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Kabuthunk
Joined: 19 Aug 2006
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Location: Winnipeg
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 Posted: May 17, 2007 6:25 pm Post subject: And my very first geocoin has been purchased and arrived! |
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Well... due to my extreme love of the Crocodile Hunter series, Steve Irwin, and generally anything that the two stood for... I went and bought the "Crikey" fundraiser geocoin. AND IT'S JUST ARRIVED 
...The cat was also curious 
Anyhoo... it's awesome. I'm sure this is bound to get me started on an addiction to geocoins in some form or another... but I'm quite pleased with it .
And me being me, I'm going to be making a chainmail wrap for it so I can have it dangle from somewhere or another I'll post a pic of that once it's done.
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junglehair
Joined: 05 Apr 2005
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Location: Winnipeg
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| Posted: May 17, 2007 6:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh Crikey! You might as well say goodbye to any disposable income you have now, because once you start coin collecting, that will be all gone! Nice looking coin btw. |
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Georgia
Joined: 30 Dec 2006
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| Posted: May 17, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Oh - cool coin!
I have only bought a handful, and am trying to restrain myself 
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Kabuthunk
Joined: 19 Aug 2006
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| Posted: May 18, 2007 3:36 am Post subject: |
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Hurrah! And I've finished the chainmail wrap for it. It's a 3/4 persian weave, 18gauge stainless steel, 3/8" rings down the spine, and 3/16" rings on the sides. Just gotta come up with a nice-looking style of chain weave to run from it to hang it from something
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ohmic
Joined: 07 Nov 2006
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Location: Winnipeg
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| Posted: May 18, 2007 7:17 am Post subject: |
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That's really cool.
It adds a whole new dimension to the coin!
I like it. |
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slippery_1
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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Location: Manitoba
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| Posted: May 19, 2007 4:07 am Post subject: |
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All I have to add is....
welcome to the dark side now
There is no turning back once you start, so you may as well go and get another job now for that so called disposable income.
Oh ya and if that doesn't work blame MHz...wink wink |
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Shinook and White Juan
Joined: 14 Mar 2007
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Location: Thompson
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| Posted: May 23, 2007 1:55 am Post subject: |
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| A very impressive looking coin. I like it. |
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Kabuthunk
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| Posted: May 23, 2007 4:56 am Post subject: |
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Just a quick update on the progress with the coin. I've added a chain to it as well, in my own over-complicated manner :
I didn't want a straight-on connection, so I decided to use a full persian weave, and split it into two half persian 3-1 chains, which then attach to the coin wrap itself. Then, to have a smaller hanging chain, I tapered down the full persian with smaller rings, and wove a Jens Pind weave off of the taper. Now it looks smooth, flows nicely, and the Jens Pind chain can be made as long as needed or wanted. The wire used was all 18 gauge stainless steel, and the ring sizes used were 3/8", 3/16", 5/32", and 1/8" ID. I'll let you pick out which is where
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