Coin Scroller/Pen maker

[seamus7227]

Hello all! I am a newbie to the site, but I have been scrolling for 14 years now. I live in Wichita Falls, TX and am a penturner that loves to use scroll cut coins as my medium through pen making. I am a member of the Pen Makers Guild (http://www.penmakersguild.com), I.A.P. (International Association of Penturners), and I hope to be able to become an active member on this site as well. Some of my work may be seen on my website at http://www.texomapens.com

[wood-n-things]

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[pmac53]

I take it you sell these pens, and probably not cheaply. Correct?
They are very nice. I especially like the snakeskin and 30 Cal pens.
Welcome to our site, where people are very friendly and as helpful as possible.
Paul

[seamus7227]

Huge thanks!!

Wish i had these great forums when i began my adventures, you learn so much! To answer your question, Yes, I do sell these pens, but I have lost a large part of my pen sales to the economy crashing. When I created these Tru-Quarter™ blanks as I call them, I simply wanted to create a design for a pen that was personal to the buyer. Rather than wood, antler or plastics.
Below I've included pics of two Montana quarters that I am working on in the design of a "pen blank", they will then be rolled and cast in resin and the buyer will turn the resin down to the pen components diameters and assemble.
I hope these pics help in understanding how my scroll saw skills work! I should also note that I realize anyone can cut these coins, but they are a third the standard thickness of their original size. Therefore raising the difficulty of cutting, its almost like cutting aluminum foil, figuratively speaking.

[wood-n-things]

I took a tour of your site as well. You do some very nice work Thank you for sharing.

[seamus7227]

I took a tour of your site as well. You do some very nice work Thank you for sharing.

thank you for the compliments! I'm hoping to finish all 50 States Quarters by the end of the year, but that in and of itself can be tasking, what with work and family and just daily life

[KarlB]

Awesome looking pens. Great work on the coins as well.

Karl

[oily]

Very impressive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Keith Fenton]

Welcome Seamus,

I too am also a dual citizen IAP/SSWC

[seamus7227]

Hey Keith! I thought your name looked familiar!