American Hawks Hand Held Metal Detector with Red LED Alert and Audio Alert LIFETIME WARRANTY

Comment: So far, this thing has worked like a champ, helping me find hidden nails and staples in reclaimed lumber. I only use it after I've visually inspected the boards and removed any nails/staples that I find. It has found 4 nails that were buried in the reclaimed lumber to the point that I couldn't see them. As others have reported, the device only gives you a general vicinity of the object that it senses. I used a small rare earth magnet to narrow down the search for the hidden nails. With the magnet, I was able to substantially narrow down the search area, enough to find the nails with a little digging with my shop knife.

This thing will save me a lot of grief with avoided damage to my jointer and planer and handplane blades. I may buy another, just to have a spare.

Comment: Not as sensitive as I'd like. I use it to check for metal buried in reclaimed wood. It doesn't work past about 1/2" deep which has caused me to trust a couple of pieces of wood that later ruined my band saw blades. It's really best for nails and staples near/on the surface which can be found with careful visual inspection alone. Limited usefulness.

Comment: works well with various kinds of material, used mainly for finding nails and screws in old lumber. works better than the paddle and more accurate on small nails/metal.

Comment: I just paid almost $40 for a piece of plastic junk. Made in China, very poor quality, worked off and on for about ten minutes then stopped. Don't waste your money.

Comment: This little metal detector works fine at a quite reasonable price. I use it to find stray metal in salvaged boards and to assist me when I'm out metal detecting with my son.