Construction of Digman’s inovative Dowsing rods

[aarthrj3811]

Dowsing does not work the same for every one, but behind it there must be something in common. No one changes methods easily but I personaly try new things a lot. Most of the times I try variations and new combinations of things untill I come out with a possitive resuld.
Reading how other people locate treasures, is very interesting and valuable for me because there is always something new to take into account.
I do enjoy reading new methods.
Digman.

I agree with you about not making changes. From time to time I do learn new methods to add to my Dowsing. Experimenting is fun and keeps the brain working. I only locate objects that make me happy. If Dowsing made me unhappy I would find something else to do....Art

 

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[Carl-NC]

Have you ever seen any such ''different animal'' ?

Not personally, but in a book, and on eBay, yes.

 

[Siegfried Schlagrule]

Oscar T. Branson wrote a book on dowsing devices that describes and illustrates many of them. Some folks have attempted to build most or all of them. Not a very expensive book if not autographed. exanimo, ss

 

[Tim Williams]

I have that book and he does refer to the set as Spanish needles.Carl he refers to the object to are talking about as the miners compass.The difference may be "Spanish needles" and "Spainish DIP needle".

Tim

 

[aarthrj3811]

Spanish Needles are rods that match their tips and are used by two people. A Spanish Dip Needle is a compass turned on it's side.. The needle will move up and down differently when over gold, silver or iron. Not much information on them.....http://www.nuggethunting.com/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t1799.html

 

[Carl-NC]

Yes, "Spanish Needles" are the 4 little rods that require 2 people. It's just another form of dowsing.

The compass turned on its side is called a "magnetic dip needle". It is a poor-man's magnetometer, and shows the declination of the local magnetic field, and can respond to variations due to iron. It does not respond to gold or silver. It is not dowsing. You can buy these on a regular basis on eBay.

The "Spanish Dip Needle" is neither one of these. It is a Y-rod contraption, with a circular ring near the tip, that I believe contains a witness. It is dowsing.

- Carl

 

[digman]

Thats the reason I asked you if you have seen a Spanish Dip Needle. Its a kind of pendulum attached on a spring.
Spanish Needles, as far as I know, are some kind of botanics - flowers.
The dip angle compass is an instrument mainly for miners, showing the inclination line (1st pic below), while the miners compass is another instrument, shown on 2nd pic below.
Digman.

 

[aarthrj3811]

http://www.thortech.org/thortech/en/spanish.dip.needle2.html

 

[Carl-NC]

*Sigh*..... What both of you have posted, are magnetic dip needles. Thortech's info is wrong. Yes, there is a flower called the Spanish Needle. The 4 little notched rods pictured at the beginning of this thread are also called "Spanish Needles".

Below is a pic of Charles Garrett holding a Spanish Dip Needle. Notice that it looks very much like a Y-type dowsing rod, and is held in exactly the same way. That's because it is a Y-type dowsing rod, and responds in exactly the same way.

The second pic shows the components and box for a Spanish Dip Needle, including the Y-rod portion, and a spring handle, much like what came with some Anderson rods.

- Carl

 

[digman]

Very interesting, Carl-NC.
It has been written so much about them, but It's the first time I see something like this.
There must be a confusion between magnetic and spanish needles.
As far as the needles I posted on the beginning of this post, I do not kow the name of them. The guy who had the original ones I first saw, said that it was his own design !!

Digman.

 

[chuck t.]

Thanks for the forum;
I've always felt dowsing was bogus until a friend helping me with some underground electrical problems, coerced me into dowsing for the lines.
Much to my surprise I quickly found the underground wiring and verified the location of my water lines, all with a couple of pieces of 'L' shaped coat hanger wire.

I live in Idaho and sure would like to learn how to narrow my nugget hunting efforts with dowsing. I've read on internet 'dowsing' searches, that solid copper rods are ideal for all metals, water, etc., that success is determined on your concentrating on the targeted item.
Looking forward to trying this in some 'secluded' back-country area and quickly find a nugget before my wife slips the butterfly net over me.
chuck t.
P.S.
Much easier to pack around a bent coat hanger than my gp extreme.

 

[aarthrj3811]

Hey Chuck t.....You have found a useful tool to add to your locating. ...Art

 

[angel_09]

Hi Digman,

Your dowsing tool is what we called 'German stick". It is of the same construction but with different material; it is made of copper tube (almost identical to your aluminum). it comes in two pair. One pair is coated with silver while the other pair is coated with gold at the end approximately 2 inches from the V. Those with gold end will joined together and so with the silver end.
Permit me to explain how this dowsing tools work;
1. As what you have said, two person are required for this tool to function. each person will hold two sticks with different metal coating.
2. The operators must follow the movement of the stick, and say for example you have located the exact area, the four sticks will open at the center, forming a wide diamond, meaning you are at the top of the object.
3. Regarding the depth, as the operators get nearer to the object, the sticks instead will cross
and will make a smaller diamond.

I really don't know who introduced this 'german stick" but this is a common detector among trasure hunters here in the Phil.

My two cents,

Angel_09

 

[digman]

Angel-09, thanks for the input. This is very interesting.
Perhaps the German stick is another varaition, certainly I will give it a try.
Dingman.