Hi all, between work and life, I don't get much play time anymore. :frown: So I figured I'd try a new 'quickie' hobby. Making rings from old coins.
Here are my very first attempts, all demonetised ( no longer in circulation ) British coins. A Fifty Pence, a One Shilling and a Two Shilling. I think the 50p may perhaps be illegal....the rules on British coin defacing are a bit ambiguous, so I'll stick to safer much older coins in future. :wink:
Fun to make and the tool cost investment doesn't break the bank. Google / You Tube 'Jasons Works' or 'Coins You Can Wear'.
The 50P has a high polish, but I left a bit of the patina from the annealing process on the outside of the Shillings as this makes the image stand out more.
Once I get better, I'll make my own tooling to make pen centre bands etc. The commercially available gadgets don't go small enough ( or I haven't found them )
Hope you like:biggrin:
:biggrin:
Here are my very first attempts, all demonetised ( no longer in circulation ) British coins. A Fifty Pence, a One Shilling and a Two Shilling. I think the 50p may perhaps be illegal....the rules on British coin defacing are a bit ambiguous, so I'll stick to safer much older coins in future. :wink:
Fun to make and the tool cost investment doesn't break the bank. Google / You Tube 'Jasons Works' or 'Coins You Can Wear'.
The 50P has a high polish, but I left a bit of the patina from the annealing process on the outside of the Shillings as this makes the image stand out more.
Once I get better, I'll make my own tooling to make pen centre bands etc. The commercially available gadgets don't go small enough ( or I haven't found them )
Hope you like:biggrin:
:biggrin: