ratyoke's picks

[savs2k]

wow those are some nice picks. I'm going to try to make myself a carbon fiber set sometime next month but I dont think they can compare to yours. Keep it up

[bembel]

Very nice work indeed. I enjoyed the pictures very much.
Congratulations.

[oi_punk]

whats the prise on these gorges picks? 1 or a set ?

[Engineer]

That is a good bit of machining! I like the idea of them being "Watermelon Picks", sort of a good name for them.

Don't worry about the time they took. Speed comes with making more of them. All protoypes take longer than normal, as apart from anything else, you usually want to make them with as much care as you can, so you naturally take more time and pay more attention to doing them.

There's also some quite serious Zen-like stuff about slowing down for the first time you make something and it actually being good for you as you take in more of the experience and learn the precise control necessary more throughly.

[5thcorps]

I'd love to try out htis process but with my 2 year old running around I won't keep acid within a mile.

[raimundo]

Recieved a bogota pair from ratyoke, with his long handles, wood this time, probably mahogany. lighter than aluminum, warm to touch, you cant know how important that is in minnesota today, its below 0 again.
they are beautiful, his polish makes me wish I had used powertools to polish mine, he used rouge, (if thats what you call the stainless version of the stuff.)

[ratyoke]

These are the picks Raimundo got. The wood is zircote, rivets are sterling silver. This is the first time I have used wood for pick handles.





To polish them I sand up to 2000 grit then use some kind of green polishing compound for steel. I don't know what it is, a friend gave it to me after I started making picks. Before that I had just been polishing with green rouge, which took a lot longer to get the same results.

[femurat]

Hands down! These are one of the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my life!

Cheers

[phippoD]

......WOW.......

[Mutzy]

Is it a premium for wood, Ratyoke? Or the same general price as Alu picks? Looks awesome man. Keep it up.

[ratyoke]

Is it a premium for wood, Ratyoke? Or the same general price as Alu picks? Looks awesome man. Keep it up.

It depends on what kind of wood you want and if you want any carving. Something like the top pick would be around the same price.

[dmux]

wow, very nice wood work man. i am pretty good with a dremel, i can make wooden chains and those things with the ball trapped inside.

[Zheol]

i Must say man You Just keep getting more and more Impressive i'm in Love with the 2nd picks handle heh

[TheSkyer]

, those picks are sexy! Are you also considering making them for sale???

[ratyoke]

<censored>, those picks are sexy! Are you also considering making them for sale???

I do sell them. PM me if you are interested.