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  The Road... Holding Her Down −by Jack London ... 3/08 
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  Carving Chips..... Ribbon Rail Productions' Clip Art Collection
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  Round Trip In A Side-Door Pullman −by John R. Niemi, Jr. ... 3/08 
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  Railroad Slanguage Glossary −from www.railroad.net ... 3/08 
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  King of the Hobos laid to rest in West Valley −by Lynn French ... 3/08 
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  The Road... Confession −by Jack London ... 3/08 
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  Donal Wolfe learns to carve nickels from Owen Covert −by Owen Covert ... 3/08 
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  Hughes Branch ... Theo, Alcorn County, Mississippi ~ “Rock Biscuits” and “Water Gravy” ... 3/08 
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  Carving Chips..... “2008 OHNS Annual Meeting & Auction” Article ... CORRECTION !!!
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  Carving Chips..... A Pin Back Laser Carved and Engraved on Red Alder
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  The Hobohemians: On the rails with the new freedom riders −by Ben Ehrenreich  
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  Carving Chips..... Just Doing a Bit of Research
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  The First Passenger Train ... Okeechobee, Florida ~ On the morning of January 4, 1915 ... 2/08 
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  De Zwerver Dossier #10 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 2/08 
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  I Figure This Pretty Much Speaks For Itself! ... 2/08 
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  My Hobo Got An OSCAR! ~ “Emperor of the North Pole” ... 2/08 
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  Bill (Jameson) Zach Hobo Carvings ~ Archive of available scans as of 2/16/2008 ... 2/08  
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  One of Nickel Carver Dick Sheehan's Favorite Parables ... 2/08  
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  Spring 2008 “BoTales” Feature Article −by Art DelFavero and Steve Alpert ... 2/08  
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  “Schnozz” Census Addendum ... −by Art DelFavero 2/08  
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  Under the Bridge, a Man of Means by No Means −by Charlie LeDuff  
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  Carving Chips..... A Group of Fantastic Classic Carvings from the Upcoming LongBeach2008 Heritage Auction
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  James Earle Fraser's 1911 Indian “Cent” and Lincoln “Nickel” Pattern Electrotype Trials ... 2/08  
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  De Zwerver Dossier #9 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 1/08  
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  Picture Postcard Magic! −by Ralph Winter ... 1/08  
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  Carving Chips..... A Fine Pair of Ken Hunt Engraved Guns
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  Carving Chips..... Spring BoTales is Progressing
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  “Shamey Unwrapped” ~ Bob Shamey toothpick and fruit pit carvings ... 1/08  
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  Armstrong Engraving & Custom Jewelry ... 1/08  
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  Have You Ever Seen a “Hobo Nickel”? −by Timothy B. Benford ... 1/08  
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  Art or vandalism, railcar graffiti roll across land −by David Paulsen  
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  Carving Chips..... OHNS BoTales Editor Ralph Winter and King Louie
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  The Eclectic World of “The Aurora Borealis Carver” Clifford L. Kraft ... 1/08  
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  OHNS Workers On The Convention Floor ... 1/08  
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  $9,020 ~ Record Price for a Hobo Nickel!     ... 1/08  
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  Roster of OHNS Officers − 2008 ... 1/08  
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  2008 Prices Realized OHNS Auction #16 ... 1/08  
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  FUN2008 Mail and Floor Bid Auction Catalogue   Saturday, January 12, 2008  
  ... 1/08  
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  Railroad Nicknames −by Jon Macleod ... 1/08  
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  Time to pay your OHNS dues!     ... 1/08  
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  Real hobos ride the rails as a way of life −by Deb Saine  
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  Both New and Old Nickel Carvers Excel in New Year! ... 1/08  
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  Carving Chips..... A Sneak Peek at a Work in Progress
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  Welcome to the ‘Jungle’ −by Josh McAuliffe ... 1/08  
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  De Zwerver Dossier #8 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 1/08  
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  Train hoppers' adventure ends in arrest −by John Lynch  
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  Sinterklaas in Different Countries ~ A Carved Nickel by Clifford Kraft ... 12/07  
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  “Something Different” ~ Antiques Roadshow Insider ~ November 2007 ... −by Jane Viator 12/07  
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  Keith Pedersen Carved Nickel Sells for $313! ... 12/07  
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  A Two Hour Carving Session by Carvers Joe Paonessa and Steven Adams ... 12/07  
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  Living on the Edge: Charlottesville residents... −by Patricia Cooper  
