You lift my spirits so much, Beau! Despite my anxiety, you've had me smiling almost the entire video... Not for anything specifically, but just from you being you. Thank you for sharing yourself with us! (Oh, and we don't mind you talking to us; That's all part of your unique charm! I hope your family is doing well, too! Happy, happy holidays, Beau.)😊💜
The hook thingy is part of a single or doubletree. It was used to fasten the pull point of wagons or farm equipment. It could have been used to fasten the ferry to a cable. Then if the flow was fairly good no other motive power than the moving water would have been necssary. Good greif! A headless duck; for the man who has everything!
Seriously I find your iron finds as fun as all the rest, so dig it and show us as much as you like. That two tine fork sure looked like some I have seen from the 18th century, maybe like the belt buckle it and the knife are colonial?!
Could the doorknob actually be a brass bed knob?? You know the decoration on the bed ends - would make more sense as it has no holes for screws to attach it to a door fitting. Your videos are great by the way, I have a tiny crush, just a small one... may have to get myself a metal detector - the machine, not the man....😉
Watching from the UK ! Love love love your channel and have subscribed. I'm obsessed with this channel !! Much love and respect for what you do and achieve. I learn so much about your history from you so I thank you for that. Keep safe Beau
Great video as per usual. I initially thought the linked wire was segments of surveyors chains used to measure distances as ropes or twine would stretch especially when wet, but I am more inclined to go with the bed frame idea. Great variety of videos please keep them coming 👍
Congratulations on the buckle Beau!..That is definitely a find of a life time for most people,especially so it being complete..I have never seen another relic hunter any where near as successful as you in the amount of finds & in rare finds!..As always thanks for taking us all along,its always a pleasure & a thrill.
Having fun watching more of your earlier adventures. Most are timeless and I have to watch more than once to take in all you share. Thanks as always, Beau.
Surprised that the Aquachigger doesn't recognize the hand forged piece as the end of a "single tree". The wooden bar that goes behind the horse in a wagon rigging.
another fantastic video. i am on the edge of my seat with anticipation. you really put us there with you. fantastic video can not wait for you next one. you are my new favourite utubber. and i watch quite a few people so big thanks for getting us so close to what you're seeing
Love watching your videos between the history , all the artifacts and explanations of what they are and your jokes makes my day. Ps. Love the anticipation!!
I love how your face lit up when you found that belt buckle!! I think someone threw that really really big old sledge hammer into the river cause they Muradurrrred someone with it...like Ricky!!!
We use to go camping along the branches of the Kentucky River my Dad would run trout lines the one scary fish caught was a gar fish! We'd spend a week out there camping, it was fun! Thanks for sharing!
Mr Beau, I carry a large white muskie pole when I do not want people to be curious. It has no line on it and is good cover as fewer people ask questions when I have it propped up. If I just use the detector, I get to answer many questions that burn up my daylight. Great Video Sir!
Don’t listen to assholes who troll. We love your enthusiasm and the videos are funny and entertaining and to some extent- relaxing and comforting. So thanks Chig for doing these videos very informational too.
The iron at 34:10 is a surveyor's chain. It was used to map out distances usually if their was a dispute over a farmer's land. They can date back to the early 1800's but we're also still in use until the 1930's.
Excellent video, Great finds , love the brass buckle, stirrups too and the knife and two times fork, a soldiers personal use???? ,more iron please, thanks for sharing 👍🙂
Mr. Chigg, Another great "Adventure". Thanks. The wire links were found with kitchen items. Perhaps they are part of a wire basket used to collect garden vegetables, etc. on the old farm. Just a thought. Always a pleasure to watch.
the hammer head is from a ... hm, in German we call it Steinhauer - that is the a now obsolete unskilled laborer who makes coarse huge blocks of stones in a quarry which are then sold to masons. the hammer type in German is called Setzhammer. (Sorry, I lack the English terminology). The hole for the handle is usually smaller than you would expect from a hammer thats ment to be swung (in order to reduce vibration) because this hammer was only set on the rock to be hit with a sledge hammer in order to split the rock, and not ment to be lifted over the head.
thanks. so, in English, you are also making the difference between a stonemason, who prepares the blocks, and the mason, who then makes something more sophisticated out of these blocks?
ooooh a brown huntsman...i love those spiders!!!! they are sooo smart. they are the only spider with double jointed legs the are able to run forward backward and sideways...very cool.
