Metal Detecting is another one of our hobbies
My husband and I enjoy metal detecting with our White's metal detectors. We got to parks, the beach, etc. We find all kinds of interesting things with these detectors.
A few weekends ago we went to the coast and in one of the parks there I found lots of change and this gold Claddagh ring. I had the ring checked by a jeweler and he confirmed it was a real emerald. It's a great way to get some exercise. We never know what we might find.
SQ
It it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
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Forum HostPermalink Reply by Lewis Kauffman on -
Wow, SQ! Must be exciting unearthing beauties like that!!
I have a friend who also enjoys metal detecting. He is a CIvil War expert and has found many objects from that era.
Lew
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Site AdminPermalink Reply by John Morris on -
Nice SQ! Great job. With gold values the way they are, you can buy some nice tools with that ring! 1900 bucks an ounce, that ring must weigh in around an ounce and a half at least no?
I bet you might have some competition on the beaches today.
John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by SQ on -
It is great fun. Our vacation locations are usually areas where we want to metal detect. :) For anyone interested in the hobby, check with your local agencies on where metal detecting is allowed and if free permits are required. There are also many metal detecting clubs and forums for additional information, Many historic areas ban all metal detecting activities. Do your research, as these fines could be very expensive.
SQ
Lewis Kauffman said:Wow, SQ! Must be exciting unearthing beauties like that!!
I have a friend who also enjoys metal detecting. He is a CIvil War expert and has found many objects from that era.
Lew
It it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by SQ on -
Yes, the price of gold certainly makes these finds even more exciting. :) Not sure of the weight of this ring. It truly is a fun and exciting hobby. Nothing more fun than getting away on vacation with the focus on metal detecting.
SQ
Nice SQ! Great job. With gold values the way they are, you can buy some nice tools with that ring! 1900 bucks an ounce, that ring must weigh in around an ounce and a half at least no?
I bet you might have some competition on the beaches today.
John Morris
The Patriot WoodworkerIt it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
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Forum HostPermalink Reply by Greg Aksdal on -
I have a couple of friends around here that like to go looking for civil war items, and they have found some great stuff over the years.
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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by SQ on -
I bet they have found some great stuff. It's amazing what's out there waiting to be found. :) My goal it to find a gold coin.
SQ
Greg Aksdal said:I have a couple of friends around here that like to go looking for civil war items, and they have found some great stuff over the years.
It it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
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JourneymanPermalink Reply by Travis Johnson on -
I just read a book about this where a guy was out metal detecting on some old rockwalls and found some nice stuff buried in an old tin box. This interested me because we have an old cellar hole that used to be an Inn back in the 1830's. There is a group of rockwalls that is laid out in a star shaped pattern where the stables, house, garden and well were, and I would not be surprised if the family that was there hid some things along these rockwalls or dropped things out of their pockets while getting water from the well.
It is a historical note of shame really, the family that lived there was wiped out in the 1950's from Scarlet Fever. Because the Inn was just a few hundred feet into the town of Jackson, and their private cemetery was just a few hundred feet away in the Town of Thorndike, no one put the two together and so the history of the Inn, and the family that kept it going, has been lost. In its day, this place was the crossroads of Maine with the old county roads spreading out to all points on the compass.
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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by SQ on -
I would love to go metal detecting in an area like that. Back when people didn't trust the banks, they would bury their valuables - often at one corner of their property. You just never know what might be out there.
SQ
Travis Johnson said:I just read a book about this where a guy was out metal detecting on some old rockwalls and found some nice stuff buried in an old tin box. This interested me because we have an old cellar hole that used to be an Inn back in the 1830's. There is a group of rockwalls that is laid out in a star shaped pattern where the stables, house, garden and well were, and I would not be surprised if the family that was there hid some things along these rockwalls or dropped things out of their pockets while getting water from the well.
It is a historical note of shame really, the family that lived there was wiped out in the 1950's from Scarlet Fever. Because the Inn was just a few hundred feet into the town of Jackson, and their private cemetery was just a few hundred feet away in the Town of Thorndike, no one put the two together and so the history of the Inn, and the family that kept it going, has been lost. In its day, this place was the crossroads of Maine with the old county roads spreading out to all points on the compass.
It it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
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Site AdminPermalink Reply by John Morris on -
Like a jar of Walking Liberty coins! Hey SQ, does your metal detector pick up non ferrous metals. Our metal locator at work only picks up iron and steel, pipes and such. It won't pick up Brass or Aluminum.
SQ said:I would love to go metal detecting in an area like that. Back when people didn't trust the banks, they would bury their valuables - often at one corner of their property. You just never know what might be out there.
SQ
Travis Johnson said:I just read a book about this where a guy was out metal detecting on some old rockwalls and found some nice stuff buried in an old tin box. This interested me because we have an old cellar hole that used to be an Inn back in the 1830's. There is a group of rockwalls that is laid out in a star shaped pattern where the stables, house, garden and well were, and I would not be surprised if the family that was there hid some things along these rockwalls or dropped things out of their pockets while getting water from the well.
It is a historical note of shame really, the family that lived there was wiped out in the 1950's from Scarlet Fever. Because the Inn was just a few hundred feet into the town of Jackson, and their private cemetery was just a few hundred feet away in the Town of Thorndike, no one put the two together and so the history of the Inn, and the family that kept it going, has been lost. In its day, this place was the crossroads of Maine with the old county roads spreading out to all points on the compass.