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  De Zwerver Dossier #7 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 11/07  
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  Recent Carvings by Currently Active Nickel Carvers ... 11/07  
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  Carving Chips..... FUN2008 Auction Catalog is Underway
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  Carving Chips..... flickr: 700 Hoboes
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  Dude, Where's My Train? −by Mike “the Trainiac” Connor  
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  De Zwerver Dossier #6 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 11/07  
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  Trick-or-treating in Eureka Springs, Arkansas −by V-Dubya ... 11/07  
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  Baseball at the Corner 1896-1999 −by Joe Goode ... 10/07  
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  Mama Jo's Tracks ~ Gas Can Paddy −by Mama Jo LeCount ... 10/07  
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  City Pages review of “Long Gone” −by Jeremy O'Kasick  
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  Bob Shamey's “Western Collection” Silver Bracelets −by Bob Shamey ... 10/07  
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  Joe Goode's “Hobo” Trade Dollars −by Joe Goode ... 10/07  
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  Carving Chips..... The Art of Whittling ~ Woodworking Classics Revisited (Paperback)
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  De Zwerver Dossier #5 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 10/07  
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  Last Days on the Tracks: Railroad policemen weather murderers, guns... −by Lee Beach  
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  OHNS Membership Medal Order Status ... 10/07  
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  OHNS Member ONLY Quests ~ A new “core” webpage ... 10/07  
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  Carving Chips..... Cooter and the Hant: Cooter's Halloween Adventure
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  De Zwerver Dossier #4 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 9/07  
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  Rail culture: the language of freight-hoppers −by James D. Graham  
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  Memorable quotes from “Wild Boys of the Road” (1933) ... 9/07  
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  Carving Chips..... By the mid-1880s, the center of whaling activity had shifted from New Bedford to San Francisco
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  De Zwerver Dossier #3 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 9/07  
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  I Keep Coming Back To Indians −by Bob Shamey ... 9/07  
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  Tramps found riding the rails −by Jonathan Gneiser  
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  A Passionate Collector −by Michael W. Michelsen, Jr. ... 9/07  
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  James Earle Fraser's Model for the Buffalo Nickel ~ 1913 Armory Show ... 9/07  
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  Carving Chips..... Air-Tite Capsule Measurements Table Available
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  De Zwerver Dossier #2 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 8/07  
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  Down the Track: Hobo Handiwork −by K.J.Longley  
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  An older “SGA” piece for the 2008 OHNS auction −by Steve Adams ... 8/07  
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  Royals are right on track −by Nick Coleman ... 8/07  
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  Carol's 9K charm is a “Gobbo” −by V-Dubya ... 8/07  
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  Carving Chips..... Cliff Kraft felt so bad about cutting the tail off V-Dubya's 30" trophy Walleye...
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  Scenery Junkies −by John Mark Eberhart  
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  Carving Chips..... Engraver’s Café Interview with Lee Griffiths
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  Gil·lie also Ghil·lie • Scottish • A professional fishing and hunting guide −by V-Dubya ... 8/07  
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  De Zwerver Dossier #1 [ stukken en brokken ] −by V-Dubya ... 8/07  
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  Carving Chips..... Fall 2007 BoTales Is Progressing!
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  Young hobos said to be seeking escape −by Daniel Jackson  
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  OHNS Milestone: 1000th Regular Member Number Assigned! ... 8/07  
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  Carving Chips..... Derek Pegnall's Latest Magnum Opus!
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  Steps of Carving a Franklin Half Dollar −by Bill Jameson ... 7/07  
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  Captivating Carving with a Problematic Provenance ... 7/07  
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  Jumping Someone Else's Train −by Craig Metz  
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  Carving Chips..... Old Nicknamed Artists Synopsis Updated
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  “Winter Alert”... Looking for a Carved Nickel −by Ralph Winter, LM-37 ... 7/07  
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  OHNS Members Certified To Order Medals −by Rollie Taylor, LM-36 ... 7/07  
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  Carving Chips..... The YV330 ~ 2007 PLA 4th of July BBQ ~ Mixed Freight
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  The Real Grand Excursion −by Mike Mosedale  
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  Major General Daniel Edgar Sickles • Moses Jardine Lee −by Bill Jameson ... 6/07  
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  Carving Chips..... Fall 2007 BoTales Up Next!
