Crochet Hook Pick

[macaba]

This pick was made from a steel crochet hook.
Simply bend the end using Pyro's advice, then Grind two flats so its slim enough to fit into a lock, and grind off the 'hook' part (A little notch where i believe the wool is hooked onto). My crochet hook had a flat handle part, so getting the angle just right for comfort was important.

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[macaba]

And would a moderator feel free to edit all the 'chochet's to 'crochet'

[Chucklz]

Done and done.

[Mad Mick]

(A little notch where i believe the wool is hooked onto).

C'mon man, admit it, you've been making your own socks for years!

[Romstar]

Of course he's been making his own socks for years. That might be why he's made such an excellent pick.

If you look carefully, you may see that you can have a double ended pick using that crochet hook. Heating and bending would allow you to create what are commonly known as rocker picks, and these crochet hooks make excellent bases for such picks. Especially because of the flat in the shaft.

Be careful when heating such material however, as the temper is relatively delicate in such intruments.

[PYRO1234321]

Now i will never trust my grandmother.
I always suspected they were wise, but now i know for sure.

seriously though, thats a nice lookin pick.

[technik]

ok,what the hell is a crochet hook? i thought that was like putting through rings with the big hammer looking bat thingo.

[Chucklz]

technik,you are thinking of croquet.

Crocheting is a way of making garnments/etc out of yarn. Its a bit like knitting, but not really.

[Mad Mick]

Now i will never trust my grandmother.

Just think how many of our little dark secrets Granny now knows......

[Chucklz]

About dear old Granny....

In "La Casa de Bernarda Alba" aka "The house of Bernarda Alba" by F. G. Lorca the grandmother had fingers that were as lockpicks, so that the other women of the house had a hard time locking her in, or out of anything.

A wonderful play, and at least one mention of picking.

[macaba]

(A little notch where i believe the wool is hooked onto).

C'mon man, admit it, you've been making your own socks for years!

HEHEHE!!!

Of course he's been making his own socks for years. That might be why he's made such an excellent pick.

If you look carefully, you may see that you can have a double ended pick using that crochet hook. Heating and bending would allow you to create what are commonly known as rocker picks, and these crochet hooks make excellent bases for such picks. Especially because of the flat in the shaft.
Be careful when heating such material however, as the temper is relatively delicate in such intruments.

All good advice, and just in case you were wondering, I make a living off making and selling socks....
Not many people actually like double ended picks, but the rocker pick idea is excellent, i'm gonna go hunting for another hook, and make a king and queen type pick.

seriously though, thats a nice lookin pick.

Gee thanks Pryo, any praise from you is praise indeed!

Thanks for the good feedback, and the comedy!

[Chucklz]

Macaba, I bet if you shined up that pick a bit with some fine sandpaper, and some scotchbrite you would be hard pressed to tell its not a professionally made pick.

[macaba]

I might indeed do that.

[raimundo]

use a little 220 grit sandpaper, the black kind that is for metal, to rub out the grinder marks, then 320 grit to get rid of the 220 marks, then 400 to get rid of the 320 marks, and then 600, you can make that thing reflect light like a drop of dew. The really smooth finish makes it work better also. You don't have it coming out of the keyhole with a lot of brass dust on it, if you bend it, bend cold if possible, then heat it. watch the color of the metal as you heat it. straw yellow is the first color, then blue, and finally grey, grey means the metal has been cherry red, this really changes the temper. usually you can harden by going to straw yellow or blue and then quenching in cold water without getting it too hard and brittle. on thin metal, like sweeper bristle, this takes about 30 seconds with a bic lighter, but your metal might take a few quick passes over a propane torch flame. don't over do it. hard is brittle. blue is springy

[macaba]

Thanks for that brilliant advice. I only have one grade of fine sandpaper, so i guess its lots of polishing.