well, I got busy with other things in the middle of this posting. I was planning on thanking "paulvalente" for his post:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=31252&hilit=black+and+deckerI didn't think it needed to be posted again. although, it does appear the pictures are no longer viewable...
as for the title, i felt like sharing what I had made here with those who are interested in similar things, the instructions are already on this site, and if it were a tutorial video, i would have titled it something like "Make an Electric pick" or "How-To make a..." sorry for any confusion there.