Those cast iron pipes come in handy for using as a leverage for lifting heavy objects. Also I’ve used them to help turn Ratchets. For example trying to take lug nuts off a tractor wheel by sticking the ratchet handle down in the pipe for leverage. 👍✌️
Thanks for the close ups of the spiders. I happen to like them very much. :) Spiders and humans, in my opinion, are the perfect partners. Not only do we use their venom in important medications, but they ensure that the Earth remains inhabitable for us prevent the spread of insect-borne diseases by keeping the populations of problem insects down. As long as they have a steady food supply, spiders are always welcome in my house. :)
the twisted wire chain could be from a bed, but for some reason 'trace chains' come to mind, like would be used for ox teams or draft horses. then throw in damaged stirrups and all possibly was a farrier/blacksmith on the 2nd side of river. love the vids, has pushed me back to hunting more seriously than have for last few years
I actually like it when you pull old iron objects up. It's interesting to try and identify them. The object at 10:47 is an old car jack. 29:07 I'm convinced is the end of a curtain rod.
@8.21 timber that was right behind the horse, that is where the trace chains or tugs hooked to the single tree the short hardwood, which would hook to the long one called a double tree nice vid thanks
that linked wire looking piece you found could be from a musket pick and wisk.the pick used to clear the touch hole and wisk is a horse hair brush to clean the flash pan.
Nice healthy looking spiders. Love the wolf spiders. Spiders serve a very good purpose for us humans. I used to have tarantulas and trapdoor spiders as pets! (I happen to be female). I am always called on by others to get the spiders out of their house or stuff. Wimps.
The gear at 13:20 is a differential, the center section of an axle, which allows power to be transmitted to both wheels, yet have them turn at different speeds around corners. Guessing based on the rather lightweight design but large outer diameter, that this came from a 1910-1930 truck.
Them spiders AAAHHHWWWWEE yea no way couldn't do it...I'd of been goneeee. Cool belt buckle... I love when you find neat stuff you're like a little kid with a cool new toy :) "Thats what she said"....ur so bad...never expected to hear you say that.... I had to stop the video so I could stop laughing :) Take care :)
So they produced Iron "ice cream cones" to protect the ends of the wooden poles used for the ferries, but kept losing them. Surely replacing a wooden pole would have been far easier and cheaper than producing more of these?
I think the looped wire thing is part of a old bed , there would have been a mat of that stuff with springs around the edge in place of a box springs, The mattress would sit on top of that .
Im pretty sure they are links from a set of Surveyors chains, I saw some in a museum some years ago. Great videos, whether you find or don't find, keep them coming!
Beau, I found an identical pick head (with the thin pointy end) at a civil war skirmish site here in missouri except it was straight with a small hook at the end.
You lift my spirits so much, Beau! Despite my anxiety, you've had me smiling almost the entire video... Not for anything specifically, but just from you being you. Thank you for sharing yourself with us! (Oh, and we don't mind you talking to us; That's all part of your unique charm! I hope your family is doing well, too! Happy, happy holidays, Beau.)😊💜
Bed springs. Or rather a mattress support. Used to span across that bed frame to support a mattress before box springs.
Rollaway bed mattress support
You got my vote, I thought the same
yup it sure is
Yes, I'm used to seeing them in the old folding army beds.
I have a rollaway bed that has mattress supports that look just like these.
Great video Beau! I love that smile after you find something good...it could light up the world! Thank you!
The hook thingy is part of a single or doubletree. It was used to fasten the pull point of wagons or farm equipment. It could have been used to fasten the ferry to a cable. Then if the flow was fairly good no other motive power than the moving water would have been necssary. Good greif! A headless duck; for the man who has everything!
Your goofiness is awesome! It keeps me coming back, you are so informative and fun! Thanks for sharing
Seriously I find your iron finds as fun as all the rest, so dig it and show us as much as you like. That two tine fork sure looked like some I have seen from the 18th century, maybe like the belt buckle it and the knife are colonial?!