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  OHNS Membership Medals Now Available! −by Rollie Taylor, LM-36 ... 6/07  
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  2007 OHNS Hobo Tokens Now Available! −by Don Haley, HLM-9 ... 6/07  
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  Life on the Open Rails −by Bryon S. Houlgrave  
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  Carving Chips..... Fishing on “The Lake of the Woods”
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  Carving Chips..... What does it mean GRS class?
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  How I Got Hooked on Hobo Nickels −by Ralph Winter, LM-37 ... 6/07  
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  Carving Chips..... The YV330 hosted a wedding reception
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  The Wander Years −by Leslie Dunn  
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  Joe Paonessa here... Something good has happened to me! ... 5/07  
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  Carving Chips..... Acumulación Del Rancho De las Montañas
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  Carving Chips..... Summer 2007 BoTales Is Progressing!
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  Coin Carving Software Discussion −from “The Engraver's Café” ... 5/07  
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  Man of Many Marks −by Johnny Ray Huston  
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  This may well be an all-time record price for a first carving by a new carver! ... 5/07  
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  The Heart And Soul Of OHNS Is Its People!   ... 5/07  
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  Carving Chips..... Spare any change? Canada Unveils C$1 Million Coin
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  “Westbound” ~ A Documentary Film ... 5/07  
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Railway Renegades: Despite the real perils, train-hopping is catching on again −by Leonie Sherman
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  Mississippi Hobo Jungle −by Sarah Ledbetter ... 5/07  
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  Carving Chips..... The Nickel is but a Canvas to the Imagination
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  Bill (Jameson) Zach Hobo Nickel Carvings Archive of available scans as of 5/1/2007 ... 5/07  
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  Accent: In search of Hobo graffiti ~ Riding the rails Opinion by Bonnie Henry  
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  Carving Chips..... Steve Cox Shows V-Dubya His Personal Collection
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  Carving a Subject on a 2007 Washington Dollar −by William Jameson ... 4/07  
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  Persistence Pays Off! −by Cinco de Arturo ... 4/07  
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  A Different Breed of Freight-Hoppers −by Pamela LiCalzi O'Connell  
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  Carving Chips..... James Olivencia's “Riding The Eternal Rails” a Tribute to A-No.1
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  Fran's Hobo Page ~ Fran DeLorenzo ~ “The Hobo Minstrel” ... 4/07  
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  Carving Chips..... “Gang of Four” Solid Gold • More Derek Pegnall “Limey” Carvings
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  Hopping Freight Trains in the Twilight of Hobo Tradition −by Stephen Holden  
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  Carving Chips..... “Hobo Phasmid” Finds Home in Northern Minnesota
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  “Ad Astra Per Aspera” ~ Carving Nickels in the Kansa Territories ... 4/07  
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  Carving Chips..... Recently Engraved Pennies
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  Train Tags: Beyond Hobo −by Sam Caplan  
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  Hobo Jungle ...a Short Story by William Manchee ... 4/07  
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  Mama Jo's Tracks ~ The Danville Girl −by Mama Jo LeCount ... 4/07  
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  Riders of the Rails −by Holly Dohrn  
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  About Railroad Spike Knives −by Ray Rantanen ... 4/07  
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  159,063 Railroad Photos and Counting! www.RailPictures.Net ... 4/07  
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  A Study into Hobo Literature −by Nial Anderson  
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  “Riding The Rails” −by Errol Lincoln Uys 4/07  
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  Carving Chips..... William Jameson • Nickel Carver Extraordinaire
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  The Hobo Is Dead. Long Live the Hobo. −by Alex Brand  
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  Industrial Workers of the World “Little Red Songbook” ... 4/07  
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  The Adolph Vandertie Collection of Tramp Art Ashwaubenon Historical Museum ... 4/07  
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  The American Hobo −by Colin Beesley  
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  Carving Chips..... Several Days Spent Building HTML Searches
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  A Four-Pack from “The California Kid” −by Peter Hoffman ... 4/07  
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  Mama Jo's Tracks ~ Hit the road Jack! −by Mama Jo LeCount ... 4/07  
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  Carving Chips..... Grandpa Dudley with Mad Mary
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  Carving Chips..... Everywhere I look I see potential carved nickels!
