Signature item

[+runawaybunny]

My husband made these in his machine shop for caches. I think they came out great. These are what the front and back look like. They are made of stainless steel, so they shouldn't rust.

 

edit: spelling

Edited August 19, 2009 by runawaybunny

[knowschad]

Wow!! Those are very cool. I can understand why you'd want to share them here!

[+Castle Mischief]

Those are realy cool! Can you give us an idea of the size? Maybe a pic with something else for scale?

[+runawaybunny]

Those are realy cool! Can you give us an idea of the size? Maybe a pic with something else for scale?

 

They are one inch diameter. Here's a quarter for scale.

 

[+Castle Mischief]

Those are realy cool! Can you give us an idea of the size? Maybe a pic with something else for scale?

 

They are one inch diameter. Here's a quarter for scale.

 

 

Somehow, that makes them even cooler. These are some of the best sig items I've seen yet. I would actually collect these if I found them in a cache.

[+c@cache]

These are so cool! I love 'em.

[+bittsen]

Those are frikkin AWESOME!!

[+agilefox]

I'm very impressed with the skill and effort that goes into these. These are wonderful!

[aniyn]

Neato. Very professional looking.

Oh ya, you may want to consider clear coating them anyways. It's looks like these are nicely polished, and that's the best way I know of the keep the looking at way!

Edited August 19, 2009 by aniyn

[+Gitchee-Gummee]

Yup, you guys did good with that one! Keep it up and get them out there!

[+Steve&GeoCarolyn]

Wow! Those are great!!! I would love to find one of those in a cache. Do they require a lot of time/money to make?

 

Carolyn

[+Unkle Fester]

I'd like to find one of those with a side of chili fries...

 

Hold the chili fries.

 

(edit Spillig misteke)

Edited August 19, 2009 by Unkle Fester

[+runawaybunny]

Thanks everybody for your comments. I'm glad you like them.

[+runawaybunny]

Wow! Those are great!!! I would love to find one of those in a cache. Do they require a lot of time/money to make?

 

Carolyn

 

Thank you for the compliment. The material is scrap from his work so there is no cost for that. It took a few hours to design the first one, but after that it only takes like 5 minutes each.

[+Car54]

Thanks everybody for your comments. I'm glad you like them.

 

I like them so much I checked your profile to see what general area you are from. Darn! Planning to come to Indiana any time soon?

 

Mrs. Car54

[+chrisrayn]

Those are definitely awesome. And hopefully, judging by my avatar, you can see exactly WHY I think they're so amazing. ;-)

[+wimseyguy]

In the words of good friend who doesn't play in here all that much-toooo coool!!

 

I get up to the Pioneer Valley every now and then, I might have to cyber stalk you on the next visit so I can find the caches you found yesterday and nab one of them.

[+Knight2000]

I don't usually care for sig items. Most don't seem interesting to me. Those do look cool! I would snag one of those. Good job!

[knowschad]

Have you considered turning a few of those into travel bugs?

[+BlueDeuce]

I don't know. I don't think I can jump on this particular bandwagon quite yet. Ship me a few samples and I'll let you know what I think.

[knowschad]

I don't know. I don't think I can jump on this particular bandwagon quite yet. Ship me a few samples and I'll let you know what I think.

 

A 2nd opinion may not be a bad idea, either. I volunteer.

[+Castle Mischief]

I don't know. I don't think I can jump on this particular bandwagon quite yet. Ship me a few samples and I'll let you know what I think.

 

A 2nd opinion may not be a bad idea, either. I volunteer.

 

Ah, yeah, um those things should be humidity tested! I'd be happy to expose them to the awful soup-like atmosphere of the "Valley of Death" for as long as you feel necessary.

[+runawaybunny]

I don't know. I don't think I can jump on this particular bandwagon quite yet. Ship me a few samples and I'll let you know what I think.

 

A 2nd opinion may not be a bad idea, either. I volunteer.

 

Ah, yeah, um those things should be humidity tested! I'd be happy to expose them to the awful soup-like atmosphere of the "Valley of Death" for as long as you feel necessary.

 

Thanks! I'll forward the offers of sig item testing to my husband. His original idea was to use it as a travel bug, so one of them will probably end up that way.

[+Boots...]

Any way he could put his caching name on them somehow? Thats about the only way I can think of that would make them even better as a sig item. Otherwise, I'd say they are awesome trade items, but not really "sig" items... if that makes sense. Either way, I would be happy to test them in the Northeastern US climate... see if they are heavy enough that the mosquitoes won't carry them away.

[+BlueDeuce]

Any way he could put his caching name on them somehow? Thats about the only way I can think of that would make them even better as a sig item. Otherwise, I'd say they are awesome trade items, but not really "sig" items... if that makes sense. Either way, I would be happy to test them in the Northeastern US climate... see if they are heavy enough that the mosquitoes won't carry them away.

 

I applaud the guy's effort as it is. In fact I've been sitting on releasing my own sig item for far too long.

[+Boots...]

Any way he could put his caching name on them somehow? Thats about the only way I can think of that would make them even better as a sig item. Otherwise, I'd say they are awesome trade items, but not really "sig" items... if that makes sense. Either way, I would be happy to test them in the Northeastern US climate... see if they are heavy enough that the mosquitoes won't carry them away.

 

I applaud the guy's effort as it is. In fact I've been sitting on releasing my own sig item for far too long.

 

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the coins he's making!!!! I just question whether it's a SIGNATURE item, if it doesn't have any sort of signature. If chrisrayn was making them, I could understand it, since that's the symbol he's using in his posts.... PLEASE don't make it sound like I am attacking his work, I think it's really cool, and I would totally want one, but is it a sig?

