One of those nice, old stone walls...

desmobob

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I detected along about a half mile of old stone wall (both sides) in the woods this week and found only a few bullets and cartridge cases. I still have about a quarter mile left to do...
old stone wall.JPG

Stopped by a favorite maple burl. I love finding these. This one's a whopper...

maple burl.JPG

Good hunting,
Bob
 

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Now that would make a heck of a burl wood bowl. What's the story behind that wall? Looks like it's been there a long time.
 

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desmobob

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Now that would make a heck of a burl wood bowl. What's the story behind that wall? Looks like it's been there a long time.

That burl is probably quite valuable, dollar-wise. It's on a friend's property. I should ask him if I can harvest it. I hunt in that area and have been watching it grow for twenty years or more!

The old stone wall in my photo is unusual. It is on a hillside, adjacent to another long wall that I was detecting that is now a property border. The wall in the photo is just a straight section that's a couple of hundred yards long. It's falling down at the bottom end, but still neat and looking good at the uphill end.

Downhill of the bottom end, there are several stone piles spread out for ten or twenty yards. I searched the area thoroughly and found only an old .32 rimfire cartridge case. I'll be returning to search the rest of the adjacent wall.

Good hunting,
Bob
 

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Yeah that burl is pretty valuable to many different woodworking specialists, knife smiths, gunsmiths, etc...
 

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Since its maple its better to harvest that burl sooner than later. On Maples they tend to rot in the center more quickly than other trees. Atleast by me they do.
 

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Looks like it could be promising place to detect. Good luck in your future hunt along that wall.
 

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I'd love to see what that burl look's like inside!! :thumbsup:
 

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I'd like to find and hunt the homestead connected to that wall..... or even the dump that is surly nearby. TTC
 

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That burl is probably quite valuable, dollar-wise. It's on a friend's property. I should ask him if I can harvest it. I hunt in that area and have been watching it grow for twenty years or more!

The old stone wall in my photo is unusual. It is on a hillside, adjacent to another long wall that I was detecting that is now a property border. The wall in the photo is just a straight section that's a couple of hundred yards long. It's falling down at the bottom end, but still neat and looking good at the uphill end.

Downhill of the bottom end, there are several stone piles spread out for ten or twenty yards. I searched the area thoroughly and found only an old .32 rimfire cartridge case. I'll be returning to search the rest of the adjacent wall.

Good hunting,
Bob
When I was growing up my Dad bought this Forester camper and we went the first year he got it from Iowa out to California and up the coast into Canada all across to Winnipeg and back down. The next year we went back up north to Winnipeg and east across Canada around the Great Lakes and back down the East coast region and west across New England, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois. It was on that trip we stopped somewhere at a place that had hand crafted burl wood bowls and other art. I still remember bugging my Mom to purchase one as I was so fascinated with it. She kept denying my request and finally said quietly so the shop owner didn't hear, they're just too expensive. As we again hit the road I still recall I had thoughts that one day I'll go back to where those Burl's grow and start turning out my own burl wood bowls. Funny how some things stick in your mind. I'll bet that was about 1970 or 71 when we took that trip.
 

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That is a nice burl, wish you the best of luck on that wall:icon_thumleft:
 

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Looks like an old area, work the well...bet you will find some goodies! :occasion14:
 

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