THESE ARE EXAMPLES OF WHAT IS FOUND IN MY AREA WE REFER TO THEM AS SCRAPERS BUT THEY SERVE SEVERAL FUNCTIONS LIKE THE HAND AX DOES.
#1.THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES THAT HAS THE NATURAL SMOOTH RIND OF THE FLINT ROCK THAT FITS NICELY INTO THE PALM AND A SHARK TOOTH SHAPED BLADE.
#2 & #3. ARE REFERED TO AS TURTLE BACK SCRAPERS AND THE THICK ROUNDED BACK FITS IN THE PALM AND THE ENTIRE TOOL CAN BE ROTATED USING DIFERENT PARTS OF THE EDGE AS NEEDED.
#4 & #5. THIS ONE HAS THE NATURAL SMOOTH RIND LIKE THE #1 ABOVE BUT IS A DIFFERENT FORM. ONE PICTURE SHOWS HOW IT IS HELD.
#6. HERE IS A PICTURE OF RILEY-NUECES TOOLS. THIS HAS VARIOUS FORMS THE RETANGULAR ONE IS LIKE ONE I HAVE THAT HAS A KNOB LEFT ON ONE SIDE TO PUT YOUR THUMB ON FOR A SECURE GRIP.
THESE EXAMPLES ARE FROM TEXAS. THESE TOOLS ARE OFTEN DESIGNED TO FIT THE HAND AND HAVE VARIOUS KNOBS, CURVES AND HOLLOWS TO FACILITATE THE USERS GRIP AND ALIGN THE EDGE.
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