Nice find mate.
Wally69's Nugget Hunting Practice. The By-Catch.
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Congrats on a very nice cricket bucket, hopefully you can restore it to its former glory with some careful manipulation. :Y:
Thanks Guys, still beaming with the cricket buckle find, it has lots of character than the stumps and bat I had envisaged when I penned out my first detecting bucket list.
Just gave it a clean with a brass burnishing brush and it has come up a treat. I have decided not to attempt straightening it out for fear that the thin metal will crack or at least ruin the years of weathering and accumulated character.
I think I will make a frame for it and mount it as it is, with an appropriate backdrop
Just gave it a clean with a brass burnishing brush and it has come up a treat. I have decided not to attempt straightening it out for fear that the thin metal will crack or at least ruin the years of weathering and accumulated character.
I think I will make a frame for it and mount it as it is, with an appropriate backdrop
If it is a vote Wally I go for photo number one. It just looks perfect fothe buckle.
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nicely found! congrats.
I have a pic of that buckle flat, but I'm not permitted to upload photos, pic is only 40kb
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I have a pic of that buckle flat, but I'm not permitted to upload photos, pic is only 40kb
added: didn't like the long file name with numbers in it for some reason...
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and good move not straightening it.. folder cricket buckles end up breaking, even if annealed, due to corrosion/stress cracks on the bend line.
Wally69 said:Thanks Guys, still beaming with the cricket buckle find, it has lots of character than the stumps and bat I had envisaged when I penned out my first detecting bucket list.
Just gave it a clean with a brass burnishing brush and it has come up a treat. I have decided not to attempt straightening it out for fear that the thin metal will crack or at least ruin the years of weathering and accumulated character.
I think I will make a frame for it and mount it as it is, with an appropriate backdrop
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...7556_0595e370-988f-49f1-95cd-a75e1a453da4.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...7642_9a1faec0-1079-4ebb-8b50-607e2e3d4a89.jpg
Darcy Doyle ?
get em warm an straighten them, gentlybrianincnb said:
Sandta said:Wally69 said:Thanks Guys, still beaming with the cricket buckle find, it has lots of character than the stumps and bat I had envisaged when I penned out my first detecting bucket list.
Just gave it a clean with a brass burnishing brush and it has come up a treat. I have decided not to attempt straightening it out for fear that the thin metal will crack or at least ruin the years of weathering and accumulated character.
I think I will make a frame for it and mount it as it is, with an appropriate backdrop
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...7556_0595e370-988f-49f1-95cd-a75e1a453da4.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...7642_9a1faec0-1079-4ebb-8b50-607e2e3d4a89.jpg
Darcy Doyle ?
The backdrop prints are by John Darbyshire, the first being the Main Street of Hill End.
Would be good if Darcy Doyle did a cricket painting at Hill End, will need to have bit of a search. If anyone knows of one, please let me know.
So what do you do with the by-catch..........since ramjet and rocketoo had their genuinity dispute a couple of years ago over the infamous 1947 florin I have been hoarding them without a purpose...........until now.
As it happens, the mother-in-law was born in 1947 and said some possive words about one of the stones I cut, so something had to be done.
After a few design iterations, I settled on a bangle. I still need to finish the texture on the shield but happy with todays efforts.
As it happens, the mother-in-law was born in 1947 and said some possive words about one of the stones I cut, so something had to be done.
After a few design iterations, I settled on a bangle. I still need to finish the texture on the shield but happy with todays efforts.
You charmer you, Wally.
Beautiful
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Very nice Wally.You are extremely talented :Y:
Oh ye ... not bad
Went through my finds pouch and sorted out a few relics from my recent trip to Hill End, always enjoy finding old tools, buckles and pocket watches. The elephant gun cartridge was a cool find, guess they were expecting drop-bears to be real.
Looks like my luck has taken a turn for the better.
This ring was liberated from a cobblestone headland beach this afternoon when a break in the rain enabled me to sneak away for a quick detect between family holiday commitments
This ring was liberated from a cobblestone headland beach this afternoon when a break in the rain enabled me to sneak away for a quick detect between family holiday commitments
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