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Complete adze. Brown stone. Rounded trapezoidal cross-section at the blade with the back narrower than the front. Oval cross-section at the butt. The surface is mostly bruised with some ground areas on the lower blade. There is an obvious protruding shoulder on the front of the blade, with the stone bruised and reduced above and below it. There is another protrusion on the front of the butt closer towards the poll. The sides of the blade taper from the middle of the blade towards the poll. The bevel is demarcated by a rounded chin. The bevel has a flake scar and bruising. The cutting edge is sharp and has a chip on the front.

Complete unfinished adze. Brown stone. Oval cross-section. The surface is mostly ground, with bruising on the sides and flaking on the poll and the the front lower blade. There is a shallow indentation in the stone on the proper right which might indicate the base of the butt. Otherwise there is no differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is demarcated by an asymmetrical curved line. The cutting edge is sharp and asymmetrical with a large chip on the proper right.

Piece of worked greenstone, triangular shape. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground. One end is faceted and the other is a broken point.

Complete unfinished adze. Greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with heavy flaking on the proper right side. The proper left side has a long saw mark. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. the side of the blade is straight on the proper left and irregular and tapering in towards the poll on the proper right. The bevel is smooth and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved, sharp and slightly chipped.

Incomplete greenstone gouge, blade and bevel end only. The cross-section is circular. The surface is ground with some flake scars. The bevel is demarcated by two straight lines that meet in the middle. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

Unfinished chisel. Greenstone. The cross-section is quadrangular. The surface is mostly ground with bruising at the butt and some flake scars. There is no distinction between the butt. It is unclear which side is the back, as both sides have a rough bevel shape demarcated by an irregular line. The cutting edge is oblique, straight and sharp.