romeo-1
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Another Trade Axe!! Added an "After" Picture.
...and this one's a monster! I found my first three trade axes' last season but this is the best of the bunch...biggest too.
I scouted a site with a foundation still showing so I knocked on the door and got permission no problem. I asked him about the foundation and he told me it was the original house and had burned down in the 1840s. He told me that the land had been in his family since the 1740s...but he also told me that it has been hunted before...lots! I don't usually let this deter me, some of my best finds came from hunted out sites.
After about 30 minutes it was pretty obvious that it had been hunted pretty good. I did find the two buttons so I knew the other guys didn't find it all. I was digging all of the big iron signals as well as this was pretty close to Cannonball Beach and sure enough, out popped the trade axe! I won't be able to get to cleaning until next week and I'm hoping for a touch mark. Thanks for looking.
Just got through an over night lye and zinc bath...will need to dry it out now and add a layer of cover to preserve it fully...no touch marks.
...and this one's a monster! I found my first three trade axes' last season but this is the best of the bunch...biggest too.
I scouted a site with a foundation still showing so I knocked on the door and got permission no problem. I asked him about the foundation and he told me it was the original house and had burned down in the 1840s. He told me that the land had been in his family since the 1740s...but he also told me that it has been hunted before...lots! I don't usually let this deter me, some of my best finds came from hunted out sites.
After about 30 minutes it was pretty obvious that it had been hunted pretty good. I did find the two buttons so I knew the other guys didn't find it all. I was digging all of the big iron signals as well as this was pretty close to Cannonball Beach and sure enough, out popped the trade axe! I won't be able to get to cleaning until next week and I'm hoping for a touch mark. Thanks for looking.
Just got through an over night lye and zinc bath...will need to dry it out now and add a layer of cover to preserve it fully...no touch marks.
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On my long list to find ! Congrads on another for your collection 
Mainerdelic
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