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Re: Post your hobo nickel pics and questions here.

Postby Engineer » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:06 pm

blackrabbit wrote:I got 128 bucks for the hawk. Just about the most I have ever got for any of my carvings. 8-)


Congratulations!
It was a great design.
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Re: Post your hobo nickel pics and questions here.

Postby mrlaufer » Sun Jun 08, 2014 2:09 pm

I just found my first hobo in circulation. Curious if it's one of your guys' work.

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag2 ... b438dc.jpg

I hope I did this right for seeing the photo...
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Re: Post your hobo nickel pics and questions here.

Postby cooyon » Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:12 pm

mrlaufer wrote:I just found my first hobo in circulation. Curious if it's one of your guys' work.

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag2 ... b438dc.jpg

I hope I did this right for seeing the photo...


Wow, what a cool thing to find in the wild...I never heard of anyone finding one of these before...where did you get it?
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Postby Billzach » Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:15 pm

Looks to be a old original Hobo nickel.
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Postby blackrabbit » Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:23 pm

If that is an old original hobo nickel it is worth some decent money as there is a good market for them. Check out the e-bay sales.
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Re: Post your hobo nickel pics and questions here.

Postby mrlaufer » Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:26 pm

cooyon wrote:
mrlaufer wrote:I just found my first hobo in circulation. Curious if it's one of your guys' work.

http://i1369.photobucket.com/albums/ag2 ... b438dc.jpg

I hope I did this right for seeing the photo...


Wow, what a cool thing to find in the wild...I never heard of anyone finding one of these before...where did you get it?


BWR of nickels in a $100 Brinks box. Saw the darkened side of the Buffalo first and got excited, turned it over to find the "new" obverse and did some research on here because I've only heard of these, never seen one before.
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Postby LooseChange » Mon Jun 09, 2014 12:23 pm

That is an awesome find in the wild. Congrats!!
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Postby plus1hdcp » Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:21 pm

Cool find! :clap:
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Postby Billzach » Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:28 pm

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A half carved coin.
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Postby blackrabbit » Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:21 am

The e-bay market has gotten pretty overwhelmed with modern hobo's so it is pretty hit and miss to sell them there these days except for the exceptionally talented. Here is one I just finished. I just reset up my work bench and have been trying to improve a little.
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Postby Rodebaugh » Mon Nov 17, 2014 12:24 pm

Looks great. Lets get a pic of your workbench. :)
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Postby blackrabbit » Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:00 pm

It is more like a desk than a bench and not all that impressive, but I like it!
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Postby Rodebaugh » Tue Nov 18, 2014 8:15 am

Pretty dang impressive imo. Ball vice, gravers, microscope.... Looks like a pretty kick'n setup.

I have serious ball vice envy....better than gluing a nickle to a hammer.

Tell me more about your optics.
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Postby blackrabbit » Tue Nov 18, 2014 9:50 am

It is a Mejii scope (Japanese) I got used from an professional engraver in California. It actually has another lens piece that fits on it which turns it into a real strong microscope, but it is too powerful for me then so I leave it off. I can see how the metal cuts and bends with it which I can't with the naked eye. It is pretty amazing how one can do such precise movements when you can see them. I don't know much about it other than that and it adjusts easily and seems like it will last forever. They have them on e-bay. I have a florescent ring light on it in addition to the two lights shown but I may try a 144 LED ring light to see how that works. They have fiber optic ring lights but they are really expensive. One day I will actually set up a power graver and get a dentist type power drill instead of just using a dremel. If you know where I can find a cheap used one I could use for this purpose let me know!
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Re: Post your hobo nickel pics and questions here.

Postby LooseChange » Wed Nov 19, 2014 7:37 am

Awesome setup Blackrabbit!

That it too cool. Love seeing your work, can't wait to see more!
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Postby cooyon » Wed Nov 19, 2014 6:10 pm

I envy folks who can work with their hands in this manner. I can't even do wood whittling without cutting myself.
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Re: Post your hobo nickel pics and questions here.

Postby Billzach » Fri Nov 21, 2014 12:36 am

'' Teddy The Hobo ''
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Postby Market Harmony » Fri Nov 21, 2014 7:42 am

nice detail on the Teddy... first hobo I've seen wearing a tie!
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