does that mean no damage or anything more than debitage? I ask because I have seen old timers toss nice stemmed pieces because their point was missing. Don't see much of that any more, however. They were old farm boys and did not even consider that ancient damage could have caused the break. I have seen days when debitage was a "keeper" myself. Lol

 

[GatorBoy]

I know sifting very well... and just speaking from my own experience.. using the term artifact literally..... my sifter will often have dozens of artifacts in it every sift. Things like..broken pottery bits,bone,flakes..ect.. even the shells of a midden are all artifacts... certainly not keepers. I think that's kind of what he meant

 

[gwhitson]

i could live with one a hr

 

[SOHIO]

i could live with one a hr

yeah me too