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All's not lost just yet! :)

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Ya'll might remember my "first picture frame" thread here:
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=14245

So anyway, I was working on the second frame, and I was very, very sloppy. In the end, I had to scrap the entire second frame and redo it (and the redo is so, so much better).

I was bemoaning the fact I had just ruined time and materials when I thought "hey, why not try to salvage the parts?"

I had a coin holder to make for a coworker, so after a bit of cutting :)

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Coin holder by J L Smith, on Flickr
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jerm wrote:Ya'll might remember my "first picture frame" thread here:
https://forum.shopsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=14245

So anyway, I was working on the second frame, and I was very, very sloppy. In the end, I had to scrap the entire second frame and redo it (and the redo is so, so much better).

I was bemoaning the fact I had just ruined time and materials when I thought "hey, why not try to salvage the parts?"

I had a coin holder to make for a coworker, so after a bit of cutting :)

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Coin holder by J L Smith, on Flickr
Absolutely perfect!
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Interesting "coin"!
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OK, I'll bite. What's the "coin"?
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Post by joedw00 »

Nice job of making something nice out of a mistake. Do tell us what the coin is for.
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Haha thanks all :)

To clarify - this is a military coin. For those not familiar, typically the military gives out coins for certain things (or lets you buy them). Commanders can coin troops, various squadrons, flights, associations can have a coin, etc. I know at least the Air Force does it.

THIS particular coin, though, is my most treasured. My flight worked in what's called the "IMF" (integrated maintenance facility), and during this time we had a very, very poor squadron commander. He drastically lowered morale across the entire unit.

To help cope with things, we designed and purchased about 200 of these coins. They were extraordinarily popular, and even people from other bases and retirees from our base wanted one (once it got out on Facebook!). Once word got out, we were under strict orders to not let this commander see "the coin" -- even people retiring wouldn't display the coin during their ceremony setup since they didn't want us getting in trouble by him once he saw it!

This is the other side of the coin

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Coin Good side by J L Smith, on Flickr
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