kangarooistan
2009-04-25 07:42:41 UTC
i am looking for images of ancient shaving tool made of iron with sq
hafting
I see a relative modern cut throat razor has " some " possible
similarities to a iron " tool ' I recently discovered , i was
wondering what it was and how old it was and what it was doing in
outback Australia in cemented river gravel conglomerate suggesting its
probably pre European
Its badly rusted but its design and shape have several design
similarities to the old cut throat razor
The size is similar
The angles of the cutting edge in relation to the handle are similar
and not many other cutting tools would use this size and angle of
handle to cutting edge
Granted recent cut throat razors were folded and therefore adjustable
The old iron tool I have is fixed at a set angle
with a ridge built into the non cutting edges for reinforcement of
the thin blade similar to the non cutting edge in this image
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The iron tool is halfted with a very neat SQ hole to take a handle
that is missing , but its not robust enough to be for cutting wood
IMHO , except perhaps for finishing off work like a plane ,
perhaps , it is a halfted tool meaning it has a hole to receive the
handle ,
Images of halfted iron roman tools
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There are tiny lips /edges , that may be designed to collect the
shavings like a small dust pan , in design principle , and or
reinforce the thin blade similar to this design concept that suggests
a collection of shavings was involved , possibly
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This seems to confirm its use as a shaving tool IMHO
It could not be used for much else , it seems to be for shaving ,
timber or perhaps humans hair , perhaps for shaping boomerangs ?????
http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B3GGGL_enAU291AU291&um=1&sa=1&q=egyptian+boomerang&btnG=Search+Images&aq=f&oq=
as a side issue , Australian boomerangs are not universally used
across the continent , they ARE used in a way that places this iron
tool, comfortably within the australian boomerang use
geographically , they have been dated to 10,000 years
King Tutankhamun, the famous Pharaoh of ancient Egypt, who died
over 3,000 years ago, owned a collection of boomerangs of both the
straight flying (hunting) and returning variety.[5]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomerang#History
Do you know of any ancient iron tools used as razors for shaving ,
with square halfted handle holes , with unusual angle of blade to
handle , with reinforced edges ?????
I know copper was used at one time ,
When did iron razors start being used ??
Interesting radio carbon dating iron and rust worth looking into
http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0305/Cook-0305.html
kanga
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hafting
I see a relative modern cut throat razor has " some " possible
similarities to a iron " tool ' I recently discovered , i was
wondering what it was and how old it was and what it was doing in
outback Australia in cemented river gravel conglomerate suggesting its
probably pre European
Its badly rusted but its design and shape have several design
similarities to the old cut throat razor
The size is similar
The angles of the cutting edge in relation to the handle are similar
and not many other cutting tools would use this size and angle of
handle to cutting edge
Granted recent cut throat razors were folded and therefore adjustable
The old iron tool I have is fixed at a set angle
with a ridge built into the non cutting edges for reinforcement of
the thin blade similar to the non cutting edge in this image
Loading Image...
The iron tool is halfted with a very neat SQ hole to take a handle
that is missing , but its not robust enough to be for cutting wood
IMHO , except perhaps for finishing off work like a plane ,
perhaps , it is a halfted tool meaning it has a hole to receive the
handle ,
Images of halfted iron roman tools
Loading Image...
There are tiny lips /edges , that may be designed to collect the
shavings like a small dust pan , in design principle , and or
reinforce the thin blade similar to this design concept that suggests
a collection of shavings was involved , possibly
Loading Image...
This seems to confirm its use as a shaving tool IMHO
It could not be used for much else , it seems to be for shaving ,
timber or perhaps humans hair , perhaps for shaping boomerangs ?????
http://images.google.com.au/images?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B3GGGL_enAU291AU291&um=1&sa=1&q=egyptian+boomerang&btnG=Search+Images&aq=f&oq=
as a side issue , Australian boomerangs are not universally used
across the continent , they ARE used in a way that places this iron
tool, comfortably within the australian boomerang use
geographically , they have been dated to 10,000 years
King Tutankhamun, the famous Pharaoh of ancient Egypt, who died
over 3,000 years ago, owned a collection of boomerangs of both the
straight flying (hunting) and returning variety.[5]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomerang#History
Do you know of any ancient iron tools used as razors for shaving ,
with square halfted handle holes , with unusual angle of blade to
handle , with reinforced edges ?????
I know copper was used at one time ,
When did iron razors start being used ??
Interesting radio carbon dating iron and rust worth looking into
http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/0305/Cook-0305.html
kanga
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