i finally made my own set. but i gave them to my girlfriend so she could start picking before i could get some pictures, and now she already lost 2 of the picks. oh well.

This is a specially short hook I made to play with a very restrictive keyway.
It's very thin but the feedback is excellent!

Cheers

@femurat
Do you got any 'feel' left with such a huge (and comfortable ) handle?

YES, more than you can imagine! This handle is made of a very hard plastic, you can feel even the smallest click trough it.
It was so effective and comfortable that I decided to write a tutorial for whom interested. It's very easy to make it, let me know if you try.

Cheers

It's amazing how easy it looks. I certainly will give it a try sometimes and promise to let you know how it worked out!

Thank!

My third set of picks I home made. Handles are 4 layers of shrink tubing of increasing size.

And yes, the colors were chosen on purpose and in that order.

Well done Stethoscopealope,
I like them. I think they're very effective (except the green one, but that's just a personal preference).

Cheers

Funny thing is the green one is the only one out of the three that I have problems picking with. The pink one is my favorite though, it is my first successful bogota pick. Out of its two predecessors, the very first is now a tension wrench and the second was given to a friend.

My latest batch and a pick my roommate had me make him to get my CD back.

Sorry about the quality by the way, my girlfriend misplaced the digital camera so I used the laptop.

Materials: Street sweeper bristles, Stainless steel knife

started to make my pick set, have made a few but i am trying to make this one to show rather then use. here is the first pictures of the picks...
if anyone knows how to polish these please could you say as i really hate polishing..
hope you like them

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this is my first set, the hooks are too straight but they do work. i keep them sandwiched between the 2 curved ends and locked with a wingnut ie like a jacknife,. the feedback on these is good, the only real qualm i have is that after using them for too long my fingers hurt like hell from the thin metal 'dig in'.
these are from the romstars and southord templates. by the way, that king rake works wonders on larger keyed padlocks. sorry, but the image is too big to fit on here and haven't the software to resize it.http://s576.photobucket.com/albums/ss201/singlepicker/?action=view&current=lock1005.jpg

those bogotas look sweet....want to sell some? can do a trade for a mul t lock if you want?

Possibly, but I'd want to get a bit better at producing them. I've only had one break on me, a hook that had rust spots on the bristle, and it was second bristle pick ever. But I take pride in crafting them and would only want to present my best. A good sidenote though is that no other bristle picks of mine have broken, and they have seen more use than their broken ancestor. But I'd be happy to keep you updated on improvements I make.

no worries, i look forward to hearing from you.

Here's the first one I've ever made.

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Only thing I don't like is I couldn't get the body of the pick "straight", the edges are a bit pockmarked, but oh well. It's also really smooth atm, you just can't see it.However, it works like a charm .


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