I have been fooling around with making some coin display boxes in my spare time. Have always been a maker and collector (the two go hand in hand ,i think) For me,this type of making is value adding (in the spiritual sense ,not just the monetary sense) And it my small way of paying homage to the creators and minters of coins ..etc. With one off projects like these ,half the fun/frustration and interest is in sourcing the materials and tools to get the thing going...along the way you discover new stuff to inspire the next project The contents of the box have been displayed before on another thread.Timber is Purple Heart.Otherwise known as Amaranth...from South America.A Rainforest species.It really is purple.I just hit it with gloss polyurethane! Added some brass trim and fittings. Anyhoo ,this is what lights my fire.Do you make things?
Beautiful work mate!! Please don't be shy and show us any others you make to Did you machine and polish the brass yourself..totally cool!! REDBACK
I think the brass is a great addition & nice to see you use a bit of artistic licence with the shape of the trim. Do i make things ....hmmm where do i start. I like tools nearly as much as i like cash & PMs.There is something to be said about making things yourself. It keeps the mind active & makes you think out of the norm because you can use your imagination.
You have put it nicely.. Imagination is the key in these things...if you can keep imagining,you keep living. The trim was cut by hand from 12 mm brass strip and bears many of the tool marks.I like to take lots of "artistic licence" .. it compensates for workmanship. Hope others can put up some made things...whatever they be. Thanks for the good vibes!
how did you cut the holes for the coins without going all the way through or did you use two pieces for the base?
Excellent question! the base of the box is two thin pieces of Amaranth 5mm thick.I bored 51 mm holes through the top piece and laminated it to the bottom using Epoxy resin. The brass trim started out as a way of hiding the lamination..and then became a feature of the whole box. Can you say ORGANIC?
Wow, it actually looks a lot nicer than what i thought it would end up looking ! Nice cherry-like touch with the French coin on top of the box which houses French medallions. Wanna list it at an exorbitant price on eBay and see what fate has in store for you?? Really nice
Also , why dont you swap the positions of the medallions? Far left and far right Its better if the 2 faces look at each other, rather than away. l'amour vend
You have sharp eyes ,Thucy The coin on top is a 1976 Brass 100 Franc,actually from New Caledonia.A French protectorate,but close enough for this purpose.Have duly re-arranged the medallions to face each other..good call. And Ebay will never see this one,cobber. I have to live with it for a'while. Working on the next one.. could take years
I knew it was a French colony type of coin, as i have a silver 100 Francs from New Hebrides ( it was put up for sale with some other world silver coins a few days ago ) and the obverse looks the same as the coin on top of the box. Regards ebay never seeing the box - the sale of the box could assist in funding the building of even more presentation boxes Bring it to the meet on sunday if you can.
Saw his thread on the metal and thought it would be good to kick this one in the guts! A work in progress.Recycled copper tube and .08 mm sheet hammered and polished... I welcome any input from those interested.Decoration is needed.. Really has no purpose ,just an excersize in metal shaping Edit: 50mm OS diameter and 55mm High. and these are how a workingman's fingers look! ....Eeeeeek! Love the feel of copper,just not interested in stacking it.. .
Thanks. This took me right back to school metalwork when I made a copper cylinder almost the same. I was surprised (and still am) that the same process used to harden steel would anneal copper.
I have never been good with my hands, and really admire people with hands full of ART! Have to admit that for the first minutes did not pay attention to the medallions/coins at all. Well done!
Been busy in the workshop,again...a work in progress.My homage to one of Perth Mint's finest rounds.The 1991 Calender silver round. Rough and Rustic presentation Thanks to rbaggio for sending it my way ...
