Back up to the hidden cabin

[danec71]

Headed back up to the cabin in the middle of nowhere again today. Hope to find some more silver but that didn't happen maybe I found the only one up there. But today I did find a whole bunch of buttons marked Rockford overalls company. Another bottom of a shotgun shell the dates before 1900 at least a piece of one. Some more old shells from rifles again before 1900 I believe most everything up there is. One marked wra co 40 65 wcf and the others just have an h on them they look like 44 and maybe some 22. Found a cool old bottle top and some other miscellaneous suspender things I believe And some weird hooked key looking thing. Found a cool tool I think this might of been for making shingles or splitting wood someway.looks handmade. And a really big bullet I don't know what they were trying to kill up there with this thing but there's a picture of that I think it might be 50 caliber not sure. Anyway I'll head out there again in a bit hopefully they'll be some more silver I can't believe I would just find the only one the first time I go up there in the first 15 minutes but maybe. The area is Trashy it's going to take a bit to work this place out

 

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[extractor]

Keep up the detecting at the Cabin. The finds so far show good things are probably still there . The Axe is a fantastic find. Looks hand Forged.

 

[tomhighland]

Great finds even if not silver. It's there somewhere and your efforts are sure to be rewarded. Thank you for sharing.

 

[danec71]

On the ax the bottom is the sharp part and it looks like they would hammer the top.tip is flat.was this used for making shingles or short planks of wood

 

[kcm]

The "axe" thing is called a froe. It was used with a wood mallet for splitting wood - everything from shingles to strips of wood over 20' long. In days past, it was much easier to find trees that were clear of knots and limbs - not so today. Anyway, the froe was used to split wood into lengths, and the wood would split along the grain - making it very strong, and also well suited for steam bending.

Once a billet was separated from the log (usually done while wood is green....freshly cut), the billet would then be worked further using other hand tools; oftentimes a spokeshave.

 

[danec71]

Cool.thanks for the info

 

[highnam]

I believe your key hook is a "button hook" a tool used to pull shoe "buttons" through leather slots. Instead of shoelaces. I found this one in a 1912 Wa State logging camp

I like those overall buttons, looks like a great site to me

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on some nice finds