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Postby twentybux » Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:52 pm

Nice work! :D
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Postby John_doe » Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:56 pm

wow, pretty cool stuff! did not realize we had so many artists here on rc!
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Postby eventurer » Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:34 pm

Thats pretty impressive art work!
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Postby blackrabbit » Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:52 am

I go through spells when I don't carve but as the winter sets in I have been getting back into it. I like this one that I just did a week or so ago so I thought I'd share. I changed the buffalo into the turtle and through in the fish for added effect.
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Postby Engineer » Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:34 pm

Hobo Oreo

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Postby mtalbot_ca » Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:39 pm

neat on both counts
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Postby dannan14 » Thu Dec 12, 2013 10:49 pm

Engineer wrote:Hobo Oreo



Is that your own work? Is so, damn fine job! i would (almost but not quite) hate to eat such a fine work of art.
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Postby Engineer » Thu Dec 12, 2013 11:00 pm

dannan14 wrote:
Engineer wrote:Hobo Oreo



Is that your own work? Is so, damn fine job! i would (almost but not quite) hate to eat such a fine work of art.


I wish I could claim credit, but its not mine.
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Postby scyther » Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:39 am

mtalbot_ca wrote:neat on both counts

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Postby 68Camaro » Fri Dec 13, 2013 5:51 am

blackrabbit wrote:I go through spells when I don't carve but as the winter sets in I have been getting back into it. I like this one that I just did a week or so ago so I thought I'd share. I changed the buffalo into the turtle and through in the fish for added effect.


Wow, very nice!
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Postby Numis Pam » Fri Dec 13, 2013 3:54 pm

That is amazing Blackrabbit!
I like this one better than any I have ever seen in the past.
That takes a lot of time as well as skill... :clap: :thumbup:
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Postby RD5 » Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:55 pm

If one wanted to start carving coins for fun lets say.... What's the cheapest route besides a hammer and nail?
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Postby blackrabbit » Thu Dec 19, 2013 9:55 am

Probably a rotary tool, some type of wearable magnification, and a respirator. Although you can't get real good quality without hand gravers, or a power graver. You can get hand gravers fo pretty cheap, you just have to learn to sharpen them properly.
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Postby henrysmedford » Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:03 pm

Nice website on hobo nickels. http://www.hobonickels.org/
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Postby Zincanator » Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:05 am

Wow. Inspired, I broke out my Dremel and a few tiny jeweler bits I've never found use for before. The results were... well... ugly. Kudos to those of you who have the steady hands and other required talent to pull this off!!!
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Postby Billzach » Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:06 pm

My first 10 coin carvings looked like someone had laid them on a train track and got run over by a train.
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Postby NHsorter » Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:41 pm

I love that turtle Blackrabbit, way cool.
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Postby blackrabbit » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:03 pm

Here are a couple more I did recently that I have for sale on fee-bay at the moment. An "NSA troll" and "Spirit of the Hawk".
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Postby blackrabbit » Thu Mar 13, 2014 7:09 pm

I got 128 bucks for the hawk. Just about the most I have ever got for any of my carvings. 8-)
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Postby reddirtcoins » Thu Mar 13, 2014 7:48 pm

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Postby blackrabbit » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:03 pm

Is that your work? It is a good rendition of a classic design.
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Postby reddirtcoins » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:11 pm

blackrabbit wrote:Is that your work? It is a good rendition of a classic design.


No, an old wood carving friend of mine starting dinking around a few years ago and I gave him a bunch of nickels... He's got one of my BU 1936's. He's doing gold inlay on it... When I get it I'll post a pic out here... no eta... The guy is a true artist, travels the world taking classes. This doesn't even come close to his work. He's one of those carvers that makes things lifelike... Does great gun work also.
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Postby Billzach » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:18 pm

'' Bones O,Meanee '' host coin is a 1893 columbian half.
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Postby blackrabbit » Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:34 pm

reddirtcoins wrote:
blackrabbit wrote:Is that your work? It is a good rendition of a classic design.


This doesn't even come close to his work.....He's one of those carvers that makes things lifelike... .


Kind of like that guy Billzach!
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Postby Rodebaugh » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:04 pm

Nice work fellas. Makes me want to get back in the game and carve a bit.
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