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  Carving Chips..... What People Did For Amusement Before They Had T-V's
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  Carving Chips..... “The Cat in the Hat” looks pretty good for being 50 years old!
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  Restroom etching may have been done by famed hobo −by Eloísa Ruano González ... 4/07  
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  1,000,000,000 Cents with 70 Faces −by Bob Shamey ... 3/07  
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  Joe Paonessa's “Convention Demonstration” Nickel Carvings ... 3/07  
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  A Couple O' Bo's On a Mission −by Carollee “CeeBo” Allen ... 3/07  
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  I'm Hooked! −by Derek Carl Pegnall, Harrogate, United Kingdom ... 3/07  
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  Carving Chips..... A Smorgasbord of Internet Language Resources
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  The Engraver's Café 2007 Penny Carving Contest −by Tira Mitchell ... 3/07  
{ Beginner ThreadClick to visit Beginner 2007 Penny Carving Thread • • • Intermediate ThreadClick to visit Intermediate 2007 Penny Carving Thread • • • Advanced ThreadClick to visit Advanced 2007 Penny Carving Thread • • • Professional ThreadClick to visit Professional 2007 Penny Carving Thread }
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  Carving Chips..... Michael Parsons' “Working Railroader” Railroad Spike Knives Arrive in the Kansa Territories
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  Carving Chips.....   • Elegant Small Treasures from the Workbench of Mike Pezak •  
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  First Revenue Run Since 1945! ~ March 17, 2007 −by Wes Swift ... 3/07  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Steam Train Videos From Valhalla Videos •  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Cyberhobo's Book Recommendations •  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Mountain Magic ~ Baby Bear Innocence” •  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Engraved 1820 Georgius III Crown •  
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  Michael Parsons' “Southern Pacific Lines” Magnum Opus ... 3/07  
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  Michael Parsons' “Working Railroader” Railroad Spike Knives ... 3/07  
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  He Will Never “Get It!” −by V-Dubya ... 3/07  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Mountain Magic ~ Trying to Think Like a Hobo” •  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Spring 2007 BoTales Is In The Mail! •  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Mountain Magic ~ A New Life” •  
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  New Nickel Carver Serving In Qatar ... 3/07  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Big Rock Candy Mountain”  (i.e., Hobo Paradise) •  
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  Introducing “Schnozz” −by DelFavero/Kagin/Winter ... 3/07  
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  Bum Rap −by Edward C. Rochette ... 3/07  
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  A Tribute to Master Engraver Ronald W. Landis −by Verne R. Walrafen ... 3/07  
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  A Living History of the Restoration of Yosemite Valley Railroad Observation Car #330 ... 2/07  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Hobo History” Yahoo Group •  
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  Advertisement.....   • Hobo Token Sale!   −Striker Token and Medal  
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  Carving Chips.....   • James LaBonte, OHNS LM#19, Deceased •  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Art's Backlit Plique-a-jour Enameled Nickel •  
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  “Stepping the Mast” ~ Not Exactly a Hobo Nickel −by Ralph Winter ... 2/07  
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  Carving Chips.....   • V-Dubya Misses the Boat! •  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Photos That Found Their Way To V-Dubya's Desk •  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Hobo Events for 2007 •  
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  “Mountain Magic” from Richard Carpenter's Workshop ... 2/07  
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  “Hoboically Yours” ~ A peek into the underground world of America’s hoboes ... 2/07  
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  Carving Chips.....   • The Hobo Nickel Group” Yahoo Group •  
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  These are My First Attempts at Coin Carving −by Mark F. Sedlak ... 2/07  
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  Bill Jameson is at it Again! −by V'Dubya ... 2/07  
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  Carving and the Creative Process −by Mike Pezak ... 2/07  
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  “The Pick of the Litter” from Bob Shamey's Website −by V'Dubya ... 1/07  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Spring 2007 BoTales Is Progressing! •  
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  Dave's “Banjo Theme” carved nickels −by V'Dubya ... 1/07  
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  1 OZ. .9999 GOLD −by Bob Shamey ... 1/07  
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  Make My Next “Hobo” a Hobo Dollar! −by Mel Neff ... 1/07  
