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Looking at this specimen found in the Mississippi in MN it appears to have mineralized and turned to rock. Heavy for the size, also appears it’s hollowed from what I could see through one slit in the middle. Also wondering what the black staining is?

Help identify! I just bought this sideboard from FB marketplace, and wonder if anyone has seen a similar piece. It’s two pieces and the top lifts open to reveal hand stenciled paper lining. There are square pegs and dovetails along with very old-looking round nails. The key and lock do work, but...

Hi I found this on the beach in North Cornwall It measures 4 ft X 6 inches X 1.5 inches, it is heavy like oak and has been drying out since April time this year. Can anyone tell me what it is ?

I noticed this old egg crate while moving my car and decided it had to get into my trunk! Alas, it isn't from my state, but it was still pretty nifty. Thing is, I'd like it to go to a new home but have no experience with this type of advertising. Not sure how it would hold up in a large box...

Hi all! My name is Justin. I am a novice at all of this. I make custom pens in my little shop and have been trying to craft more meaningful, beautiful and unique custom pens. I've attached an example. I am trying to find salvaged shipwreck wood from older wrecks, documented if possible. I...

I think this might be an olive pick because I can't think of anything else it could be. :icon_scratch: Any guesses?

Maybe one of you can tell me something about this item. I'm 99% sure it is made of balsa. It came out of a place I have been picking. Great Grandpa was a WWI veteran. Grandpa was a WWII veteran. This was found with some of the Grandpa items. Was wondering if it was possibly a kit that was...

My dad and I have a spot we like to go to where we find a ton of Septarian Nodules as well as these yellow rocks. We can't figure out what these are, as they sort of look like wood, but they're the wrong color to be petrified wood and are fragile and like to crumble apart if you're not careful...

My dad and I have a spot we like to go to where we find a ton of Septarian Nodules as well as these yellow rocks. We can't figure out what these are, as they sort of look like wood, but they're the wrong color to be petrified wood and are fragile and like to crumble apart if you're not careful...

I found this in the nv desert in a wash wall it was bout 20 ft under dirt it's bout 4 in long n 2 in wide n bout 2 in tall I was gonna take it to unlv to thier rock identify but it's summer n no classes till mid September so I really wood like someone to b able to look at it so if u no n e one...

Hey gang! My wife and I bought our property about 10 yrs ago here in Spokane. We have a 115 yr old house, and we own the lot behind us. It was the first house put in on this block, so they never out an alley in. I have time finally to get our property clear. Come a long ways. Our plan is to buy...

also found this rock at the same place, still not sure what it is

Found in a N. Texas old barn. 5" tall, 4" diameter. What is it and why? Thanks for your help!

UPDATING: This might be a Japanese Kaidan-dansu / Tansu chest. --Today I found this nice handmade wood box. Has a unique brass butterfly lock with keyhole cover. It has a long key with catch-and-pull mechanism to lock and unlock. I think this is a "trick lock". The top detaches from...

Hello, Im looking for some petrified wood,I'm a Wood Worker and I'm making a special pen for my dad for him graduating with his masters degree, Im having a hard time locating a piece of petrified wood with the thickness that is needed to make a pen, I know that petrified wood isn't actually...

Hello, Im looking for woods I can use to make a pen Im a wood worker, I love wood that has history but i have not been able to Make anything with wood that has history to it, That being said I am making my dad a pen from Petrified wood and meteorite for him graduating with his masters, so since...

Hello! I recently found this forum and have become addicted, after having spent my youth with a metal detector in the UK I always loved the thrill of the unknown and I still have a hammered silver (the best thing I ever found!) in my wallet. I'm a hobbyist blacksmith now and make kitchen knives...

Found this. Not sure if it is wood, bone, or a tooth? When I look under a microscope, I think I see veins running lengthwise. But then, maybe it's my warped imagination. What's your guess? Thx!

Last week i was digging on the side of a gully, pulling up a few objects i will post as soon as i get most of the red mud off of, and under one of the larger rocks i found, what appears to be a pine knot or some part of a pine tree! At first i thought i had loped of and ear of what i thought was...

While I was garage sailing a couple of months ago, I stopped into a vintage collectible shop. This wood carved sitting pig had caught my eye. It was $22.00. I never saw a wood carved pig of that size before that I can remember. It stands 10 inches tall to his head and 10.5 inches to his ears. I...