Recent content by Carver

Went back to the corn field again where the one room schoolhouse once stood. Still hitting targets even though I only hunted 2 hours. Still have a lot of ground to cover. I started out slow on the finds. Took about 45 minutes before I found my first penny,,,a wheat. In the next hour I found 2...

Got permission to hunt an old house yard that my first cousin owns. Rental property. First pic is of my finds there. Managed to find a silver Rosie and my first reasonably intact harmonica. Then my cousin stopped by to talk to me and said that he just remembered that there used to be an old one...

thumbsup01 Haven't been out too much lately,,,got out a couple times this past weekend. Been in a bit of a silver slump since finding the Morgan dollar. I finally broke out of that Sunday! <: <: Went to my classmates yard,,,a Bungalow style house , circa probably 1930's. I started swinging in...

Hi all! Some of you may remember a few weeks ago I posted a topic about an old fairgrounds that I have permission to hunt. I am very good friends with the guy that owns it and currently am building cabinets and doing all the trim in some new apartments for him. This complex sits right on the...

Went to my first cousin's yard,,,an old farm house circa 1905. Just my kind of spot!! thumbsup01 thumbsup01 thumbsup01 Normally, I start a new spot and I like to bounce around looking for the hot spots. This time I started gridding right away in the front yard. Right away I dug a 1902 Indian...

:happydance01: Got out twice this weekend,,,not a whole lot , but got a little silver,,,couple of wheats a little clad,,a Kissproof makeup thingy,,Crystal White laundry soap token,,( I've found a bunch of those) Medical button,,,and a couple of ornate corner pieces for some furniture I think I...

Anyone seen one of these:huh: It's a WW1 Trench lighter,,,,,,pretty cool I thought,,,never seen one before :happydance01: :happydance01: :happydance01: :happydance01:

What this is:huh: I got an idea it belongs to a clock of some sort,,,but I don't know for sure :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow: :dontknow: It measures roughly 2 by 3

Got back to the house that's empty and to be moved,,,,,First time there I scored 12 wheats and 5 silver dimes.... This time was pretty good as well,, <: <: Managed to find 9 wheats,,,,,a 1940 Merc,,,1956 Rosie,,,,way cool old lighter,,,really good shape!! and a sweet part of a rosary,,Pearls...

Got out yesterday the 19th for an afternoon hunt at several spots that I had just a little more tecting to do at. Not much to speak of,,,got 12 cents in clad,,,2 wheats,,cool Harley Davidson lighter,,,and sweet old toy gas truck. Still have a bunch of yard to do at the place where I got the...

I'm working installing cabinets and trim in a new 4 plex apartment building in the small town near me. The 4 plex sits right on the old fairgrounds that was in use from about 1875 to roughly 1930s. Looking at old aerial photos of the spot shows right where the big oval track was and the huge...

I saw 7 or 8 robins out by my barn this morning,,,some on the roof ,,,some feeding on the ground,snow,,,,,,hmmmmmm :tongue: :tongue: :tongue: :eyebrow: :eyebrow: :eyebrow: :eyebrow: :eyebrow: :eyebrow:

snow totals after a blizzard?? We've got bare ground in spots,,then a 6' to 8' drift in another. They are saying we got 20 plus,,,,,, Wind is still blowing like mad,,,,I'm hoping it will move the huge drift that's in front of my garage :interesting: :interesting: :interesting: :interesting...

Ok,,,here's a few of my carvings. I LOVE to do relief, but once in a while I will do in the round and a few faces,,,which I stink at,,,,,Going to a judged competition show this coming weekend. The last 4 pics are a deep relief that I just finished last week. I've got about 200 hours in this...

OK, Here's some more pics of what I make in my cabinet shop. Pics include a bar for a lady doctor,,,kitchen pics,,,and a big gun cabinet. Thanks for looking folks!! Dan