Could the doorknob actually be a brass bed knob?? You know the decoration on the bed ends - would make more sense as it has no holes for screws to attach it to a door fitting. Your videos are great by the way, I have a tiny crush, just a small one... may have to get myself a metal detector - the machine, not the man....😉
I never get tired of watching these videos! Very entertaining and you’re a great narrator!
Watching from the UK ! Love love love your channel and have subscribed. I'm obsessed with this channel !! Much love and respect for what you do and achieve. I learn so much about your history from you so I thank you for that. Keep safe Beau
Love the long videos beau! Best TH-camr by far!
Great video as per usual. I initially thought the linked wire was segments of surveyors chains used to measure distances as ropes or twine would stretch especially when wet, but I am more inclined to go with the bed frame idea. Great variety of videos please keep them coming 👍
Watching this video made me realize how much I've missed your river treasure ventures.
Congratulations on the buckle Beau!..That is definitely a find of a life time for most people,especially so it being complete..I have never seen another relic hunter any where near as successful as you in the amount of finds & in rare finds!..As always thanks for taking us all along,its always a pleasure & a thrill.
Cryptonight he is amazing huh?
He sure is..Its just a matter of time before he pulls a CSA buckle.
And a treasurrrre
Stealth Chigger hiding in the bushes. Love your channel Beau. Great find with that belt buckle.
Great find Mr Chig, soooo happy for you. All that hard work would put most people off,,, but Not our Mr Chigger. Great video and God bless.
WOW this was fun. I was able to eat and watch you. That looks like so much fun. Thank you for sharing your adventures. ♥♥♥
Always Great Beau. Everything you pull up is Interesting and somewhat Educational. Looking forward to Moar...
Man you have the best vids on youtube, i binge watch your stuff every single day hahaha
Having fun watching more of your earlier adventures. Most are timeless and I have to watch more than once to take in all you share. Thanks as always, Beau.
My husband says that your "doorknob" is a finial for a brass and iron bed. Great video!
Dont apologize for showing the iron... its not valuable but it's interesting as hell to listen to you explain what they are.
Surprised that the Aquachigger doesn't recognize the hand forged piece as the end of a "single tree". The wooden bar that goes behind the horse in a wagon rigging.
Iron is worthy of enough is collected.
also to use our imaginations to understand some of it for ourselves. The iron, in my opinion z is the most interesting part!
Love the long videos, especially this one. You’re awesome, Chigg!
another fantastic video. i am on the edge of my seat with anticipation. you really put us there with you. fantastic video can not wait for you next one. you are my new favourite utubber. and i watch quite a few people so big thanks for getting us so close to what you're seeing
Love the belt buckle. Great hunt! Thanks for bringing me along!
You are awesome ! Keep up the good work, enjoy it!
Love watching your videos between the history , all the artifacts and explanations of what they are and your jokes makes my day. Ps. Love the anticipation!!
Spiders 🕷 don't bother me much unless one is crawling on me, then I freak out! Congrats on the belt buckle! Love the lock! Thanks for sharing! ~ Gypsy
I love how your face lit up when you found that belt buckle!!
I think someone threw that really really big old sledge hammer into the river cause they Muradurrrred someone with it...like Ricky!!!
Mary Helen 😬
We use to go camping along the branches of the Kentucky River my Dad would run trout lines the one scary fish caught was a gar fish! We'd spend a week out there camping, it was fun! Thanks for sharing!
Awesome find with that belt buckle! I know you love buckles so glad you found this one! I don't mind if you dig iron, I enjoy that too.
Mr Beau, I carry a large white muskie pole when I do not want people to be curious. It has no line on it and is good cover as fewer people ask questions when I have it propped up. If I just use the detector, I get to answer many questions that burn up my daylight. Great Video Sir!
It was pretty funny in the video with what appeared to be the Feds coming down river
I can c myself doing the same thing Hiding in the Bushes!
The thing at 8:15 is off a single tree, part of horse harness.
Don’t listen to assholes who troll. We love your enthusiasm and the videos are funny and entertaining and to some extent- relaxing and comforting. So thanks Chig for doing these videos very informational too.
the hook with a loop is from the end of a whipple tree (singe tree), horse gear. the twisted wire is a bed mattress I believe
That's was great to watch, so interesting and also funny when Chigg spotted the two guys with
there detectors . His face beaming.
