Big Hobo Nickel

[Keith]

Here is a 3 inch buffalo nickel replia that I carved into a giant hobo nickel.
A fun project to do. The collector that commissioned it had it set into a large sterling silver bezel so he could wear it.
Keith

 

[Joe]

Very nice! I picked one of those up about 30 years ago at Monticello. They sold them because Jefferson is on them. I thought I'd HOBO it out one of these days, but you beat me to it. I wonder if they still sell them. Again, I like yours very much.

 

[John B.]

Wow, that is really great.

 

[fegarex]

WOW..
That's a lot of metal chips! Really nice job Keith.
From the "other" Pedersen.

 

[Mike Cirelli]

Nice job Keith. I especially like the hair and the ear.

 

[threefingerdave]

keith,
That is really cool
How long did that one take to carve?
Nice fields!!
Dave

 

[ED DELORGE]

Beautiful.

Ed

 

[Keith]

Thanks everyone. It was a fun coin to carve.

Joe, This coin wasn't a Jefferson, it was an indian head on the face. Although I think I will try a Jefferson giant nickel. They still sell the coins, You can get them on ebay under giant nickel or novelty nickel.

Lefty Dave,
It took too long. I spent 11 hours cutting one day and then put it away for a week or so and then finished it over a few nights. I think around 18 hours of cutting. The fields I used small sanding sticks that had sandpaper bands on them to get smooth.

Rex,
Too bad the coin wasnt 24k gold. There were LOTS of chips after this one.......

 

[Scratchmo]

Nice job Keith. A lot nicer than my huge cast aluminum nickel I did many years ago. It was so big, I used a 4" Makita grinder for most of the roughing out. What is yours made out of?

 

[Keith]

Hi Ron,
It was cast aluminum, the real gummy stuff. I tried mizzy wheels on it and clogged them up. I just went to a wide flat and hammer and chisel to rough out.

 

[dave gibson]

I like the "bling" on the tie tack, nice touch.