Almy
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The quotes are because I do not believe it is actually a hatchet but it sure has an intriguing shape!
I was beachcombing on a rock cobble and sand ocean beach that I have detected previously. There are strips of worn glacial rocks the size of a hand and smaller along the Atlantic Ocean beach for miles. A few fine-grained light grey stones visually stood out from among mostly brown ones. Then the square shape of one really caught my eye. It had one very flat side, one nearly flat side and rounded edges. The serrated blade of my Leatherman needed sharpening, so I tried the rock and found that the rounded edge worked well, so I sat there and did the sharpening. I put the rock in my pocket to take home and use in the future.
As I walked along further, I noticed a really outstanding rock shape of the same grey color. It looked like a blade with an integral handle. I picked it up, and the rounded side of the "handle" fit my right palm and the fingers laid well on the flat side. It felt really good. The "blade" is indented in both sides as if the feature was for making the blade lighter.
This "hatchet" is well ground smooth by the sand and other rocks in which it laid. There are no peck marks or signs of a human touch, although they could have been worn off by the beach action. I really believe this is a natural piece of rock that just happens to have this unusual shape. After looking at it on the beach and reaching that conclusion, I put it down and walked on. But then i went back and added it to my pocket, thinking that some of my eyeball searching and metal detecting friends might be interested in seeing it. Incidentally, the oxshoe and 6,000 year old stone celt I used to prop the "hatchet" are previous finds.
I was beachcombing on a rock cobble and sand ocean beach that I have detected previously. There are strips of worn glacial rocks the size of a hand and smaller along the Atlantic Ocean beach for miles. A few fine-grained light grey stones visually stood out from among mostly brown ones. Then the square shape of one really caught my eye. It had one very flat side, one nearly flat side and rounded edges. The serrated blade of my Leatherman needed sharpening, so I tried the rock and found that the rounded edge worked well, so I sat there and did the sharpening. I put the rock in my pocket to take home and use in the future.
As I walked along further, I noticed a really outstanding rock shape of the same grey color. It looked like a blade with an integral handle. I picked it up, and the rounded side of the "handle" fit my right palm and the fingers laid well on the flat side. It felt really good. The "blade" is indented in both sides as if the feature was for making the blade lighter.
This "hatchet" is well ground smooth by the sand and other rocks in which it laid. There are no peck marks or signs of a human touch, although they could have been worn off by the beach action. I really believe this is a natural piece of rock that just happens to have this unusual shape. After looking at it on the beach and reaching that conclusion, I put it down and walked on. But then i went back and added it to my pocket, thinking that some of my eyeball searching and metal detecting friends might be interested in seeing it. Incidentally, the oxshoe and 6,000 year old stone celt I used to prop the "hatchet" are previous finds.
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