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Forgotten Implements of Ancient Craftsmanship
Explore rare and obscure tools used by ancient tradespeople across various crafts through this challenging crossword.
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  • 1. Small board ancient painters used to mix pigments
  • 2. Small pointed tool used for piercing holes in leather or wood
  • 3. Hand millstone for grinding grains manually
  • 5. Sharp tip crafted for arrows, often chipped from stone or bone by ancient artisans
  • 6. Ancient woodworking tool similar to an axe with blade perpendicular to handle
  • 9. Surface for grinding ink sticks used in ancient writing
  • 10. Tool that rotates material around an axis for shaping
  • 13. Ancient brass-like alloy often shaped with specialized metalworking tools
  • 14. Ancient brooch or pin used to fasten garments, sometimes crafted with specialized tools
  • 15. Tool used to clean hides or smooth surfaces
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  • 4. Ancient parchment reused by scraping off old text
  • 7. Writing instrument fashioned from reed plants in ancient times
  • 8. Form used to cast metals or other materials into shapes
  • 11. Ancient string instrument, built with specialized woodworking tools
  • 12. Craft of attaching feathers to arrows using primitive tools
  • 16. Herbal infusion extracted with ancient alchemical tools
  • 17. Engraving chisel used by stone carvers and gem cutters

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