9/5/11 Report - More Shipwreck Wood Finds, & Lost Items Reported

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Shipwreck Plank Recovered This Weekend on a Treasure Coast Beach.

Yesterday I talked a little about shipwreck wood found on beaches or in the shallow water. I mentioned yesterday that it seems that Irene stirred up some things on the Treasure Coast even if detecting conditions for cobs and

4/3/11 Report - Flint Strikers & A Method for Preserving Wood Artifacts

Mystery Iron Object Again. A couple days ago I posted a photo of this iron object. When I picked it up I thought it was a piece of screen, and Bill P. agreeing with that general idea said he thought it was a piece of expanded metal mesh. That might be right, but after I looked at it more, I noticed that one end was evidently constructed to double back and the other four ends, which are now broken

4/2/11 Report - Shipwreck Wood and Spike & $290 Million Treasure

Recently Found Wood Showing Spike Hole.Here is a piece of wood that I picked up in a shell pile the other day. As you can see it has a nice square hole through it. The wood is very hard almost like it is fossilized. It appears that the rust leached onto or into the surrounding wood, which seems to make the wood harder and more resistant to deterioration. I've noticed that before on shipwreck wood

11/23 Report - Wood Finds & Spanish Shipwreck List

One Side of Old Wood Plank Found on the Treasure Coast.This piece of wood washed up on the beach recently along with some other pieces that appear very similar and probably come from the same site.Below and to the right of the penny is a square hole with some iron residue remaining. It looks like something was held in place there.Above that near the top edge is a black clump that appears to be