First time success

[Northwoods guy]

I let myself off work for a few hours and had my first time out with the CZ 5. it was 25F, snowing, with 5" on the ground. I went to a isolated spot by by the river with an open forest flloor. I wanted a spot without trash to practice. I was wandering randomly tinkering with the ground balance. That knob won't stay put! I've read some MD'ers put o-rings behind the knobs. Sounds like a good idea.

Within 30 minutes I located 4 strong targets. No telling how many weak signals I missed. I came back with a pick and hacked two out. One was some sort of large half moon shaped steel cover with broken strap hinges. The other was a well used axe head. The axe head was about 4" down near the decayed remains of two huge white pine stumps. The big white pine were cut out of this part of Wisconsin in the 1870's and 1880's. The axe head is made out of two halves forged (or welded?) together. It looks old to me. Pobably not worth anything to anyone except our local historical society, but fun to find!

 

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[Nana40]

Sounds like neat finds nw!

Got any pictures?

 

[Jeffro]

Just by weird coinky-dink, I found an axe head with my CZ-5 today too! LOL- nice finds!

 

[stoney56]

I let myself off work for a few hours and had my first time out with the CZ 5. it was 25F, snowing, with 5" on the ground. I went to a isolated spot by by the river with an open forest flloor. I wanted a spot without trash to practice. I was wandering randomly tinkering with the ground balance. That knob won't stay put! I've read some MD'ers put o-rings behind the knobs. Sounds like a good idea.

You might try using a rubberband. It usually fits better around the knob shaft and a little wider one helps fill the space between the knpb and panel. JMO

 

[Leon]

Hello, & Welcome to the forum...
I would think that axe head being two pieces forged together it would have to be fairly old,,, Neat find..
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Nice Finds....If you are in Wisconsin ,then you know there are alot of collectors of Old Logging Tools , including the museums around...

http://www.rhinelanderchamber.com/museum/museum.htm

http://www.northern-wisconsin.com/museum/tour2.htm

http://www.realbw.explorewisconsin.com/countypages/bayfield.html#museums

 

[Northwoods guy]

Logging relics (junk?) update- I went back to the area where I found the axe head yesterday. This area look so pristine and secluded. But I worked my way into a large flat brushy area on the river bank and found it to be littered with junk iron. It must have been a work area for loggers way back when. I decided to just search for now and go back in the spring when digging will be easy. A neighbor told me that years ago he found a peavey sticking out of the streambed about 100 yds downstream. That would date to 1870's and 1880's.

I know where many of the loggers went at the end of the season. Apparently a lot of them drank their earning at a saloon about 30 miles downstream. It would get trashed every year, and get flimsy repairs for the next season. Imagine all these intoxicated loggers staggering around in one area right after payday! I know where it was within a couple of miles, and it's mostly private property-maybe someday...