88pathoffroad
spending too much on rocks
Oregon ROCKS!
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Post by 88pathoffroad on Feb 7, 2011 22:54:35 GMT -5
 Yachats, Oregon. I took a trip in my spiffy new '89 Toyota to check out the beaches. Low tide was at 10 AM or so today, not a minus tide.  The beaches have either tumbled basalt and sandstone at the cliff edges or all sand. I found...um...4 agates and some pieces of misc jasper and a couple of fossil sandstone pieces after stopping at 5-6 different beaches from Lincoln City south to Yachats. I also found a really really old-looking rusted/corroded iron bolt bent into a 'u'. At least the seagulls kept me company.  Yeah. So...if you were planning to go to the Oregon coast this week I probably wouldn't. Beaches are blanketed in sand, I didn't see one gravel bar. But I did see this on the way home...  |
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88pathoffroad
spending too much on rocks
Oregon ROCKS!
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Post by 88pathoffroad on Feb 7, 2011 23:40:12 GMT -5
Pictures of the "ancient bent bolt":  It has a square head and doesn't appear the have any threads, if it ever had any. Could this be a big ole' logging spike used to nail rafts together? Dunno why it would have a square head though. Close-up: (what makes it corrode away in strings like that?)  Update: found out it's wrought iron. When did they stop making wrought iron logging spikes/bolts/ship pins/  Any input would be appreciated. |
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Post by Woodyrock on Feb 8, 2011 1:24:11 GMT -5
You have a good ID, that is wrought iron. It is still made in England, in batches of about seven hundred pounds, which is a very small piece of iron. It is made by beating the slag out of a red hot piece of cast iron. If you have a blacksmith near you, this is good trading material. Much more valuable that common steel. Most ships spikes like this are well over a hundred years old. When wrought iron is at red heat, it works like clay. It is also much more rust resistant that steel.
Woody
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highplainsdrifter
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since December 2008
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Post by highplainsdrifter on Feb 8, 2011 17:11:41 GMT -5
Very cool find! I miss the oregon coast, what a beautiful place..
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Post by frane on Feb 8, 2011 20:18:30 GMT -5
Beautiful pictures! I enjoyed each and every one of them!
Fran
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Post by Roller on Feb 8, 2011 23:12:53 GMT -5
great pics .... keep em comin
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Haleysdream
has rocks in the head
K-9 unit Rock Hounds
Member since January 2010
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Post by Haleysdream on Feb 9, 2011 23:23:10 GMT -5
Thanks for taking me with you on your trip
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rockwizz
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2007
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Post by rockwizz on Mar 24, 2011 23:56:20 GMT -5
Nice pics...thanks for sharing.
Ozzy
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Any input would be appreciated.
