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Turned in walnut then embellished with some details, this submarine challenge coin holder was a request by a navy wife who wanted something special for her husband who had just been selected and promoted to the rank of Chief. Sub measures 30 inches long and 3.5 inches in diameter. The screw blades (propeller for the land lubber’s) are less than a 1/16 of an inch thick(thin) maple.
About a week into the project the lady’s name rang a bell. It was then I realized that this Sailor and I had served together from 2006-2008.
-- Ken
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WilcoFlier
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#1 posted 235 days ago
Nice project! Beautifully finished, well done!
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Charles Maxwell
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#2 posted 235 days ago
Nice! Hope you’re not giving any blade secrets away!
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Ken90712
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#3 posted 235 days ago
Great job, never seen one like this one here! I really like it as I’m sure they do as well. Although I wasn’t a bubble head I have always wanted to get underway on one. I wored on the USS Enterprise as a flight deck trouble shooter on F-14’s back in the mid 80’s…
-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"
ssnvet
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#4 posted 235 days ago
Nice job…
if you really want to make him smile…. install a claxton and have the “switch” be a periscope.
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#5 posted 235 days ago
Great work! May have to try my hand at this as well. Thanks for showing the great project!
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RandyMorter
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#6 posted 235 days ago
Very nice! This caught my eye since I’m ex-Navy too. I was the Anti-Submarine Warfare Officer (I hunted subs) on the USS Paul F. Foster DD-964 from ‘88 to ‘90. I had 2 STGC’s that would’ve loved this as well!
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sarahss
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#7 posted 235 days ago
very cool project
Doe
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#8 posted 234 days ago
Beautiful!
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#9 posted 234 days ago
Amazing work on it!
Hacksaw007
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#10 posted 234 days ago
Took some work to get the fins and stuff to all fit as nice as you did. Wonderful project, thanks for sharing!
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KarenW
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#11 posted 234 days ago
Very nice!
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WistysWoodWorkingWonders
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#12 posted 234 days ago
Excellent work on this project. Great details!
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JT23325
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#13 posted 234 days ago
Nicely done. A peice that any submariner would be proud to display!
-- Jeff, Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. - Malcolm Forbes
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#14 posted 234 days ago
Bravo Zulu- excellent work
Lawrence
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#15 posted 234 days ago
Great job.
-- A childs smile is payment enough.
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