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As some of you may know, I've always had an interest in gold that stems back to seeing the diggings when out motorbike riding as a youngster.
I was lucky enough to do a little bit of panning as a youngen and that interest, now passion and hobby has always lingered.
When I finally decided to go and look for some myself just over 12 months ago the misses thought the price on a gpx 4500 was a little extravagent.
Being recently engaged I suggested to her that I would like to have her wedding ring made out of the gold I had hoped to find. I explained to her that I wanted to give myself the best chance at it and get the right equipment for the job. Funnily enough her tone changed instantly and all of a sudden it was an excellent idea (should have been a salesman haha).
In this last 12 months I have been very lucky, found my fair share of yellow for a newby and met one of the best blokes I know through this hobby who frequents this forum also. Had many day trips out with him and some have been better than others. Each and every time we always have a blast and talk **** the whole way there and back.
Had a few great weekends away combining motorbike riding and gold detecting with my fianc.
In recent times a friend of mine and his wife have jumped onboard with the camping and riding and he has recently got a 4500 as well and is absolutely hooked. The girls aren't into the detecting but love the rest of it. What a life hey!
Tomorrow we are off to see a family friend who is a master jeweler to get the ball rolling with my fiancs ring. He has requested 6 grams for the job and will handle the whole lot from refining the nuggets to the end result.
The misses has hand picked 7 grams of the cleanest gold from my small bits collection to go into her ring. Here's a few pics of what is soon to be her wedding ring.
It might sound a bit wanky, but for me this feels like a sense of accomplishment and I'm absolutely stoked to see this gold going into her ring.
I was lucky enough to do a little bit of panning as a youngen and that interest, now passion and hobby has always lingered.
When I finally decided to go and look for some myself just over 12 months ago the misses thought the price on a gpx 4500 was a little extravagent.
Being recently engaged I suggested to her that I would like to have her wedding ring made out of the gold I had hoped to find. I explained to her that I wanted to give myself the best chance at it and get the right equipment for the job. Funnily enough her tone changed instantly and all of a sudden it was an excellent idea (should have been a salesman haha).
In this last 12 months I have been very lucky, found my fair share of yellow for a newby and met one of the best blokes I know through this hobby who frequents this forum also. Had many day trips out with him and some have been better than others. Each and every time we always have a blast and talk **** the whole way there and back.
Had a few great weekends away combining motorbike riding and gold detecting with my fianc.
In recent times a friend of mine and his wife have jumped onboard with the camping and riding and he has recently got a 4500 as well and is absolutely hooked. The girls aren't into the detecting but love the rest of it. What a life hey!
Tomorrow we are off to see a family friend who is a master jeweler to get the ball rolling with my fiancs ring. He has requested 6 grams for the job and will handle the whole lot from refining the nuggets to the end result.
The misses has hand picked 7 grams of the cleanest gold from my small bits collection to go into her ring. Here's a few pics of what is soon to be her wedding ring.
It might sound a bit wanky, but for me this feels like a sense of accomplishment and I'm absolutely stoked to see this gold going into her ring.
