I just finished this WWP challenge coin holder and wanted to share it with all of you. It is made out of basswood (my favorite carving wood) and it has 3 coin slots to hold 9-12 challenge coins. The piece is stained Early American and finished with lacquer. Down at the bottom there is a bit of bark remaining because all old soldiers still have a little bark left on them. Darrell Janssen

Very, very nice Darrel.  I applaud your work. 

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Ron Dudelston
Site Host


Above and Beyond WoodWorks

Thank you for the compliment.

Ron Dudelston said:

Very, very nice Darrel.  I applaud your work. 

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Ron Dudelston
Site Host


Above and Beyond WoodWorks

Darrell, you know how I feel about this as I wrote you a personal email message. But once again, great job sir!!!!! This is spectacular, and I love the originality our members are coming up for these.

In the past we have tried to stay with one design for these displays, but lately we have been getting some beautiful designs coming out, Lew, you Darrell, and folks on here like Fred are coming up with some spectacular TPW designs. I am humbled we are getting this attention, thanks guys. Your all the best.

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

That is really nice Darrell. It makes it very unique and you did a great job carving the Patriots!

Darrell, what tool or tools are used for chip carving?

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

John, I use a couple of very sharp knives. One shorter for finer cuts and another longer and flexible for larger cuts or cuts that are curved. Traditional chip carving is geometric and is explained the easiest by visualizing three cuts at the same angle down into a flat surface; where all three cuts converge on a single point. The result is a chip that comes out that looks like a pyramid. I enjoy non-traditional free-form chip carving that I use to carve images like wildflowers, animals and scenes.

John Morris said:

Darrell, what tool or tools are used for chip carving?

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

Mike, Thanks for your kind words, my goal was to put life into the image.

Mike Dillen said:

That is really nice Darrell. It makes it very unique and you did a great job carving the Patriots!

Darrell

A work you should be very proud of. As a veteran I applaud your work and efforts. Words can not describe what I am feeling. Thank you sir, for a very wonderful job.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

Darrell, Thank you so much for taking the time to do this, it is absolutely awesome. 

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Greg
Scroll Saw forum host

http://www.thesawdustfactoryga.com/

Greg, Thank you, it's nice to know that it is appreciated.

Greg Aksdal said:

Darrell, Thank you so much for taking the time to do this, it is absolutely awesome. 

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Greg
Scroll Saw forum host

http://www.thesawdustfactoryga.com/

Thank you so much for the compliment and honesty Wayne. I too am a veteran and it does mean a lot to my wife and I; our son is serving in the Army and we got some input from him when he returned from his latest tour.

Wayne Mahler said:

Darrell

A work you should be very proud of. As a veteran I applaud your work and efforts. Words can not describe what I am feeling. Thank you sir, for a very wonderful job.

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Wayne Mahler
God bless and protect our troops that serve so we can be free.

Darrell, is your son home for good or is he a career man.

Darrell Janssen said:

Thank you so much for the compliment and honesty Wayne. I too am a veteran and it does mean a lot to my wife and I; our son is serving in the Army and we got some input from him when he returned from his latest tour.

Wayne Mahler said:

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops

John, Our son has 10 years in as an Army medic, he will be transferring in July to Ft. Sam Houston to teach new medics. He might end up doing 20.

John Morris said:

Darrell, is your son home for good or is he a career man.

Darrell Janssen said:

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John Morris
The Patriot Woodworker
Proud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops