Amazing find crevicing the creek

[lostandfound]

For the holiday weekend, I went to my favourite creek to scratch out a few cracks.
Using my DIY crack scratcher, which is a large, bent, flat-head screwdriver, I cleared out about 5 or 6 cracks for almost no gold.
But my luck changed on the 7th one.
As I got to the bottom I felt my tool scrape over something that was not rock, and it was big.
When I dug it out, I couldn't believe my eyes.
Behold...

...Another DIY crack scratcher.
I like it, it's pointy.

Have a great weekend.

 

[davsgold]

this is my crevicing tool, that I made

 

[Mackka]

Nice Dave but too pretty to use imo. Cheers Mackka

 

[davsgold]

Nice Dave but too pretty to use imo. Cheers Mackka

haha yes, but once the paint comes off it's just a tool to use, and the handle is very comfy, the hook scraper part is strips of 5mm plough disk heated and hammered down thin and shaped, heat treated hardened and tempered steel after shaping, and the handle is 6mm mild steel rods

 

[forest dweller]

I too know that scratching a crack can be very rewarding

 

[sand surfer]

you have the charcoal forge now dave
no excuses now mate you will have to get the borax out and play

 

[lostandfound]

this is my crevicing tool, that I made

They look very durable, comfortable, and fancy. Like a "Buy once, cry once" type of tool.
I have "Big Bent" because I've always had it. I don't remember buying it but I did bend it 30 something years ago, and its been the most useful thing ever since.
Now that I have "Pointy Boy", Big Bent will get some rest.

 

[davsgold]

They look very durable, comfortable, and fancy. Like a "Buy once, cry once" type of tool.

haha, yes, durable and comfy, buy once, I don't know about the cry once, at $50 I don't think it will break the bank.

 

[sand surfer]

very well priced dave for a newbie

time spent forging, materials, workshop consumables annnnd
cheat sheets used, it's alright i use them too
my thoughts would have been a fair bit more than that for it
they look good dave

 

[RichardWest]

They look very durable, comfortable, and fancy. Like a "Buy once, cry once" type of tool.
I have "Big Bent" because I've always had it. I don't remember buying it but I did bend it 30 something years ago, and its been the most useful thing ever since.
Now that I have "Pointy Boy", Big Bent will get some rest.

There is nothing wrong with the tools that you have got there lostandfound. Stick with them and you won't have to cry twice if you lose them.

 

[lostandfound]

There is nothing wrong with the tools that you have got there lostandfound. Stick with them and you won't have to cry twice if you lose them.

I know that feeling. I lost an expensive flashlight in the bush and I was quite sad about it. On the bright side, it gave me a reason to buy an sdc2300.