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  ###  Kick Start 2007 at FUN & OHNS General Meeting and Auction  ### −by Mama Jo ... 1/07  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Dave Wilson, OHNS RM#32, Deceased •  
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A Record $84,376 of Hobo Nickels Auctioned in One Day ... 1/07  
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Prices Realized OHNS Auction 15 Auction held 1/6/07 in Orlando, Florida ... 1/07  
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  FUN2007 Mail and Floor Bid Auction Catalogue   Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 10 a.m.  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Sioux-City Sue” has seen better days •  
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In Search of the American Hobo ... 12/06  
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In Search of the American Hobo • • • Story Board ... 12/06  
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Traditional Folk Art Forms Evolve as Dynamic Living Traditions ... 12/06  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Designed by God” but “Enhanced by Dick! •  
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Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America −by Todd DePastino... 12/06  
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  Carving Chips.....   • One of this Country's Most Colorful! •  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Cool and Different! •  
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Hobo Statue... “Bo and his Bud” −by Bob Shamey... 12/06  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Carving Nickels Relieves MUCH of the Stress of Maintaining a HUGE Bridge! •  
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  Carving Chips.....   • A Selection of Fantastic Classic Carvings from the Upcoming FUN2007 Heritage Auction •  
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21st Century Nickels Carved by William “BillZach” Jameson −by Mel Neff... 12/06  
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21st Century Nickels Carved into “Hobo Nickels” −by Mel Neff... 12/06  
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“Opgehitener” ~ A Kippah and a Tophat! ... 12/06  
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I Just Figured I Would Share This With Ya! −by Amy Armstrong... 12/06  
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One Hobo Nickel Collector's Recent eBay Acquisitions ... 12/06  
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Authentic Original HOBO NICKELS by “BO” Hughes ... 12/06  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Searching for Contemporary Nickel Carvers •  
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Hobo History −by Hobo Jeepers... 12/06  
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Camera Jim's Guides To eBay Auction Photography ... 12/06  
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A Brief History of North American Caricature Carving −by Rick Ferry ... 12/06  
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More Carvings From “Dear Old Blighty” −by Marcus Hunt ... 11/06  
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What Color is that Elephant – White??!! −by Bill Fivaz ... 11/06  
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“Thirty Years Too Late” −by Dr. Richard Cannon ... 11/06  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Contemporary Whimsy Bottle Artists •  
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Carl Worner, Folk Artist Extraordinaire −by Susan D. Jones ... 11/06  
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 Maurice W. Graham  ~ “Steam Train Maury” 
 ... 11/06  
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Railroad Folklore Through Storytelling and Song −by Bill Morris ... 11/06  
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Hobos Travel to the Temecula Valley Wine Country −by Stephen D. Cox ... 11/06  
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  Carving Chips.....   • 1.3 Megapixel Microscope Camera •  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Clearing Off My Desk Before My Texas Trip •  
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It's All Greek to Me! ~ “Graecum est; non potest legi ... 11/06  
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  Advertisement.....   • Wiseman Hobos On Their Way To Orlando!   Heritage Auction Galleries  
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How to Grade Circulated Buffalo Nickels −by Amanda ... 10/06  
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“Inunnguaq” to be carved in gold! −by V-Dubya ... 10/06  
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  OHNS Membership Medals Program is Now Over! −by Rollie Taylor ... 10/06  
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  Carving Chips.....   • Ojos de Oro from Steve Ellsworth  
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  Monte Holm Equipment Evaluation −by Wasatch Railroad Contractors ... 10/06  
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  Monte Holm Dead at 89 −by Matthew Weaver ... 10/06  
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  “Marianne” National Symbol of France −by Nicolas Maier ... 10/06  
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  Ray Castro's Latest Carvings are Really the “Cat's Meow” ... 10/06  
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  The Size or Scale of Railroad Models ... 10/06  
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  Heritage to Offer Troy Wiseman and Norm Talbert Hobo Nickels ... 10/06  
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