Making another stone tool Basketmaker, a truncated handle this time

Here are some photos from my process (Still ongoing) of making a stone-tools truncated handle basketmaker from bush honeysuckle, a hard wood with a subtle grain.  I harvested the wood with a hand axe made from a stone I found in the creek this morning. 54 minutes in on this so far, not counting harvesting the tree.


A limestone hand axe


Chopping down the honeysuckle



A wooden billet made by burning and scraping-made this in exactly one hour (most of which was spent just enjoying the fire)