It it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by SQ on -
John,
Yes, metal detectors will hit on all metallic objects. Example: gold, silver, iron, nickel, copper, brass, aluminum, tin, lead, bronze. We have White's metal detectors. These machines will tell you how deep your target is even suggests what you might have hit on, ie ring, bottle cap, quarter, etc.
SQ
John Morris said:Like a jar of Walking Liberty coins! Hey SQ, does your metal detector pick up non ferrous metals. Our metal locator at work only picks up iron and steel, pipes and such. It won't pick up Brass or Aluminum.
SQ said:I would love to go metal detecting in an area like that. Back when people didn't trust the banks, they would bury their valuables - often at one corner of their property. You just never know what might be out there.
SQ
Travis Johnson said:I just read a book about this where a guy was out metal detecting on some old rockwalls and found some nice stuff buried in an old tin box. This interested me because we have an old cellar hole that used to be an Inn back in the 1830's. There is a group of rockwalls that is laid out in a star shaped pattern where the stables, house, garden and well were, and I would not be surprised if the family that was there hid some things along these rockwalls or dropped things out of their pockets while getting water from the well.
It is a historical note of shame really, the family that lived there was wiped out in the 1950's from Scarlet Fever. Because the Inn was just a few hundred feet into the town of Jackson, and their private cemetery was just a few hundred feet away in the Town of Thorndike, no one put the two together and so the history of the Inn, and the family that kept it going, has been lost. In its day, this place was the crossroads of Maine with the old county roads spreading out to all points on the compass.
It it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
John Morris
The Patriot WoodworkerIt it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
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Site AdminPermalink Reply by John Morris on -
Very cool SQ. I did not know that the technology had gotten that far advanced. How accurate is the detector in telling you what you might have hit upon?
SQ said:John,
Yes, metal detectors will hit on all metallic objects. Example: gold, silver, iron, nickel, copper, brass, aluminum, tin, lead, bronze. We have White's metal detectors. These machines will tell you how deep your target is even suggests what you might have hit on, ie ring, bottle cap, quarter, etc.
SQ
John Morris said:Like a jar of Walking Liberty coins! Hey SQ, does your metal detector pick up non ferrous metals. Our metal locator at work only picks up iron and steel, pipes and such. It won't pick up Brass or Aluminum.
SQ said:I would love to go metal detecting in an area like that. Back when people didn't trust the banks, they would bury their valuables - often at one corner of their property. You just never know what might be out there.
SQ
Travis Johnson said:I just read a book about this where a guy was out metal detecting on some old rockwalls and found some nice stuff buried in an old tin box. This interested me because we have an old cellar hole that used to be an Inn back in the 1830's. There is a group of rockwalls that is laid out in a star shaped pattern where the stables, house, garden and well were, and I would not be surprised if the family that was there hid some things along these rockwalls or dropped things out of their pockets while getting water from the well.
It is a historical note of shame really, the family that lived there was wiped out in the 1950's from Scarlet Fever. Because the Inn was just a few hundred feet into the town of Jackson, and their private cemetery was just a few hundred feet away in the Town of Thorndike, no one put the two together and so the history of the Inn, and the family that kept it going, has been lost. In its day, this place was the crossroads of Maine with the old county roads spreading out to all points on the compass.
It it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
John Morris
The Patriot WoodworkerIt it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
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Master CarpenterPermalink Reply by SQ on -
John,
Actually quite accurate. If it tells me it's a penny, nickle, dime, quarter, etc chances are very good it's a penny, nickle, dime, or quarter. I have the M6 model and my husband has the super duper Spectra v3i. White's metal detectors are made in Oregon. I've attached their link if you are interested. Gives you additional info about all the models. It's a great hobby. I love finding money and jewelry.
http://whiteselectronics.com/product.html
SQ
John Morris said:Very cool SQ. I did not know that the technology had gotten that far advanced. How accurate is the detector in telling you what you might have hit upon?
SQ said:John,
Yes, metal detectors will hit on all metallic objects. Example: gold, silver, iron, nickel, copper, brass, aluminum, tin, lead, bronze. We have White's metal detectors. These machines will tell you how deep your target is even suggests what you might have hit on, ie ring, bottle cap, quarter, etc.
SQ
John Morris said:Like a jar of Walking Liberty coins! Hey SQ, does your metal detector pick up non ferrous metals. Our metal locator at work only picks up iron and steel, pipes and such. It won't pick up Brass or Aluminum.
SQ said:I would love to go metal detecting in an area like that. Back when people didn't trust the banks, they would bury their valuables - often at one corner of their property. You just never know what might be out there.
SQ
Travis Johnson said:I just read a book about this where a guy was out metal detecting on some old rockwalls and found some nice stuff buried in an old tin box. This interested me because we have an old cellar hole that used to be an Inn back in the 1830's. There is a group of rockwalls that is laid out in a star shaped pattern where the stables, house, garden and well were, and I would not be surprised if the family that was there hid some things along these rockwalls or dropped things out of their pockets while getting water from the well.
It is a historical note of shame really, the family that lived there was wiped out in the 1950's from Scarlet Fever. Because the Inn was just a few hundred feet into the town of Jackson, and their private cemetery was just a few hundred feet away in the Town of Thorndike, no one put the two together and so the history of the Inn, and the family that kept it going, has been lost. In its day, this place was the crossroads of Maine with the old county roads spreading out to all points on the compass.
It it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
John Morris
The Patriot WoodworkerIt it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
John Morris
The Patriot WoodworkerIt it can't be fixed with glue and sawdust - it's not worth fixing.
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