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My pal made me a gift
December 18, 2017, 01:23 PM
mark123My pal made me a gift
My good friend Matt has a shop that he calls
Mr. Bones' Curiosity Shop. He makes interesting crafts such as coin rings, skeleton figures and tons of other stuff. Some of the stuff leans toward the macabre. All of it is very cool.
Here is the Molon Labe bell that he made for me out of coins:
It has a nifty little surprise inside:
(because memento mori, ya know?)
The first picture seems to match the actual color of the bell. Neato, huh?
December 18, 2017, 01:28 PM
YooperSigsLeans toward macabre? More like tilted way over!
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December 18, 2017, 01:45 PM
grecoYep, he is a sick one. Wish I had a bell like that!!
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konata88That's pretty cool.
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Skins2881Half way there now Mark. Next you just need some servants to beckon.
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Sic Semper Tyrannis December 18, 2017, 01:57 PM
old rugged crossThat is awesome, unique and a one of a kind. Just like your friend. Merry Christmas.
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December 18, 2017, 06:16 PM
Excam_ManThat's pretty cool.
December 18, 2017, 07:01 PM
roarindanvery very nice.
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December 18, 2017, 07:06 PM
RedhookbklynPretty cool gift.
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December 18, 2017, 07:09 PM
wreckdiverI'd say he's pretty talented to make that out of coins! 2 thumbs up!!!!!!
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December 18, 2017, 08:02 PM
Rey HRHLooks like a lot of work went into that one.
I think what's intricate is the underside of the bell with the ridges. That's like painting behind something that no one will see but you still paint it because you'll know.
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December 18, 2017, 08:16 PM
WarhorseWhat a wonderful gift from your friend.
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December 18, 2017, 09:33 PM
BisleyblackhawkThat is nice and unique to boot
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December 18, 2017, 09:37 PM
shiftyvtecquote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
Looks like a lot of work went into that one.
I think what's intricate is the underside of the bell with the ridges. That's like painting behind something that no one will see but you still paint it because you'll know.
It almost looks like the existing knurling on the edge of some coins. Nice piece.
December 18, 2017, 09:48 PM
jhe888A strange and wonderful item. Be careful, as there is no way of knowing what it may summon.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. December 18, 2017, 09:54 PM
casThat'll go great with your "Chack Chack" speech.
"Every time a bell rings, an angel get his wings" (Chack Chack!)
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December 18, 2017, 10:49 PM
shiftyvtecquote:
Originally posted by cas:
That'll go great with your "Chack Chack" speech.
"Every time a bell rings, an angel get his wings" (Chack Chack!)
I think the "check, check" speech was ASG.
December 18, 2017, 10:49 PM
shiftyvtecquote:
Originally posted by shiftyvtec:
quote:
Originally posted by cas:
That'll go great with your "Chack Chack" speech.
"Every time a bell rings, an angel get his wings" (Chack Chack!)
I think the "chack, chack" speech was ASG.
December 18, 2017, 11:09 PM
Rey HRHquote:
Originally posted by shiftyvtec:
quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
Looks like a lot of work went into that one.
I think what's intricate is the underside of the bell with the ridges. That's like painting behind something that no one will see but you still paint it because you'll know.
It almost looks like the existing knurling on the edge of some coins. Nice piece.
Agreed. That's what got my attention. I thought it was the edge of a coin but as i looked at the thickness and trying to imagine how he would have shaped the coin to get the edge that way, that's when I figured the artist went to the nth degree of meticulousness.
"It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946.
December 19, 2017, 11:28 AM
old rugged crossMark, since no one else said it. Tell me where to send the $ so I can be second on his list to get one, or more over, one like it.
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