Simon, you’re absolutely adorable and your knowledge of Thames history is astounding. Sunday morning coffee with you has been a pleasure for many years.❤️ Thanks for the muddy adventures that keep me tuned in!

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

I just love the fact that you give the history of the finds that all of you find.

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eileen

@johndagostino2451

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sifinds very cool video but how much for license to Mudlark ? I may try that if it’s not a rip off sky high price I noticed bags of crisps are getting smaller lol this country is getting a robbery country every thing going up only rain comes down 🐾🦊🇮🇹🇬🇧

No one ever mentions those pins!,! I love the pins ...Nicola sent me some last year...I am a needle worker and just find them amazing! I’d stay all day just collecting the pins! Great finds!

Mudlarking the Thames has been added to my bucket list thanks to you!

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

👍🏻🐾🧡

That stinkpot is an amazing piece of history!

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Right!?

@michellewilsdon294

3 жыл бұрын

Super find , now I know what the epithet 'Stink Pot" refers to, not so smelly after all , mum ! x

@richardserridge2767

3 жыл бұрын

Amazing to think that pot was probably last held during our most famous pandemic... Until now!

@Cj-bw3hn

3 жыл бұрын

Wonder if the plague is still viable in that stink pot. Seems like it may be possible. I would check it out. Be careful

LOL I could’ve sworn you said “steroid holders” instead of “stair rail holders.”

@karenbell5522

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 😂

@permanentlygubbed

3 жыл бұрын

Joy of the London accent. I'm married to a londoner who told me I was going on holiday to Mortar... Took me a bit to realise he meant Malta 😂

@TheTonialadd

3 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one! 😂😂😂. Glad to know I’m not!

@arlenelamont5610

3 жыл бұрын

My mind was asking a hundred questions when I heard that. If not for the photo, I would still be asking myself "steroids????"

@cynthiafisher3392

3 жыл бұрын

SAME!

Strained my eyes with all those miniature finds today Si , even the bottle was a pork pie😲🍻

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

I couldn’t believe my pork pies

I like when you are able to scrap the surface & find all the small treasures that tell a story & you share your knowledge with us all. Great to see you & Matt out.

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Karen!

You're a crafty devil Si. Nice idea for the old cartridges.

Those rings are brilliant! 😊🤘

New subscriber from Ohio! Love watching , and love your creativity! I would mudlark everyday 👍🏻

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the mad house!

Good morning!!! Like before watch!!!!

I'm a newbie but u have me hooked. I love the fact u have history too.

@padraicodomhnall5925

3 жыл бұрын

You're in for a great treat Jane if you look through the back catalogue of Simon's videos - just amazing!

@janeh7767

3 жыл бұрын

@@padraicodomhnall5925 I've seen two already but I was so excited to see a hundred more woohoo

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks be sure to watch my backlog

Love the stink pot! We want one! xx

Gotta wear shoulder pads for that Full Contact Mudlarking! Bahahaha

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

😆

The stink pot reminds me of today's wax warmers used for melting fragrant cubes of wax.

Thanks for watching. For more Mudlarking click here kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZH2GypOJpqfbhag.html 👍🏻🐾🧡

@ccccarriemchardy9216

3 жыл бұрын

Lovely trench art!

@ickabod_crank

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to go mudlarking someday. Whatever I find though I would give it to you and Nic* only because I think that the relics should and must definitely stay in The U.K. Where they belong.

@christian66ca

3 жыл бұрын

Simon...have you watched AMC's TURN. in the last two days i have watched 2 seasons on Netflix. very well done show. The only problem i have is that living in Canada we are inundated with the USA point of view on this time. obviously the british are put in a very bad light. Do you know of any series from the British point of view?

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

@@christian66ca never heard of it. What’s it about?

@christian66ca

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sifinds the fight against the British. it starts in 1778 i think. it is a very good show. 4 seasons...40 ep. it ended a few years agobut happily it has appeared on netflix. i cant stop watching

The rings are so impressive! Has anyone designed any clothing to match them? Your videos are truly wonderful, and every time I see one there's always something new to learn. Thank you Simon!

I think if you put a red garnet in the firing pin hole of the cartridge ring with just a touch of super glue. I think that would really set your ring invention off. really cool idea Si. Your becoming the artist! Nick might want to start a studio with you.

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks I’ve been an artist all my life

“Couple of pins 1 or 2” made me laugh as you had hundreds hahaha 😂 Loved the up cycled rings. Happy hunting

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ad! I’ll make you one of you find the casing!

What you should try with your rings: make a mold of your ring then pour some Resin in then add your ring back then pour in more resin and totally cover. Once hardened remove and sand and polish. This will add strength and longevity to each piece you make. ♡ love your adventures keep the content coming please.

Great rings, Si...I watch a Russian vlog that seeks WW2 war sights. The dig up soldiers and send the remains back to Germany. One of the most amazing aspects is they find huge tank shells, hand grenades, bullets and bullet cartridges. Si, the brass and copper are so preserved...when I see the bomb bodies, it reminds me of how great it would be to upcycle the metal into nice vials, drinking vessels, etc....just is amazing how the river and swampy mud preserves all the artifacts.

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks pal!

The rings look fantastic. What a great idea. Congratulations

You could put one of your Thames garnets in the center of one of those rings!

That ' stink pot ' looks very much like some of the the wax melt burners you can buy today. First thing I thought of !

@natt6124

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I have one on my desk and immediately looked at it when they explained the 'stink pot'

@SeventhEve

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, when I saw that triangular hole I knew it was for lighting a heat source!

Love seeing you turn these into a thing off beauty.

@Sifinds

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jan!

Those rings are fantastic, your so creative, what a great conversation piece the ring would be to the lucky person who gets to wear one, keep well Si x

I live interesting videos, especially if I can learn from them. My young niece is comical. When she sees the 4 holed small buttons, I hear, "That's a hold ya pants up button!" She love Si Fines as she loves how he explains things, when it's a bit past her, I fill in. Keep up the good fines! Stay safe..

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Soooo sweet x

Hi Si, it’s Sunday noon here in the States. Just kicking back with some grapes and strawberries watching you and the guys mud larking. Cool finds by all of you. Who would of thought of bullet rings? Simon of course. Always a pleasure watching your videos. Later, Joyce. ARROW *🎱. 🇺🇸. ❤️

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joyce! 👍🏻🐾🧡

Ha! I was going to say it was an ancient 'Sentsy Warmer'!

Well done guys you found some awesome finds, it’s nice to see you out and about 👏👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰🥰👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

That stink pot!! Amazing And your rings Si are lovely The mudlarkers engagement ring lol

Lots of interesting finds guys. Some so very fragile amazing they still exist. Some of those small coins and that super miniature button are amazing. Great hunt Simon. Stay well men. Al. NJ. USA

I AM HERE IN THE U.S AND WISH OUR HISTORY IS OLDER THEN 200 YEARS! CAN'T FIND ANYTHING PAST THE 1940'S-1950'S REALLY SUCKS. WHAT ID GIVE TO TREASURE HUNT OVER THERE... KEEP ON KEEPING ON BROTHER!!! BUCKET LIST FOR SURE!!!

@katier2651

3 жыл бұрын

Haha, exactly! If I went mudlarking in my city in America, the oldest man-made object I would most likely find would be a rusty can of beans from the 1930s, and I'm pretty sure someone would steal my ladder.

@raeraewells7053

6 ай бұрын

Seriously? Our history didn’t start when Europeans took over America. I grew up on Panther creek in Oklahoma finding native artifacts.

Nice day for you guys outdoors and stay blessed and see you again on the next episode Simon take care mate 👍🍺🍺

Yes mate my Sunday made

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

🤜🏼🤛🏼

If I ever get back to London I am going to buy a day listen every to Mudlark! Take a good windbreaker, sweater, buy a pair of rubber Wellies, a trowel, gloves, and a watch cap! And a knapsack with a bit of wrapping plastic!

I love it when you upcycle what you find and give it a new function. It's great to see what you do, how you do it, the tools you use, and your criativity. And you're always a very good company! 👍👍👍👍

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers! 👍🏻🐾🧡

The stinkpot tops the list for the finds. Such an amazing piece of history and a timely reminder of another much worse pandemic. Thanks Si for sharing that history. 😄

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

A pleasure

From the US I wish to express my sorrow at the loss of Prince Phillip. May his memory be for a blessing.

@gdfggggg

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. The funeral was very good (given the circumstances).

@andreamyers6144

3 жыл бұрын

@@gdfggggg I was impressed with the funeral in this time of pandemic. So many people have had to do without or have a zoom mrmorial

@giaatta9303

3 жыл бұрын

Yes yes. Such a larger than life man! Wow!

@BMAWG1968

3 жыл бұрын

It made me sad to see the Queen having to sit all by herself in the quire of St. George Chapel.

