Cutting coins is a lot of fun. After I posted the video from the Gwinnett Woodworkers Scroll Saw SIG meeting yesterday. I received a few requests for patterns. I put together five very simple quarter patterns. I designed these to be easy to cut. The rims are left intentionally large. If you feel comfortable cutting these you can cut outside the pattern line and make the rims thinner. The finished coin looks better with the thinner rim.
These are designed to be earrings. If you need the ear wire hooks you can get them here. You will also need jump rings. You can get them here. These finding can be found at almost any craft store.
In the video below of Chris cutting coins, he uses Pike Jewelers blades. I have not used that brand but he seems to like them. I put links below for those blades on Amazon.
You can also use the Niqua/Flying Dutchman metal cutting blades. I generally use the #2/0 but these practice patterns can be cut with a #1.
You have a few options for a jig to hold the coin while you cut.
Here are links to the video I did back in 2007 that show how to make a jig to hold the quarter.
Part One
Part Two
If you have access to a 3D printer you can download this jig I created. The files are free. This jig works okay but it is not a durable as the next option. You can get the 3D print files in my eStore.
This is the jig shown in the video below. These are $30 and are available in different coin sizes.
If you are interested in purchasing one of these jigs contact Marcus Bailey at this email address.
scrollsawcomfortknobs@gmail.com. Marcus can give you all the details. I have used these jig and consider them the best option by far.
This is one project where the saw you use does make a difference. You will probably experience difficulty if you use an entry level scroll saw for these coins. The jeweler's blades used are extremely fine. An improperly adjusted scroll saw will break these blades at an alarming rate.
More Coin Cutting on the Scroll Saw with Chris Woodall: Gwinnett Woodworkers Meeting.
This is another video from the Gwinnett Woodworkers Scroll Saw SIG with Chris Woodall showing his coin cutting technique. Here is the link to the Pike Jewelers blades that Chris uses in the demonstration. Pike Jewelers Blades. I have not used these blades but I will order some and see how I like them. They are $18.40 for a gross. That is a very competitive price. The links blades are #2/0.
Here is a link to a list of the other Pike blades.
These video demonstrations are filmed during the monthly meetings. They tend to be long with some dead air. This is not about production value. This is about information.
Thanks to the Gwinnett Woodworkers Association for making these demonstrations available.
$12 per sheet of 12 coins plus $3.50 shipping
Inlay with a 1" Forstner Bit.
The perfect way to sign your work.
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Let me teach you to create a beautiful wooden portrait pattern. I will show you everything you need from start to finish. The video will show you the free software program you can download for Windows or Mac OS. I will show you how to install the program and configure it for best results.
Then I will show you the technique to take your photograph and make a pattern from it. When the pattern is complete we will go in the shop and cut it.
The DVD is $10 plus shipping. This is a data DVD that you will use on your computer to watch the video tutorial
Every Scrollsaw Workshop Pattern from 2007-2017 in DVD
Purchase the entire Scrollsaw Workshop pattern catalog for offline access.
This DVD has 2,300 patterns published from 2007 thru 2017.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
The DVD is $20 plus shipping. Ships to 60 countries around the world.
If you use the DVD on a Windows PC there is a simple viewer program to browse through the patterns.
The DVD also works fine on a MAC. The viewer program is not MAC compatible but there is an included PDF with all the patterns shown as thumbnails for easy viewing.
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