Help find a lost hammer - a tough one

MikeSD said:

I know someone who loaned his, nearly $300 framing hammer to a friend. His friend was excavating his back yard and apparently dropped the hammer and buried it in the process.

It could be anywhere from at the surface to up to 2-3 feet down.

He asked if I could help locate it. I have an Equinox 800 that I haven't used much yet. And the hammer material is a problem.

The handle is titanium so that's not going to be very detectable. The head is 15oz carbon steel head.

These are the only materials I'd be interested in.

What are the recommendations for setting up the detector (freq., sensitivity, etc) to optimize finding this hammer?

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Wom 27 said:

I found a hammer once, so it can be done!View attachment 486660

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CallMeGrey said:

I couldn't help but notice this unusual hammer head. I happen to have one - I used to collect vintage/antique tools. They can sell for a pretty penny. Here's some info about them > https://www.hammermuseum.org/hammer-highlight-mitteldorfer-strauss-goat-head-hammer

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tnsharpshooter said:

You could hunt like you are coin hunting. I recommend park 2 horseshoe off. And hope the hammer wraps. Giving tone. And then. Pinpoint to check for signal strength.

Or you could run horseshoe button on. If area doesn’t have much iron be on lookout for overly strong signals.

If the hammer is over 2 ft down. Don’t think Nox will hit.
Might not even hit if 2 ft down.

Good luck.
The handle may be detectable, depending on hammer orientation.

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=261624

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philber said:

Why would you recommend Park 2? Was that a typo? Its more oriented for fine jewelry and the like. If its loose dirt, I would say Field 1, or maybe even Neil Jones's Beach to Land if theres lots of iron present.

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kelpike said:

I believe the titanium should be detectable.

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