buckles

[carr52]

One is a 1881 Morgan silver dollar The other one is a 1 oz, silver round from the Engelhard Mint. The one with the 1 oz. silver coin of the World Trade Centers on it doesnt show up well at all. I think I need to make a photo booth. I found its cheaper and easier to just buy the buckle kit from Tandy's Dont know how many I goofed up trying to get it just right. As far as the wet molding goes I just drilled a hole in some plexi glass and clamped it. Worked pretty good.

Tom

Edited August 11, 2008 by carr52

[ArtS]

They look really good Tom. Do you also have to glue the coin in place or does the leather hold it in well enough?

ArtS

[carr52]

They look really good Tom. Do you also have to glue the coin in place or does the leather hold it in well enough?

ArtS

After I wet mold the buckle front over the coin I cut the center out and leave just enough of a ring to hold them in place. Sorta like a leather bezel "ring". I never put glue or anything on a coin. The Morgan isnt worth much more than the silver content except to a collector.

Tom

[carr52]

Has anybody been watching the silver market? The silver coins I put in the buckles when I made them were $20.00 now they are at $13.40 and oz. Guess I made the buckles at the wrong time.

Tom

P.S. It's down over $5.00 in the last 30 days

Edited August 15, 2008 by carr52

[Goodell]

Would you entertain the notion of doing a tutorial of this project for a novice?

[carr52]

Would you entertain the notion of doing a tutorial of this project for a novice?

I would be more than happy to. I'll see if I can borrow a better camera to do it with. Mine really sucks. I've never done a tutorial so it might take me awhile to figure it out.

Tom