OKLAHOMA STATE QUARTER!!!!

[seamus7227]

Well, to date, this quarter will now rank up there with the Illinois State quarter on the difficulty level. This took me almost 2 hours to cut out on the scroll saw, wew, talk about nerve racking. Hope ya'll Oklahomans like! Comments, critiques, questions welcome!

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[JohnU]

That looks great! I was thinking about firing up the scroll saw and trying some Illinois quarters but I can see you need way more time than I have right now. Keep up the great work!

 

[Phunky_2003]

That's very impressive. I like that one a lot.

 

[Timebandit]

I dont know..........your cuts look a little wavy around the edges.............:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[calpens]

Awesome job, I've got a ways to go before I'm at that level! Which blade did you use to cut that out?

 

[seamus7227]

I dont know..........your cuts look a little wavy around the edges.............:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

Very wavy :biggrin::biggrin: thats from being nervous the whole time, worried something is gonna snap off. You have to remember, these aren't the standard thickness of a regular quarter, so they are thin and very fragile, and the scroll saw is nothing gentle when it comes to vibrations.

Awesome job, I've got a ways to go before I'm at that level! Which blade did you use to cut that out?

A very tiny one.

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Seamus, my address is...................be sure to pack it neatly:biggrin::wink:.

 

[PenMan1]

Seamus:
Even though I'm not from Oklahoma, this may be the prettiest of the State quarters to date.

Nice job. Beautiful work, as usual.

 

[joefyffe]

Seamus: I hope when you finished you treated yourself to a glass of straight Kentucky Bourbon. No, I hope you treated yourself to TWO glasses of straight Kentucky Bourbon!!!:tongue::tongue: Very Nice!

 

[seamus7227]

I prolly need to! Sometimes these quarters can be nerve racking

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[wizard]

Seamus, That looks beautiful!!!! I'm surprised you can even see straight after staring at that for two hours...hmmm...I guess bourbon could help with that:biggrin:. Doc

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

Hell I just drank two doubles of 107 Old Weller just thinking of trying to do that. Not because I live here but that's the best one yet.

 

[Smitty37]

Well, to date, this quarter will now rank up there with the Illinois State quarter on the difficulty level. This took me almost 2 hours to cut out on the scroll saw, wew, talk about nerve racking. Hope ya'll Oklahomans like! Comments, critiques, questions welcome!

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Man...what kind of scroll saw do you have.....that rascal looks might tight to me.

 

[thewishman]

That is cool! Hey, I've got an idea!:glasses-nerdy: How about cutting around each individual letter in Oklahoma! That would be super-cool!:glasses-nerdy: Hey! You could even cut out the holes Os and the As!:bulgy-eyes:


Seriously, your quarters are really amazing, and the blanks you make with them are exceptional.




I think your prices should be higher to reflect the extra work.

 

[EBorraga]

Seamus: I hope when you finished you treated yourself to a glass of straight Kentucky Bourbon. No, I hope you treated yourself to TWO glasses of straight Kentucky Bourbon!!!:tongue::tongue: Very Nice!

Joe, bourbon tastes better with a splash of water!! Just a splash mind you. That blank looks awesome Seamus. I hope the Hillbilly quarter looks as nice:wink:.

 

[D.Oliver]

It's funny that you post this quarter. Since seeing your work, it has renewed my interest in the state quarters. Just this week I got two quarters that I took one look at and thought "That would be a real b*&%^ to cut out." One was the Oklahoma quarter and the other was the Oregon. Great work. Now get started on the Oregon one!!!

 

[seamus7227]

I think you missed it, already cut the oregon quarter out!

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[D.Oliver]

I think you missed it, already cut the oregon quarter out!

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Seamus, you never cease to amaze!

 

[seamus7227]

my next victim! a silver michigan qtr

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[D.Oliver]

Now I don't know a whole lot about the differnt quarters, but I'm guessing that since it's in its own package that it's probably worth more than 25 cents. Would I be correct in that assumption?

 

[seamus7227]

well true, anyone can buy these packages, I bought this qtr on ebay, it's a silver proof (ms-63) qtr, typically for collection only, and this will be the first time to do this, so I have to make sure I clean everything b4 I start, gotta keep the shavings! this thing is 90% silver

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[D.Oliver]

With silver being fairly soft does that make it easier to cut than a regular quarter?

 

[seamus7227]

not sure, thats a good question, I will answer that after I do it! One would only be left to believe that it would be easier, but more expensive!

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[Smitty37]

With silver being fairly soft does that make it easier to cut than a regular quarter?

I would say yes....the proof silver statehoods are 90% pure silver while a regular quarter is a copper center clad between two nickel outer layers. Nickel is fairly hard. The proof state quarters like all proof coins are really made for collectors not for circulation

 

[seamus7227]

smitty, thanks for filling him in! I didn't know you were a numismatic?! thats awesome! I want sure if I would confuse everyone with all of that.

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[boxerman]

Seamus have you done any of the quarters that Yellowstone, Grand Canyon on the back? I think there called America Beautiful quarters.

 

[seamus7227]

I think I did yellowstone, it's on my website, it's got a black background with blue behind the cutout section.

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[EricJS]

Seamus, your scrollsaw work is lasercut quality.

Very Nice!

 

[seamus7227]

wow! thats the first time I've ever heard that! thanks

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[renowb]

Awesome! Nice job! Do you go through a lot of blades?

 

[seamus7227]

eh, I can cut around 3 quarters with one blade, but sometimes that its stretching it.

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[seamus7227]

eh, I can cut around 3 quarters with one blade, but sometimes that its stretching it.

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[Smitty37]

wow! thats the first time I've ever heard that! thanks

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Heck, it's been 20 years since I could see good enough to even do that with a laser.