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The Art of Coin Cutting.
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Күн бұрынDIY metal designer lapel pin made using tradition trench art coin cutting techniques with a modern twist. The remainder of the coin is turned into a keyring to a company the lapel pin.
I wear a blazer for work and have been obsessed with lapel pins ever since Ted Baker has been putting them on their blazers.
I was inspired to make my own custom lapel pins, they get a lot of attention at work and using a piercing saw with 2/0 blades I cut out the young Elizabeth coin face and wear it with pride on my blazer.
The surrounding coin leaves a perfect silhouette of the queens shadow and attached to a quality gun metal grey split ring makes a perfect custom key ring to accompany the design.
I have made many designs with vintage coins, I check that the coin is not rare before cutting and that it is pre 1971 so it’s not illegal to cut.
Enjoy the video!
@JKLProjects 3 жыл бұрын
What’s your favourite coin design?
@MarkW00dy Жыл бұрын
that's great, for another finish for your copper pieces, you can electroplate zinc onto the surface and then heat up the part (on a cooker hot plate will do) and the finished piece will magically turn to brass, with a good polish looks great :-)
@JKLProjects Жыл бұрын
Oh wow that sounds interesting. Is it easy to do with a DIY set up?
@MarkW00dy Жыл бұрын
@@JKLProjects Hi, yes very easy, there are plenty of videos on youtube on how to electroplate zinc onto copper, I tried with a few old coins before doing anything good :-)
@Instone09ine 4 жыл бұрын
Nice work .I found one of these cut out coin heads George V with my metal detector and always wondered how on Earth it had been made !
@JKLProjects 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks my friend, I’m glad you enjoyed it, please share with anyone you think may also enjoy it. Lots more content to come, stay safe in these tough times. 👍
@JKLProjects 4 жыл бұрын
Also, they were originally a form of trench art as soldiers could make them with minimal tools. Where did you find the cut coin? Is the date missing? Could have been in the soil for a long time!
@Instone09ine 4 жыл бұрын
JKL Hi it was found in the UK on some common land near a park I also found a tiny little copper spitfire toy in the same area .
@ringuitos Жыл бұрын
Bravo Mr.!!!
@JKLProjects Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Please subscribe for more
@KJ_Amore 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video 👏
@FreedomLovingLoyalistOfficial 3 жыл бұрын
Not bad. You should do more coin art videos.
@JKLProjects 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, I had a spell where I was doing lots of coin cutting but it was before I started filming for YT. Check out my hand of hamsa necklace video and the signet ring made from a shilling. Also subscribe for more, there will definitely be more coin art in the future.
@somerandomperson1047 4 жыл бұрын
This was really cool. I’ll tell some people to subscribe
@JKLProjects 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend that would be very much appreciated!
@NorthernAuburn 2 жыл бұрын
Why saw blade are you using?
@baltazar0007 2 жыл бұрын
GREAT cutting - what blade do you use on your saw.
@CJGPickle 27 күн бұрын
I really need to know this too! Did you ever find out?
@robertmariner7640 2 жыл бұрын
This is very cool. What number blade you're using?
@yellowdogadventures 3 жыл бұрын
what did you use to attach the pin part to the head? I saw a liquid then it looked like you applied heat?
@alancook2752 2 жыл бұрын
You are alot faster than me. Haha
@JKLProjects 2 жыл бұрын
Haha yes it does look like it on the video but it’s sped up significantly! When I first started these would take me anywhere up to 4 hours for intricate designs! Thanks for the comment please consider subscribing for more!
@adbraham 3 жыл бұрын
Worth noting that modern versions are copper coated steel, not bronze!
@JKLProjects 3 жыл бұрын
They are indeed, it’s quite interesting to see the steel colour on the sides and the copper plating. Also worth noting that the modern ones are illegal to cut! Only Pre decimal counts allowed to be damaged.
@71avalon36 3 жыл бұрын
@JKL I didn't know about it being illegal in the UK to cut coins. That's crazy. I wonder why. In the States you can do whatever you want to the money, government doesn't care, so long as you're not trying to make counterfeits.
@rroe5718 2 жыл бұрын
Great job.....enjoyed watching this process, but had a few questions if you don't mind. What is the little green colored tapered tool your using to finish the edges.....seems to have done a nice job of polishing after the diamond bits. Also have a question on why you put the Liver of Sulphur onto the silhouette. Thought the dark would polish off but it didn't. I figured you would want a nice shiny surface. Any rationale for that? Thanks again and look forward to more of your Art.
@Paulstluke 4 ай бұрын
A fine grinder is the green bit, what we jewelers use
@km234able 4 ай бұрын
Is this a regular coping saw? Or a specialist one?
@JKLProjects 4 ай бұрын
Hi there, it’s called a jewellery saw or piercing saw. Same concept as a coping saw but uses smaller blades about the thickness of a human hair. 👍
@gregordalicano6240 4 жыл бұрын
why did he purposely stained the head piece? sorry i know nothing about these kind of stuff 😅
@JKLProjects 4 жыл бұрын
To give it an antique look and bring some contrast to the details of the coin so it shows up more when it’s viewed on the lapel from a distance. I hope this helps.
@paul50pb 2 жыл бұрын
Could you tell me what blades you use thanks
@Atlin. Жыл бұрын
how did you make that starter hole
@JKLProjects Жыл бұрын
Hi there, the starter hole is made using a micro drill bit. They are standard drill bits but just very small, some under 1mm diameter. Sometimes you need a drill bit holder adapter as they might fall out of a standard chuck.
@kaijuk 2 жыл бұрын
Do you sell your coins at all?
@JKLProjects 2 жыл бұрын
Hi there, everything posted on my channel is based on hobbies rather than a business. If you follow me on Instagram and send me a DM I could see if we could arrange something. Many thanks for watching and please consider subscribing for more. 👍
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