Metal Detecting For Beginners: 101 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started (QuickStart Guides)

Metal Detecting For Beginners: 101 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started (QuickStart Guides)

Author:

M a Shafer

Publisher:

Word Forge Books

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Publisher

Word Forge Books
Publication Year 2016
ISBN-13

9780977132980
ISBN-10 0977132986
Binding

Paperback
Number of Pages 110 Pages
Language (English)
Dimensions (Cms) 20.32X12.7X0.64
Weight (grms) 118

New to metal detecting? Want to start hunting without a long learning curve? This QuickStart Guide is short and to the point, intended to get the reader familiar with metal detectors, their operation and accessories, then into the field to find great stuff. Those who already have a detector and a few accessories can start reading this book over breakfast and be out in the field hunting productively before lunch.


 


This isn't an exhaustive guide to everything you'll ever want to know about metal detecting. It's not a complete course in treasure hunting. It's a quick but thorough read from a detectorist who's been swinging a machine long enough to know how to do it successfully, but who hasn't forgotten what it feels like to be just beginning and needing a way to start smart.


 



  • a helpful glossary of terms



  • an overview of the hobby and various specialization options



  • information about equipment, hunting safety and etiquette



  • how and where to find places to hunt



  • cleaning, preserving and displaying your finds



  • a special bonus section contains resources about the hobby



The handy pocket-sized book is intended to be used, not just read. It has a film-laminated cover, providing greater durability for use in the field, and its 5 x 8 size is easy to fit in your field bag. It retails for $7.95 and readers will find extended information at its website, Detecting101.com.



 

The 108-page softcover contains everything you need to get out there for a productive hunt:

M a Shafer

Mary A. Shafer has written since she could hold a pencil, and also found that instrument handy for drawing. These two loves have always shared space with each other in her life. She began freelancing as a journalist and feature writer while finishing college, and with her degree in commercial art and communications, became the art director for NorthWord Press, a small nature book publisher, in 1990. When the company moved away from books toward producing music cassettes, CDs and videos, she went back to freelancing but never got books out of her system. In fact, she wrote her first book, "Wisconsin: The Way Were Were, 1845-1945" for Heartland Press, a NorthWord imprint. The book came out in 1993, and she was hooked forever. She knew she'd always be an author in one form or another. Her second book, "Rural America: A Pictorial Folk Memory" came out in 1995, and won an award from the Mid America Publishers Association. Mary did a small tour of New England and the MidAtlantic region in support of it. A native Pennsylvanian, she realized she missed the east coast. In February of 1997, the day after the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl, she got in her loaded van and moved back to her home state. She settled in Bucks County, mainly freelancing as a graphic designer, then running an ad agency in Lamberville, NJ. By June 2001, she had become thoroughly disenchanted with agency life, and resigned her position as president. She again hung out her freelance shingle, but this time as a writer. It was the best career move she ever made, and she's never looked back. Mary now splits her time between freelance writing for magazines and books, consulting with small and micro-businesses on their marketing needs, consulting with authors on self-publishing, and publishing books. She still dabbles in drawing, painting and teaching, and has become an avid metal detectorist. She's frequently tired but never bored.
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