@lizmacleod8903

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words, Blessings to you from Scotland UK 🇬🇧❤️

I love your videos, I’m learning so much from you. 💕

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charlotte 🧡

As always pleasure to watch. Greetings from Northern Ireland mate 🍀

Loved the rings in the clean up! but for some reason..the marbles catch my eye everytime 😉 The Rose farthing coins are so teeny, tiny charming 💙 always love the history behind the pieces! 'found a few pins' understatement of the day!! 🤣 - love from Denmark 🌸💕🌱

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Z!

Wow I love the rings you made from the old bullets!

Si, those rings turned up very nice! Amazing craft!

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Superb awesome findings Really enjoyed n learned.....your DIY of artfacts are HEART touching...... Thank you very much for the lovely video With Bullets ring Enjoy With Love from SAM Guwahati Assam INDIA

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam. Keep on running!

Matt is back!! Hugs for you, guys!!!

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Hugs back atcha

if you take a small brush with you on these excursions - - a shoe polish applicator brush would be perfect - - you could do field cleanups quickly, just dip the brush into a puddle or the river itself and use it to brush off the mud from the objects you find.

@arlenelamont5610

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. I've seen several metal detectorists in the USA keep a toothbrush in their shirt pocket for brushing off the dirt.

Well done Simon! This is my favourite way to start my Sundays. The patina on the rings is so beautiful! Who knew?

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jane!

Great video, really enjoyed it. Loved the stink pot. I guessed it was a pomander of some sort, but had no idea of this pots use. Great stuff. I Like to watch the up cycling. Thanks Si 😃

Another great mudlark! You are very creative with your finds. I love seeing what you will design next!💕😺😺😺

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jackie!

Simon- The brass will turn peoples fingers green from wearing those rings. They need to be plated or coated to prevent this. Glad you figured out they needed to be annealed before bending. Also should be annealed after bending too. Lots of work to smooth the edges on the rings so they don't abrade the fingers. I might suggest taking and cutting off just the head stamp area flush and soldering a small ring on the back to be able to use them as buttons on a garment, or a pin back as a novelty button.

What a great haul!! Love the 303 cartridge case finger rings Si, here's a top tip for you. I spent many years working in a brass foundry, when softening ( annealing) heat up to cherry red and allow to cool to cold naturally don't quench it, it'll make it hard again, you'll find it much easier to bend. Excellent episode, always enjoy the crafting, I've metal detected loads of carriages, so maybe one day I'll have a go, I'm a jeweller by trade so it'll give me food for thought. Keep that Luck in the muck coming our way. Happy hunting

When you find pottery that's 80% complete or 50% complete and you have prior knowledge of finding other pieces that are the same, keep them. Because you can then take one good part from one piece and one good part from another, cut them using a diamond dremel disc, mix-em up with a little white epoxy and glue them together. The clean cut will be visible in the epoxy and create a nice accent.

The age and range of different things you can find there is amazing. I hope one day to visit.

I knew you’d come up with something to use those for! They will make unique gifts for someone in the service! Very cool Si!! They are a wonderful bit of history. ❤️❤️

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cath

Great vid. The stink pot was a great find. Love the idea of the bullet case rings.

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mudlover! 👍🏻👣🧡

Great video, Si - as always. Especially liked the Rose Farthings and merchants' tokens.

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Pleasure!

Thanks Simon love this one lots of close up searching

Si, you are so talented.

❤ your creations!

If you could find long enough copper square nails to make a ring out of would be awesome

That casting error is a chipped face. That whole chunk of material is missing from the die. In coinage, that's from strike abuse (going over the metal's fatigue point - it can have hairline cracks, chips, bubbles (or warts)), in a casting die, it's from water turning into steam. So someone messed up big time and blew their die apart. :)

I'm so obsessed with your craft projects! They bring me so much joy. Thank you!🥰

Wow, great hauls! That ‘platypus’ skull is such a similar ergonomic shape to an archers thumb ring/guard. Would have to fit on a big hand though! 😊

Great fids! That stink pot is so interesting

Great finds all 3 of you! But the stink pot rules. 😉 What clever idea turning the bullet cartridges into rings! History preserved for a while longer.

My addiction to si finds has intensified i need more than 4 videos a week at minimum 🙃

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Lol 👍🏻🐾🧡

Si, those rings are brilliant! It could have been a bone, but I think there was another clay pipe sticking out just to the right of where you picked up the first one.. at about 1:19 just by the right edge of the frame... It was a great day out! Thank you for sharing!

Another great vid! Uranium glass yeah! I'm yet to 'lark some, but I have some beautiful 1920s serving bowls my partner bought me, along with a black light torch. They're stunning pieces. A wonderful gift. :) Those worried about it being dangerous needn't be - it's a miniscule threat to own uranium glass, but it is worth being extra careful with broken items. BTW Well done Matt on the stink pot! What a marvelous find and a very special chunk of history.

