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September crown was great fun. After some initial insanity, we found a nice open camping spot right next to the king and queen. We had a bunch of people wandering through our camp on Saturday, but after that was largely curtailed ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
aelfgyfu and hanksan arrived.
It was also a very productive event. I got the die foraelfgyfu's largesse coins completed, and learned several new techniques in the process:
* Dentillated borders - Fairly simple round graver work, but very good to know how to do since many period coins use it.
* Sculpting with a round graver - fun and rewarding! I can make all sorts of neat shapes.
* Creating lines by chasing with a chisel punch, without an engraved guide line - I found this frustrating and difficult. Chased lines with an engraved guide line aren't so bad, but this was entirely different.
* Anglo-Saxon style lettering - Big chisel punches = easy letters! I got all of the lettering done in just over an hour! The lettering for my mon die took over 12 hours.
* Burnishing - Another easy technique, but a good one to have in my toolbox. It's a scratch-eraser!
We only had time for a couple of test strikes, but there aren't any major problems. Now to crank out a bunch of coins for this weekend...
(That's the badge for the Order of the Jambe de Lion, An Tir's grant-level A&S order) I'm a ship!
aelfgyfu and hanksan arrived.It was also a very productive event. I got the die for
aelfgyfu's largesse coins completed, and learned several new techniques in the process:* Dentillated borders - Fairly simple round graver work, but very good to know how to do since many period coins use it.
* Sculpting with a round graver - fun and rewarding! I can make all sorts of neat shapes.
* Creating lines by chasing with a chisel punch, without an engraved guide line - I found this frustrating and difficult. Chased lines with an engraved guide line aren't so bad, but this was entirely different.
* Anglo-Saxon style lettering - Big chisel punches = easy letters! I got all of the lettering done in just over an hour! The lettering for my mon die took over 12 hours.
* Burnishing - Another easy technique, but a good one to have in my toolbox. It's a scratch-eraser!
We only had time for a couple of test strikes, but there aren't any major problems. Now to crank out a bunch of coins for this weekend...
(That's the badge for the Order of the Jambe de Lion, An Tir's grant-level A&S order) I'm a ship!
