We all do it. Bring home a bunch of dirty , muddy finds. Tools, points, knives even brokes and flint chips are all finds that keep us on the hunt. When you call it a day and haul that treasure home how do you clean them? Does it depend on the material or personal preference? Soap and water and a soft brush? I’ve even heard of putting artifacts in and oil bath. Just wondering about the different ways folks go about the care and feeding of their finds. Sorry if this has been discussed before but a bump of the subject may be of interest to some of the new folks on the site while the season kicks into high gear.
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So you finally scored that G-10, now what?
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G10s are hard to come by so extra care needed/ no dropping on sink! Just some water, lemon juice soak if lots of Algae.
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Depends on the piece, for me....
Dimple stones, shards, cores, hammer stones, etc end up rolling around in the back of my truck and sxs for a while. Eventually accumulated in piles, all over my property.
Brokens, pooters, random stuff, marbles, buttons, etc don't get washed at all. There's piles of that stuff all over my house. At some point, Mrs Mailman gets fed up and fills ziploc bags with it. These bags then end up down in my basement....
Nice brokens and average field grade stuff receive a light soap and toothbrush treatment. Then put in containers and boxes. Also ends up in my basement.
A piece that I really like will go into a display case. If it's a bird point, or average piece and has algae/creek stain/caliche on it, It will soak for a few hours in vinegar or lemon juice deluted 50/50 with water. If it's a smoker G10, I don't do that. I leave them how I found them. The G10 killer is gonna get soap, water, LIGHT toothbrush and straight into a display case. I keep a couple cases upstairs. The rest... end up in the basement, lol. My basement is a Black Hole of artifacts 🤦♂️Western Kentucky
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