Hi Simon, if you aneal the cases first ( bring to cherry red then quench in water) you will find them easier to work with. Reloaders have many different ways of cleaning the brass and you can get the tumbling media from a gunshop or online, a home tumbler is basically two rollers and a tub to rotate, or there is ultrasonic cleaners but that is probably going to remove all your patina.

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers pal

Thanks Si for another day out on the Thames...I do get jealous.....I used to live in Enfield loved the history wen I used to go around London....but moved back up North...Homesick😊

A dream lark on trend and in tune with history a great watch ✨✨✨✨

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍🏻🐾🧡

Simon you're a man after my own heart. I repair antique clocks and old pocket watches. You should invest in a jewellers saw fine blades. I don't break them as much now. Slow and have teeth facing backwards. Try it you,ll like it.

Some great finds by all three of you on the day. I really like what you did with the 303 bullets turning them into rings

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Brett

Absolutely love this,especially the jewellery making.

Wow, some great finds! And I really live your upcycled rings!! 💜

What wonderful finds! Great to see Matt again! Im in love with his stink pot. When I saw the triangle on the side I knew it had to be some sort of incense burner. In the round up, the piece of bone I believe is actually a vertebrae not part of a skull. Your rings turned out sweet! Thanks for saving history! Cheers!

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Cindy

I love the creative up cycling ! Thank you

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

You really are extremely creative coming up with the idea of making rings well done Simon

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You know me I just love those pins, there was so much work into them , the old pipes are amazing , along with the traders tokens, as usual an awesome video Si , ❤️🇨🇦

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cath!

Very well done guys, love the rings, each one has something different to offer possibly in the way of origin, the stink pot was a super find, would be difficult to find an intact one outside of a museum probably so a great addition to your collection, try finding another!

Your shores are like an history book, so awesome to learn about your finds, so many. I enjoy watching every week, thank you for some great outings! Always a page turner.

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Afternoon Simon and friends, from sunny New Zealand. Funny that you found a Victorian pork pie ink well. I dug up a complete one 4 days ago !. Now that is a lot of pins there Simon. A pleasure to see all the different mix of finds. Good skills on the 303 rings too mate. ! WELL DONE ! Until the next Mudlarking adventure, Thanks from the land of the Kiwis.

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Andrew! What are the chances!

Another amazing video! There was so much great stuff there it’s like someone yet sprinkled it everywhere! Can’t wait for the next one!

Greetings from Croatia, congratulations!

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Hello from 🇬🇧

Nicola's technique/style of looking away at nature with a bit of nice music wears well!.

Brilliant lark boys. 💕💕💕

The Rose Farthings are beautiful...love the finds, Si!

I live in Los Angeles. I have palm trees and a pool in my backyard, see minor and major celebrities at the grocery stores, the weather is 99% amazing, yet I’d much rather be in London, wearing Wellies in drizzling rain, crawling on my hands and knees sifting through mud to discover an old coin or Roman bone pin or unusual clay pipe. Yesterday was exciting because I found two silver ten-centavos coins from the Philippines minted in 1945. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Great to see you back on the Thames foreshore. Love all those pins and the stink pot !! Always look forward to Sundays vlog the weekend wouldn't be the same !

Ancient potpourri pot. Very cool

What interesting finds and the rings are cool!

I have to say - those cartridge rings are awesome - when you said you were making rings of the spent round cartridges I had no idea what you were doing - I didn't see it possible that you could make a ring out of a spent cartridge - but you pulled it off - I'm going to go buy one - I may never wear it - but I'm going to go buy one -

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Bill!

What a find that ‘stink pot’ was!! Fascinating. Love the rings you made. Great vid mudlover! 👍😎

Looks like you guys had a great day! The stink pot was most interesting 👍

So many great finds!! Love the casing rings!! I have some, will have to try that! That stink pot was amazing! I choose that place when I get to visit there!! ❤️

Nice rings Si , you can be best man at my upcoming shotgun wedding😝🍻

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Haha. Will there be a magnum of champagne at the wedding?

@drunkdunc8738

3 жыл бұрын

Si-finds Thames Mudlark 😂several rounds

You're so creative, will you remember us little folks, when they offer you your own show on telly? Again, the things we learn from you is so interesting, have you thought of taking a magnet with you and when you see the Victorian pins, you could let the magnet do the work of picking them up for you.

@Sifinds

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. Magnets only pick up iron - pins are brass : )

@racoonsister

3 жыл бұрын

@@Sifinds oh well, I tried LOL

that canooer was quick lol