JJ and John They did help a lot with what they shared at the engrave in a couple of weeks ago. Always trying to get a better coin cut and I learned a lot. Good seeing you both at the North Carolina engrave in.:hammer: Thanks Monk It was a fun coin to cut and Im trying new textures in my carvings.
Love seeing how they turn out. I just started doing them and i am really enjoying it. Making a set of nickels and buttons for one of my jackets. i dome them a bit and then engrave them and add a welded silver loop to the backs. my only question is where do you get that holder? I am using hard modeling wax on a lazy susan for it at the moment and it works ok but of the piece heats at all the wax releases it. any suggestions?
Its a Lindsay nickel holder held in a GRS vise. Lindsay engraving sells the nickel holders. You can hot glue the coin to a piece of broom stick or block of wood, then hold that in a regular bench vise. If you want to see the set up I have, I live in Lincroft, NJ. I have made the buttons before as well and carved them into hobos. Have fun carving.