I would like to give Richard Walker a :thumbup: on his relic book called Relics & Reminiscing :smile: Altho I'm still reading it so far.......

[ihuntrelics!]

I am very impressed with the book. He has definately put the time in the field and the time in the production of this book. He has reminded me just how important it is to document everything because you never know when you might need that imfo that you've recorded. I chatted with him through many e-mails and he's a very nice individual that isn't too busy to answer a question or to give some advice to someone that hasn't been diggin' relics for 30+ years. I've tried to talk to some of the other long time diggers and it's like they don't want to help you out in any way as if you might dig some of their relics or become a better digger than them. I apprerciate those conversations we had Richard and hope to chat with you some more in the future. For those who haven't purchased this book yet you ought to check it out. It is loaded with some great colored pictures of some awesome relics. I drooled all the way through the book lookin' at those pics. This has been a long needed book in the relic field. Thanks for viewing and get your own copy on the link at the top of the page.
WTG Richard!!!!

 

[RelicDigger1]

Many thanks, Scott! I'm glad you're enjoying the book. It was written by a relic hunter, for relic hunters. You'll see in the text there've been good days, there were some bad days, and sometimes something funny or strange happened along the way. Try the "deer" story in the early 1980s. Still embarrassed over that one! Some of my personal favorites include the chapter on "The Lost Brigade" and the coastal camps of the Union troops.

As far as sharing knowledge, I've learned that I can never stop learning. You're going to have that tidbit of information that I didn't know and, perhaps, vice versa. I was taken under the wing by some of the giants in the field. At the time, I didn't know Tom Dickey, Stan Phillips and Pete George were giants. As with yourself, I simply called them my friends.

When the opportunity arose to write a new book I took it, asking myself what would I want to see in a book? And I wanted some really close up pictures so I could tell what a piece was and maybe identify it. Therefore, I don't have many pictures of massive piles of relics. I have a massive picture of a really neat relic.

Regardless of preference, it was written for all of us. Hopefully, it will encourage others to write down their experiences -- the days of many finds, the days of few, those skunked days and the days when you've obviously wandered into where the "deer and the antelope play"!

Appreciate it, bud.

Richard

 

[GRAY GHOST]

n/t

 

[RelicDigger1]

Let me know if you need one, Gray Ghost. I'll get you fixed up.

Richard