BIG DIG At The Lumberjack Camp!

[Michigan Badger]

This post has fulfilled it's purpose and the pictures have been removed to free up space.

Thanks for reading, looking, and your encouragement.

Badger

 

[Michigan Badger]

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Like that caption.



You gotta be ONE tired Badger! And those are some awesome iron relics!

When I got home I was greeted by my wife who suggested:

1) I have enough relics

2) The grass needed mowing

3) The whole property needed weed-whacking

4) Her garden needed tilling

5) We needed to visit a friend

And other miscellaneous chores.

Wouldn't it be great if 90% of our time could be devoted to THing?

 

[Michigan Badger]

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Where did you purchase?

have a good un.........

Here's where I got my shovel:

http://www.gemplers.com/a/shop/list.asp?SKW=2N3SHOVS&c=catCTNP&src=21GL069

 

[JW]

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Awesome post, you got my giant railroad spike beat by a mile!

It looks like you dug up a small mill!!!!
Digging the shot of the Tresoro on the loot, classic!

The gold coins are next.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

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$62.85

Holy shit

 

[allsmith]

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awesome finds there badger!!!!!!!!!! man i would love to find a cross cut saw,, cool cool cool hear is my iron finds,, oh ,,how do you do electrolysis on bigger items like horse shoes,, will a 5 gal. bucket work with a regular 12 volt batt. charger this winter i was putting iron in my wood burner in the coals,,getting it red hot ,then laying on the floor and tapping with a hammer,,worked pretty good but dangerous and messy,, just wanna clean them up enough to paint them flat black to hang on the wall..
thanks...allsmith

 

[RatRacer]

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So, when does Badger's Museum of Lumberjack History open? Beautiful finds, get some rest, and keep 'em coming!

 

[Michigan Badger]

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awesome finds there badger!!!!!!!!!! man i would love to find a cross cut saw,, cool cool cool hear is my iron finds,, oh ,,how do you do electrolysis on bigger items like horse shoes,, will a 5 gal. bucket work with a regular 12 volt batt. charger this winter i was putting iron in my wood burner in the coals,,getting it red hot ,then laying on the floor and tapping with a hammer,,worked pretty good but dangerous and messy,, just wanna clean them up enough to paint them flat black to hang on the wall..
thanks...allsmith

Nice finds and you do a lot better job than I do at photographing them.

As for cleaning, see my cleaning large objects thread here in the cleaning section down below.

I use a 5 gal. bucket and car battery charger (12 volt) all the time. It makes the item nice and flat black without painting.

Just zap the relic for 4 or 5 hours and then rinse it in clean water. Dry it with a soft cloth and allow to air dry. It will turn a nice dark flat black. If any white shows it will be the baking soda from the electrolysis bath so just rinse it more.

I'll clean the saw blades the same way only I'll dig a trench and line it with plastic. As far as I'm concerned, electrolysis is the only way to clean iron.

Nice post and thanks for showing your stuff.

What types of places do you hunt?

 

[Michigan Badger]

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So, when does Badger's Museum of Lumberjack History open?

My wife has been wondering the same thing ..LOL.

 

[tinpan]

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HI BADGER AND THAT SHOVEL IS AWSOME AND THANKS FOR THE WEBB SITE.I GOT TOO GET ME ONE OF THEM.I BET THEIR SOLD OUT BY NOW CONGRATS ON YOUR INTERESTING IRON AND HAPPY HUNTING

IRONPAN LOL

 

[romeo-1]

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Awesome iron...thanks for posting! I'm going to hit the backyard again with my new detector...see what we get.

 

[Dave N Japan]

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Lot of things there! Need to open a museum! Very nice work! No telling what well show up! Thanks for the info on the shovel, may get me one for the cave digging!

 

[allen]

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looks like a days worth of work to me. bet you are sore from all that digging...

 

[goldencoin]

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Very nice finds....i LOVE those cross cut saws.....i hate to find one in a front lawn....in fact i have one of those above my door

HH
-GC

 

[JerV3]

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Wow your the iron man.

Thats the most iron I've ever seen dug in one day.

The work wasn't in finding them. It was in carrying it all.

You got some cool pieces though

HH Jer

 

[coolcash2004]

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IF IT AINT IRON IT AINT TREASURE

 

[Michigan Badger]

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IF IT AINT IRON IT AINT TREASURE

Amen!

 

[Michigan Badger]

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Here are a few of the items I dug yesterday. I did electrolysis on them followed by a light cleaning.

I like to leave a thin layer of rust on the artifact because I think this makes them look old.

The point to the log rolling tool is stamped...can you find any info on the Saginaw Michigan company?

 

[trk5capt]

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BADGER, Very Nice Haul, You Have Enough Relics There To Open A LumberJack Museum, Congrats. trk5capt...

 

[Mona Lisa]

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Holy smokes, Badger. You've got me beat!

Those hoops make the most amazing sound, don't they?......like there's a pot of gold or silver in the gound.

What year was the logging camp there?

 

[Michigan Badger]

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Holy smokes, Badger. You've got me beat!

Those hoops make the most amazing sound, don't they?......like there's a pot of gold or silver in the gound.

What year was the logging camp there?

I've got you beat Maybe in iron for last week but nothing else, that's for sure.

Yes, those hoops do make a sound!

The date info is a bit obscure as to when the lumber company started in this area, but at this point it looks like the late 1870's to about 1900.

These lumber companies built mills and houses, etc., and when they were done with them they tore them down and rebuilt everything elsewhere.

The only sign that anything was ever here is one lone piece of timber I happened to spot. That timber told me I was in the right area. A friend told me of the general area but without that timber I'd been lost. By the way, that friend passed away a couple weeks ago.

I still haven't located the house site yet. That's where the coins will come in. I know from research there was a house and very large barn here. I've located the barn area but can't find the house site. I found out it's a long ways from where the barn originally stood.

After I clean out the barn area I'll go on one of my searches for clues.

I've only started here. This was one of the biggest lumber opporations in Michigan history.

The hole where I got the 3 saw blades has more in it I'm sure. I just stopped digging because I was pooped.