Billzach
Elite Cafe Member
Here is a coin i carved for a collector yesterday..i named him Ollie
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new coin carving "Ollie"
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Marcus Hunt
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Beautiful......as usual! I just love the subtle tonal effects you get Bill. Thanks for sharing it.
cheers,
Marcus
cheers,
Marcus
William Grubb
Elite Cafe Member
Bill,
Beautiful job. Do you stone, or paper the back ground to achieve the smooth surface?
Beautiful job. Do you stone, or paper the back ground to achieve the smooth surface?
Billzach
Elite Cafe Member
William, i get my background 75% smooth with a #37 flat push graver [ no heel ] and then use four different grit sanding sticks to finish it.
beautiful job, Bill. Excellent field and detail. I like the texture on the hat, too. What do you use to cut the hair?
William Grubb
Elite Cafe Member
Bill,
I thought you must polish it with stones or paper ,Looks great I'm going to do another one ,and
try that myself. I've did a couple ,and stippled the back ground ,they just don't look right.
Thanks for the info.
I thought you must polish it with stones or paper ,Looks great I'm going to do another one ,and
try that myself. I've did a couple ,and stippled the back ground ,they just don't look right.
Thanks for the info.
NJhandengraverRon
Member
Bill
I've always loved your work it's been almost a year I've been online, would post pic's now and then on the MSN forum, it was a tuff year with my wife's cancer and just haven't had the time. It's nice to see you in this forum I just found it the other day and am glad I did it's helping me get excited about hand engraving again seeing your work says YES THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT Great job my friend (My name on msn is ronengraver ) just incase your not sure who’s writing this
God Bless
Ron Proulx
I've always loved your work it's been almost a year I've been online, would post pic's now and then on the MSN forum, it was a tuff year with my wife's cancer and just haven't had the time. It's nice to see you in this forum I just found it the other day and am glad I did it's helping me get excited about hand engraving again seeing your work says YES THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT Great job my friend (My name on msn is ronengraver ) just incase your not sure who’s writing this
God Bless
Ron Proulx
Mike Cirelli
~ Elite 1000 Member ~
Good looking nickel Bill. Love the hat. I think when you hit 1000 you need to be put in the OHNS hall of fame, or now
Mike
Mike
Billzach
Elite Cafe Member
Sam, i use my gravermax with a graver make from a grs carbide blank, 50 deg. face, 15 deg.heel, the width is about 1mm... Think back a few years, you were the one who showed me how to cut hair on a hobo nickel when i took a grs engraving class with you as my teacher..
Bill: Well, you're getting very nice detail in the hair, so I had to ask! Beautiful coin, my friend.
Billzach
Elite Cafe Member
Sam, i,m still using the stipple tool you had grs to make up for our class and it,s what i used to texture the hat on "Ollie "..
Harold
Member
Very nice work.
Ken Hurst
Elite Cafe Member
Sam, does GRS sell these stipple tools ? Ken
Ken: They're just 1/8" carbide sharpened to a needle point. You can make one yourself.
CUTTING METAL
Member
Not surprised to see another super great coin from the man himself. Keep up the wonderful work and Happy New Year to you and Patsy from Ol' Virginia.
This coin has Bill Jameson written all over it and what a great one for the collector.
Dick
This coin has Bill Jameson written all over it and what a great one for the collector.
Dick
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