Thumb scraper or just a chip?

[NCPeaches]

What do you guys think this might be? Or is it just a chip off of whatever kind of rock

 

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[old digger]

Looks like a worked flake or at one time was a small flake knife by the minute flaking along this one edge.

 

[monsterrack]

It has had some work done on that one edge, I have to go along with Old digger on the small flake knife. Very good eye and good find

 

[NCPeaches]

Thanks guys! Tomorrow I'm going to go sift that gravel bar upstream where this was...might be getting closer to where it's feeding into the creek!

 

[HeavyFletch]

Vary Pretty piece of flint

 

[painterx7]

Sweet little flake knife )

 

[NCPeaches]

Vary Pretty piece of flint

I was hoping it was flint because it's rare to find (at least for me) in my creek. When it was wet I thought it was a glass chip lol

 

[redbeardrelics]

I agree with y'all, my hunt buddy and I call themun's "utilized flakes", and they always come home with us when we find them.

 

[rock]

Yeah it is worked! Sifting now are we. I havent tried it yet but if the fields dont clean up after that soy I might be doing it as well. Nice find

 

[curious kat]

That's a nice find Peaches....and good luck tomorrow, let us know what happens...

 

[NCPeaches]

That's a nice find Peaches....and good luck tomorrow, let us know what happens...

Been in the creek yesterday and most of today (we had beautiful semi-warm weather) and didn't find any more flint but did find 4 shards and my first drill, I think, at least it looks like one lol oh and a cobalt Bromo Seltzer bottle unbroken.

 

[SCrocks]

I think it is just a flake. I could be wrong though but many times you will see small ripples caused by the shock wave of it being struck off.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Looks like a Utilized Flake to me.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

looks worked-on. As a primary flake, it has all the earmarks of a thumbnail , scraper/tool - fine, careful work on the final job, in preparing hides - after all - it's in everyman's tool kit! (right?) LOL
Nice one!

 

[curious kat]

That sounds like you had some fun...going to post them? Will you post the bottle to? I found something that I'm going to post, it's small, but think maybe it's some kind of cutting tool.....and of course...made of obsidian! lol

 

[NCPeaches]

That sounds like you had some fun...going to post them? Will you post the bottle to? I found something that I'm going to post, it's small, but think maybe it's some kind of cutting tool.....and of course...made of obsidian! lol

If I don't get them posted tonight I will tomorrow, I'm letting the shards dry. Can't wait to see the obsidian tool you found. I wish we had obsidian here, it's so pretty! This guy I work with showed me a point he found in a field in my county that has contact period stuff and it looked either obsidian, jet or black flint and was really pretty.

 

[curious kat]

...it sounds like it is pretty! And speaking of pretty......Thank You again....love'em

 

[NCPeaches]

...it sounds like it is pretty! And speaking of pretty......Thank You again....love'em View attachment 933042

So happy you like them! They came from a mine called Poovey garnet mine. The lady who owns the mine is a very good friend and my late husband mined them. I have a couple of buckets of them sitting around, she has some real big ones just laying around in her yard lolol I picked those out for you because you can see the dark red thru the material on the outside layer. I love the shards you sent me and the tiny arrowhead is too tiny to be believed! That green obsidian is so cool too. I'm hoping to get started on a pendant or two tomorrow. Thank you so much!

 

[curious kat]

...yes I can see the red peeking out, sooo pretty..thanx again!!! Glad you enjoy the things...I like the way you composed the picture to!

 

[NCPeaches]

...yes I can see the red peeking out, sooo pretty..thanx again!!! Glad you enjoy the things...I like the way you composed the picture to!

Thanks! I wanted to look at them a lot so put them in my special hand made bowl a friend gave me last Christmas! ;-)