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my homemade pics. they work good. what do you all think

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Postby Minion » 19 Nov 2007 21:30

Your rake looks as though it will snap relatively easily.


It's much to thin in one of the cuts, and that weakens the overall design (only as strong as your weakest point).
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Postby josh0094 » 19 Nov 2007 21:31

thanks for the advice. i havent had much luck with it. but still havent had time to mess with it. seems like rakes are not as good as half diamonds?
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Postby fuzz » 20 Nov 2007 12:31

it's always good to see someone actually making an effort and making their own picks, rather than just buying them. great work, camera quality makes them look worse than i reckon they are.
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Postby heelflip_kid » 20 Nov 2007 17:25

I agree with fuzz. Your picks look like they'd do the job for you - and I guess that's all that matters.
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