This is a cool tool from the 1400's, Its a Frog Knife. The "Experts" say that this type of "Blade" was used for cutting Grasses. i'm not so sure soWhat do you think?
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This is a cool tool from the 1400's, Its a Frog Knife. The "Experts" say that this type of "Blade" was used for cutting Grasses. i'm not so sure soWhat do you think?
http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...&pictureid=169
The rock in the picture looks like a rock. There is a knife used by Farrier's for trimming horse hooves called a frog knife. But it don't look like a rock. It's a thin bladed knife that is bent at the end in a hook shape.
Just looks like a rock to me.
its a rock... not sharpened or shaped atall (atleast on this side)
sorry got to agree with all the others, looks like a rock to me.
Notice the concave lines on the upper left side of the stone. The "feet" have a sharp edge. The single tooth in the center provides a snag to help slice whatever you are cutting.
Sorry man, not seeing it. Still looks like a rock to me.
For cutting grasses ?
Any rock with a natural formed edge can be used for that task (within reason) so i gotta agree that its just a rock
If it looks like a rock, lays on the ground like a rock and picks up and throws like a rock. It's a rock.
I still have some pristine fossilized Terrafirmasaurus eggs for sale!
I enhanced the picture. Guess what? It still looks like a rock!
I think this tool may have been used for cutting and knapping Bones.
If you're not sure if it's a rock, try throwing it at something.:D
Just wondering...who are the "experts"? and now I see you are arguing with then.....
Lets see if we can figure this one out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Riverrat
"Expert" is 2 words
"Ex" as in a "has been" or "used to be but ain't no more"
"Spurt" as in a "drip or drop under pressure" Kinda like a squirt.
Now I wonder how many folks that describes?
The Natural Science community,and other Archeology InterestsQuote:
Originally Posted by Riverrat
If you just did what I suggested all of this would be so unnecessary.
The easiest way to identify a stone that was once used as a tool is to find a straight line on it. Since there are no truly straight lines in nature. I don't really see any straight lines on this rock. I can see that it looks like it would fit comfortably in the hand, and it is the same approximate shape of several hand adzes that I have seen before. However, I don't see any obvious signs that it has had an edge worked onto it anywhere. Maybe the edge was ground instead of flaked, or has just worn off with time. But I have to agree with everyone else, it merely looks like a conveniently shaped rock.
I guess if you spend enough time with a rock it could convince you that it is almost anything other than a rock and then you might take its side and defend it. I think they call it "Stockholm syndrome".
Now that there's funny, I don't care who you are.
My rocks are interesting. they describe how a job was done by someone in the past,and they also had visual appeal. The Frog Knife is is good example of that.