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Old 11-09-2011, 09:58 AM
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Carmel colored Chert Scraper ?
I was cleaning a piece of chert off the apple hill ca site and noticed the edge work maybe a scraper or chopper ?
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Old 11-11-2011, 10:51 AM
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The edge work could be flakes shed during usage. A knife edge scraper when used in one direction will shed flakes like that.
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Old 11-11-2011, 11:41 AM
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Thanks mootsman for the information. I try to examine every piece of material I pick up.
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