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I wonder what kind of stone the axe-head is made of. The handle is beautiful.
by mod 5y ago
I wonder what kind of stone the axe-head is made of. The handle is beautiful.
- jccooper 5y agoSeems that it's probably a fossil coral, the outer layer etched off by bog acids.
- Aardwolf 5y agoThe axe looks wonderful indeed! How did such stone axes work though, is stone not too brittle? I assume it was sharper when used too, right?
- Mikeb85 5y agoEver seen an axe for splitting wood? Doesn't need to be that sharp... Just needs to be wedge shaped with decent heft behind it and a long handle. This particular axe could be a tool, or a weapon used more like a war hammer (those were a thing). Metal war axes typically had shorter handles, less weight but a sharper edge.