[+BlueDeuce]

Any way he could put his caching name on them somehow? Thats about the only way I can think of that would make them even better as a sig item. Otherwise, I'd say they are awesome trade items, but not really "sig" items... if that makes sense. Either way, I would be happy to test them in the Northeastern US climate... see if they are heavy enough that the mosquitoes won't carry them away.

 

I applaud the guy's effort as it is. In fact I've been sitting on releasing my own sig item for far too long.

 

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the coins he's making!!!! I just question whether it's a SIGNATURE item, if it doesn't have any sort of signature. If chrisrayn was making them, I could understand it, since that's the symbol he's using in his posts.... PLEASE don't make it sound like I am attacking his work, I think it's really cool, and I would totally want one, but is it a sig?

 

I know what you mean, but there is also the community factor. I leave little Blue Devil Duckie pencil toppers. No name or card attached but my locals know it's a sig.

 

Etching a name would be nice but one thing at a time here. I'm sure future releases will vary and I'd love to have a first edition.

 

 

 

 

Edit: Oh, in case anyone was wondering I don't consider purchased pencil toppers 'my own released' sig item. Homemade is usually better.

Edited August 19, 2009 by BlueDeuce

[+runawaybunny]

Any way he could put his caching name on them somehow? Thats about the only way I can think of that would make them even better as a sig item. Otherwise, I'd say they are awesome trade items, but not really "sig" items... if that makes sense. Either way, I would be happy to test them in the Northeastern US climate... see if they are heavy enough that the mosquitoes won't carry them away.

 

I applaud the guy's effort as it is. In fact I've been sitting on releasing my own sig item for far too long.

 

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the coins he's making!!!! I just question whether it's a SIGNATURE item, if it doesn't have any sort of signature. If chrisrayn was making them, I could understand it, since that's the symbol he's using in his posts.... PLEASE don't make it sound like I am attacking his work, I think it's really cool, and I would totally want one, but is it a sig?

 

He decided not to put a name on it. So, I guess it's only a signature item in the sense that if you find it in a cache, you'll know he was there.

[+hudsonfam]

Thanks everybody for your comments. I'm glad you like them.

 

I like them so much I checked your profile to see what general area you are from. Darn! Planning to come to Indiana any time soon?

 

Mrs. Car54

 

That's so funny. I did exactly the same thing (thinking darn, she's in Mass.) and I'm in Indiana, too.

[jholly]

I don't know. I don't think I can jump on this particular bandwagon quite yet. Ship me a few samples and I'll let you know what I think.

 

A 2nd opinion may not be a bad idea, either. I volunteer.

 

Ah, yeah, um those things should be humidity tested! I'd be happy to expose them to the awful soup-like atmosphere of the "Valley of Death" for as long as you feel necessary.

 

Well the true test is can they survive the wet and moss of Washington's wet side. I will volunteer to make the critical tests.

 

Jim

[jholly]

Any way he could put his caching name on them somehow? Thats about the only way I can think of that would make them even better as a sig item. Otherwise, I'd say they are awesome trade items, but not really "sig" items... if that makes sense. Either way, I would be happy to test them in the Northeastern US climate... see if they are heavy enough that the mosquitoes won't carry them away.

 

Not sure it needs a name. A unusual or different sig item will be remembered. Folks might not recognize my caching name, but when I mention my sig item they remember that.

 

Jim

[+NYPaddleCacher]

Any way he could put his caching name on them somehow? Thats about the only way I can think of that would make them even better as a sig item. Otherwise, I'd say they are awesome trade items, but not really "sig" items... if that makes sense. Either way, I would be happy to test them in the Northeastern US climate... see if they are heavy enough that the mosquitoes won't carry them away.

 

I applaud the guy's effort as it is. In fact I've been sitting on releasing my own sig item for far too long.

 

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the coins he's making!!!! I just question whether it's a SIGNATURE item, if it doesn't have any sort of signature. If chrisrayn was making them, I could understand it, since that's the symbol he's using in his posts.... PLEASE don't make it sound like I am attacking his work, I think it's really cool, and I would totally want one, but is it a sig?

 

I know what you mean, but there is also the community factor. I leave little Blue Devil Duckie pencil toppers. No name or card attached but my locals know it's a sig.

 

One local geocacher works from some sort of cable company and usb cables or cable splitters as swag. Everyone local (which covers a pretty wide area) recognizes one of those cables/splitters as his signiature item.

 

I've never considered the literal definition of signature swag. Anything the identifies who placed the item in the cache, whether or not it has a team name on it, is, in my book a sig item.

 

I'm closer to Mass. than those in Indiana. Maybe I'll come across one of those cool items some day

[+swizzle]

Those are definately awesome. How would one go about making these into geocoins? This thread gave me an idea for a seperate thread on sig. items. I'd like to see more handy works like these. I never really considered using a sig item but maybe I should. Swizzle

[+ssoutherngurll]

ive sent you a message!! i love your item!!!!!!!!!!!

[+cachecrashers4]

Very nice!

[+gof1]

Nice work. I understand the smiley goes in the caches you've found. Do you put the frowny in caches you can't find?

[+flask]

HAH!

 

i DO live close enough to geo-stalk you for them.

[+runawaybunny]

Nice work. I understand the smiley goes in the caches you've found. Do you put the frowny in caches you can't find?

 

Thanks! Since the smiley and frowny are 2 sides of the same coin, they'll be most appropriate for those DNF's that eventually become a smiley.

[+Boots...]

Those are definately awesome. How would one go about making these into geocoins? This thread gave me an idea for a seperate thread on sig. items. I'd like to see more handy works like these. I never really considered using a sig item but maybe I should. Swizzle

 

There is a wooden nickel forum that I am involved with. They dont' cover all sorts of sigs, but it's worth a visit regardless. Wooden Nickels