Fun in the Sun

[rjjdaman]

Had to rub this nice Texas weather in. Sunny and 72 today, tomorrow 80. Went to my Fire Mound and found a scrapper and I believe a nice pedernales point as well as a broken spear. Took 13 year old daughter for the first time. She had a blast!

 

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[GaRebel1861]

Good looking finds!

 

[bci101tractors]

Well, I woke up, it was 4 degrees, been throwing wood in 3 times a day, went hunting yesterday and today, froze my a$$ off. Now we are getting 6-10 inches of more snow this week!!!
Congrats on your finds!! Glad to hear people getting out.
BCI

 

[jamey]

nice finds,gotta keep them kids busy so they wont find time to get in trouble.whats the blue stuff on the point in the last picture?thanks for the peek

 

[wvwildman]

sweet finds congrats HH.

 

[rjjdaman]

nice finds,gotta keep them kids busy so they wont find time to get in trouble.whats the blue stuff on the point in the last picture?thanks for the peek

Just the light reflection off the flint I suppose.

 

[jamey]

they do look really smooth.river polished or land finds,thanks

 

[rjjdaman]

they do look really smooth.river polished or land finds,thanks

Actually found digging about a foot underground in a fire mound. After a good wash they shine up nicely.

 

[jamey]

thanks,they do shine real good,mine hardly ever do,always dull looking mine are.thanks again and hope you find many more.

 

[GatorBoy]

Actually found digging about a foot underground in a fire mound. After a good wash they shine up nicely.

Careful how hard or how you are washing.. patina is desired in some if not most cases.. it shows age and adds character.... and in many cases helps with authentication. washing of dirt is one thing.. you don't want to wash off patina. Things that are thousands of years old should look the part.

 

[rock]

They look almost like you put mineral oil on them. It will dry out after a few days if you did. It wont hurt the patina but I just use water and a tooth brush. I use to use a cleaning agent but somebody on here told me it could hurt them. I wonder who I listened too? lol

 

[GatorBoy]

It's kinda like stripping of soldier of his medals.

 

[digging440yrs]

NICE FINDS, GREAT TO HEAR OTHERS GETTING THE YOUNGSTERS INVOLVED WITH HEAD HUNTING / METAL DETECTING--HH