Photo 10
This tool tapers perfectly to be stabalized by the left hand while providing a working surface. The single, large, groove running from side to side could have been used to provide a place to work an intermediate material with another hand tool, or it could have been used to work other stones directly.
This stone is more than likely an abrasion stone as witnessed by the deep grooves made by repetitively grinding off an edge – simply pulling it through or across the same place. It is actually an odd appearing one – although any are nice to have. It is possible that it could also be a shaft ‘straightener’; it is hard to tell without physically inspecting it. I’ve seen arrow straighteners that were similar. Most ‘straighteners’ will have a notch on the edge to pull the shaft through – if the shaft is not true, then it catches. This stone has other grooves which are significant of an abrasion stone that removes sharp edges.
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