Wow. What an amazing relic hunt. Interesting and informative. Thank you.
I've been spending these last few of my evenings before bed adventuring here with The Chig, and its been an entirely pleasant time.
Thanks, A. C. !
Beau, That linked-wire chain to me looks like an old fish-stringer my parents used back in the older days! Great video as usual!
That's exactly what I was thinking.
I was thinking old bed springs.
GAH, yeah...That's probably it, especially since that was a dumping area.
that makes sense
thats what i was thinking.
Silly Chigg, if you’ve ever played video games you’d know that spider was guarding treasure!!!
Yeah, you can avoid those spiders... like forever. COMPLETELY! I have the creepy crawlies now!
The iron at 34:10 is a surveyor's chain. It was used to map out distances usually if their was a dispute over a farmer's land. They can date back to the early 1800's but we're also still in use until the 1930's.
Excellent video, Great finds , love the brass buckle, stirrups too and the knife and two times fork, a soldiers personal use???? ,more iron please, thanks for sharing 👍🙂
The gear you found at 13:29 in the ring gear from a vehicle differential. I do enjoy your narratives so much.
Luv it Chigs Iron Show. All that stuff shows what was going on in the past. History
Mr. Chigg,
Another great "Adventure". Thanks. The wire links were found with kitchen items. Perhaps they are part of a wire basket used to collect garden vegetables, etc. on the old farm. Just a thought. Always a pleasure to watch.
John Henrys' hammer! lol
You are so knowledgeable
I love watching your videos.
Ya went all hick there for a sec... cracked me the hell up! Caught me off guard. Pretty funny.
14:50 made me LOL. Love the spiders. They eat lots of bugs. The only bad ones are ticks - the little bastards absolutely love me.
11:48 I have the exact same plate in my cabinet!
Great day on the river.. Thanks for sharing...👍👍👍👍
the hammer head is from a ... hm, in German we call it Steinhauer - that is the a now obsolete unskilled laborer who makes coarse huge blocks of stones in a quarry which are then sold to masons. the hammer type in German is called Setzhammer. (Sorry, I lack the English terminology). The hole for the handle is usually smaller than you would expect from a hammer thats ment to be swung (in order to reduce vibration) because this hammer was only set on the rock to be hit with a sledge hammer in order to split the rock, and not ment to be lifted over the head.
the brass knob you found is probably from a bed post. Looks a bit too weak for a door knob. is the porcellain plate painted or printed?
peter koller steinhauer is a stonemason.
thanks. so, in English, you are also making the difference between a stonemason, who prepares the blocks, and the mason, who then makes something more sophisticated out of these blocks?
peter koller as far as my knowledge, a stonemason is just someone who works with stone.
peter koller a person that works at a quarry to remove the stone from the ground may be called a quarryman.
So now i know when detecting a river...always keep an eye out for chigger in a bush!
a chig on the tube is worth more than a chig in the bush any day!!!
Make sure to check the poison ivy especially thoroughly :)
XD that's so funny
I have been waiting so long for one of these long videos.
MOVIE NIGHT!!!!
Love your videos..natch.....be yourself...we all love your excitement,the way you talk to us all..
"Some folks call it a Sling Blade, I call it a Kaiser Blade." You didn't see Karl down there did you, Chig?
Ninjachigger - stealthy in the bushes.
love the rusty metal relic. Thanks Aquachigger
ooooh a brown huntsman...i love those spiders!!!! they are sooo smart. they are the only spider with double jointed legs the are able to run forward backward and sideways...very cool.
Those cast iron pipes come in handy for using as a leverage for lifting heavy objects.
