Coins Have Hidden Booby Traps And Secret Levers

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John Tudor
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Coins Have Hidden Booby Traps And Secret Levers

Postby John Tudor » April 17th, 2019, 7:51 pm

This is some awesome craftsmanship - can you imagine the gaffs this artist could make?

Coins Have Hidden Booby Traps And Secret Levers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4Ec_jjanY
This artist uses coins to create intricate pieces of art. Roman Booteen is an artist from Russia who carves Zippo cases and transforms the US Morgan dollar into one-of-a-kind mechanical works of art.
"Ars longa, vita brevis." (Life is short, the art so long to learn) -Hippocrates

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Re: Coins Have Hidden Booby Traps And Secret Levers

Postby Richard Hatch » April 18th, 2019, 12:32 am

That's great! Thanks for posting the link.

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Re: Coins Have Hidden Booby Traps And Secret Levers

Postby erdnasephile » April 18th, 2019, 2:58 am

Watching this was blowing me away already, but when I saw the notation about "freehand" I just about died!

Thanks for sharing this!

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Re: Coins Have Hidden Booby Traps And Secret Levers

Postby chetday » April 18th, 2019, 11:08 am

Now that's real magic. Thanks for sharing the link.


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