Heres a side view of the spoons.
This next picture shows a cordage/tinder shredder, a fire steel mounted in a piece of antler and a"hoko" knife. The shredder is made from a piece of bird leg bone. I use it to finely shred tinder such as cedar bark and to remove the outer skin when I make cordage from dogbane, nettle, etc. The fire steel is made from a piece of file mounted in a piece of antler. It makes a handy scraper, too. The "Hoko" knife is made from a stick of cedar and a flake of Burlington chert. Its 5 1/2" long. The cordage is dogbane. These knives are really easy to make. I've seen archaeological samples from caves and rock shelters that had the blade in the middle of the handle. I would imagine these were used some what like a spoke shave or draw knife as well. There are some excellent photos at Texas Beyond History such as this one:
http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/hinds/images/EachWoman.html
Also these sites have excellent tutorials for "Hoko" knives;
Wilderness Way Magazine
www.wwmag.net/hoko.htm
Primitive Ways
www.primitiveways.com/pt-hoko.html
For more Hoko knife info do a google search:
www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hoko+knife
This photo shows some wood needles made from mesquite. The one on the right is finished. I use these for sewing rush/cattail mats for walls, roofs, sleeping mats, etc.The third one from the left is 3" long. Mesquite is a hard, beautiful wood and takes a fine finish by simply burnishing it with another piece of mesquite as I have done to these.
I hope you've been inspired to create your own tools............enjoy!
1 comment:
Oh, these are terrific pieces, thanks for sharing them. Very inspirational... the links are a great resource, I'm about to poke through them as well.
Thanks!
Mungo
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