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[Bas2888]

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

[femurat]

@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

[Bas2888]

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!

[Stethoscopealope]

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.

[femurat]

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

Cheers

[Stethoscopealope]

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.

[Stethoscopealope]

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

[Stethoscopealope]

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.

[pickinboogies]

Wow! I'm impressed w/ everyone's great work here!! It's nice to see everyone on the same page and paying attention to detail! I will post some picks soon. They have african elephant ivory handles, and some have mastadon ivory handles. I'd like to work w/ more walrus ivory, but it's illegal for me to make any type of tool, jewelry,scrim, etc unless you are an inuit (i'm sure I mangled the spelling, very sorry)...a native of Alaskan heritage.

[pickinboogies]

If you are not heavy-handed brass and copper make wonderful picks. They have a real smooth feel in a lock.
The premier metal for picks is beryllium copper.

Really? I've always been afraid to use this combination for fear that it would be way to weak . Thanks for the info!! Sinkere Jeff Dishong

[raimundo]

berylium copper is used in the navy for some very specific tools perhaps for working without creating even the smallest sparks.
berylium is a dangerous metal to work with, I have forgotton all the specifics of this but I would check wikipeadia before starting to work with it.

[spoolspanker]

that glow in the dark idea is cool

[Rickthepick]

i cant believe how brilliant some of these picks are

never thought to make my own but iv gotta do it now iv seen these. Love the glow in the dark idea too!

[pjzstones]

just finished a new set. still working on the kneeding to get the marble effect. if you kneed the clay a lot you get more of a wood type look. little kneeding gives you tiger stripes and medium gives you a marble look.

[ilinbg]

Here's a set of picks I made as a gift for a friend. I used a hacksaw blade for material, however, the blade turned out to be easily bendable. I'm a little sorry for all the work I put in the picks while the materal was't good enough... I used a dremel tool, grinder and several sizes of grinding paper.

P.S. I made the case myself