Also I’ve used them to help turn Ratchets. For example trying to take lug nuts off a
tractor wheel by sticking the ratchet handle down in the pipe for leverage. 👍✌️
Thanks for the close ups of the spiders. I happen to like them very much. :) Spiders and humans, in my opinion, are the perfect partners. Not only do we use their venom in important medications, but they ensure that the Earth remains inhabitable for us prevent the spread of insect-borne diseases by keeping the populations of problem insects down. As long as they have a steady food supply, spiders are always welcome in my house. :)
Sorry I have a spider phobia!
the twisted wire chain could be from a bed, but for some reason 'trace chains' come to mind, like would be used for ox teams or draft horses. then throw in damaged stirrups and all possibly was a farrier/blacksmith on the 2nd side of river. love the vids, has pushed me back to hunting more seriously than have for last few years
I actually like it when you pull old iron objects up. It's interesting to try and identify them.
The object at 10:47 is an old car jack. 29:07 I'm convinced is the end of a curtain rod.
Beautiful Fishing Spiders! I know a lot of people don't love 'em, but I do.
Love the Old Iron vids! Way more interesting than even gold in my opinion. Like a window to a day in the life of a bygone era.
Absolutely love watching the videos !!!
Hello Beau ! It's amazing all those rallies in Europe... I' M watching your May's vidéos!
@8.21 timber that was right behind the horse, that is where the trace chains or tugs hooked to the single tree the short hardwood, which would hook to the long one called a double tree nice vid thanks
The 5×8 coil off the At Gold will work on it .
that linked wire looking piece you found could be from a musket pick and wisk.the pick used to clear the touch hole and wisk is a horse hair brush to clean the flash pan.
Nice healthy looking spiders. Love the wolf spiders. Spiders serve a very good purpose for us humans. I used to have tarantulas and trapdoor spiders as pets! (I happen to be female). I am always called on by others to get the spiders out of their house or stuff. Wimps.
Dolomedes triton. fishing spiders. Awesome finds. Keep up the good work!!
The gear at 13:20 is a differential, the center section of an axle, which allows power to be transmitted to both wheels, yet have them turn at different speeds around corners. Guessing based on the rather lightweight design but large outer diameter, that this came from a 1910-1930 truck.
That was a good one! Really enjoyed it. Thanks!
Them spiders AAAHHHWWWWEE yea no way couldn't do it...I'd of been goneeee. Cool belt buckle... I love when you find neat stuff you're like a little kid with a cool new toy :) "Thats what she said"....ur so bad...never expected to hear you say that.... I had to stop the video so I could stop laughing :)
Take care :)
Already been said wire hooks / loops mesh connects to springs around steel frame Always top watching the chig 👍🇬🇧
.....That's what she said Beau!!!!......😀 💜
The chain reminds me of a antique surveyor chain, but too short of links. May be a fish stringer.
Very interesting as usual,always learn something new. Thank you
Now I like the relics!! Good ones!
So they produced Iron "ice cream cones" to protect the ends of the wooden poles used for the ferries, but kept losing them. Surely replacing a wooden pole would have been far easier and cheaper than producing more of these?
Congrats on the belt plate.
I think the looped wire thing is part of a old bed , there would have been a mat of that stuff with springs around the edge in place of a box springs, The mattress would sit on top of that .
Hi Chig, ... at 34:06, it looks like the mesh on a bed frame, that you would lay a mattress on.
Fishing spider. Beautiful! 😍
That wire you found, i think the wire hook up to bed frame for daybed for mattress
Im pretty sure they are links from a set of Surveyors chains, I saw some in a museum some years ago. Great videos, whether you find or don't find, keep them coming!
Gotta love beautiful old iron.
Was that first thing a whistle on some pipe?
Congrats, Chigg. The belt plate is awesome!
PS - The brass ball loos like a finial from a bed post.
I remember an old bed frame, like small squares to hold up the mattress. Of course, i dont have it in my hands to get a feel for it. 😃
woo, that was a bumper episode. loved it!
Wire bundle looks to be the interlocking wires that make up the webbing on a cot. Held to the frame by springs
If I have arachnid related nightmares tonight, I'm blaming you Beau 🤔🕷😢
I know right
That ferry pole tip is pretty cool
Those axe heads are awesome, and at least one of them appears to be mid 1800's.
Beau, I found an identical pick head (with the thin pointy end) at a civil war skirmish site here in missouri except it was straight with a small hook at the end.
Thanks for sharing ..great knowledge
The wire looking thing. Maybe the wire arrangement that kept old canning jar glass tops in place?