BioProfessor
Silver Member
One Man's Trash, another Man's Treasure
I tend to think outside the box and stay outside the box until someone or something forces me back in. So this thread is "out of the box" but it may be worth something. Maybe.
I think we all find our share of junk. We are usually looking for other things and the junk just happens. I tend to look at it and toss it. Sometimes I bring it home and clean it up some then throw it away.
Sometimes the junk has an interesting shape, design, or is just kind of neat. Some of it is hard to throw away. So here is a suggestion that might get some other family members involved in your hobby and have a good time with it.
What if you made (or bought) a frame say 16"x20" or some large format. Put a piece of plywood in it and cover it with some type of fabric to complement old rusty things - maybe burlap or something similar. Take the interesting junk items and start placing them in the frame. Rearrange them as you add new ones. Take some off and add new ones. Maybe this will bring out the artist in you, your wife, girlfriend, kids
When you have a display that looks good, take a hot glue gun and attach everything. Hang on wall.
Not only should it look pretty neat (if you choose carefully and arrange in a pleasing way) but it will be a reminder of many of your hunts. It will be a good converation piece when somebody asks about your hobby.
Anybody already doing this? If so, maybe post a picture of a completed display.
We spend so much time digging this stuff, it would be good to find a use for it. I would also say that if you are good enough and can really put together some neat looking displays, you could sell them. Maybe for quite a bit of money. Wouldn't it be a hoot if your wife, girlfriend, kids, could put these together and make more money than you find detecting for the "good stuff?"
Tell me if I'm stupid.
Daryl
I tend to think outside the box and stay outside the box until someone or something forces me back in. So this thread is "out of the box" but it may be worth something. Maybe.
I think we all find our share of junk. We are usually looking for other things and the junk just happens. I tend to look at it and toss it. Sometimes I bring it home and clean it up some then throw it away.
Sometimes the junk has an interesting shape, design, or is just kind of neat. Some of it is hard to throw away. So here is a suggestion that might get some other family members involved in your hobby and have a good time with it.
What if you made (or bought) a frame say 16"x20" or some large format. Put a piece of plywood in it and cover it with some type of fabric to complement old rusty things - maybe burlap or something similar. Take the interesting junk items and start placing them in the frame. Rearrange them as you add new ones. Take some off and add new ones. Maybe this will bring out the artist in you, your wife, girlfriend, kids
When you have a display that looks good, take a hot glue gun and attach everything. Hang on wall.Not only should it look pretty neat (if you choose carefully and arrange in a pleasing way) but it will be a reminder of many of your hunts. It will be a good converation piece when somebody asks about your hobby.
Anybody already doing this? If so, maybe post a picture of a completed display.
We spend so much time digging this stuff, it would be good to find a use for it. I would also say that if you are good enough and can really put together some neat looking displays, you could sell them. Maybe for quite a bit of money. Wouldn't it be a hoot if your wife, girlfriend, kids, could put these together and make more money than you find detecting for the "good stuff?"
Tell me if I'm stupid.
Daryl
