My new bamboo handles

by **raimundo** » 17 Sep 2011 11:40

Ratyoke also made that cover. and made it a lot.

thanks for showing the photos

by **amlwchlocksmiths** » 17 Sep 2011 15:07

look great,i may go over to a beach near me where they is loads of it as far as you can see.

by **dblanchard** » 28 Sep 2011 13:33

femurat wrote:... a hook doesn't draw advantage from a round handle. It's not a bad choice, it do works, but a dimple pick is the best option if you want one with a round handle. So if you ever want to make another one consider this advice

I'm new enough that I don't get why a round handle for a hook is a bad idea. Can you explain this?

Thx,

D

by **femurat** » 29 Sep 2011 4:19

Hi dblanchard, it's not a bad idea at all. Round handles are nice. All picks must be pushed up to lift the pins, but an half diamond can also be put to an angle and rotated to lift the pins. It's a different technique which works well with half diamonds. That's why I said a round handle is an advantage with half diamonds and dimple picks (the L shaped ones).

Hope this make sense

by **dblanchard** » 29 Sep 2011 12:30

Thank you for the response, this makes sense. I thought I was missing some great secret in how to better use hooks, or at least how not to use them.

Thx,

D

by **funkysod** » 4 Oct 2011 4:04

Love the handles! Well done, +1 for ingenuity and beauty!

by **femurat** » 11 Oct 2012 3:11

I'm working on a bamboo handled hook for my friend MacGnG1. I've made the pick with my wet grinder, so it didn't get heated at all. Then I carefully sanded it and then polished with a dremel felt and red paste. Now I need to find a nice piece of dried bamboo to fit it... ten I'll fire harden it. I'll keep you updated.

Cheers

by **femurat** » 12 Oct 2012 10:17

Here you can see the handle before and after fire hardening, and the finished pick.

Cheers

by **femurat** » 4 Dec 2012 9:19

I made a nice half diamond with a straight shaft for our friend Gordon. This is my favorite shape for dimple locks. The handle is a bit longer than usual, I think it's more comfortable this way.
First two pics are before and after fire hardening. Sorry for the bad pictures, my phone camera is't as good as it used to be after the firmware update. I tried different backgrounds but as you can see the result is not good. The handle is not that yellow, imagine it a little more brown.
Last picture was the pick test with a CAS 6 pins.

Cheers

by **GWiens2001** » 4 Dec 2012 9:34

Goodie goodie goodie! Looking forward to this pick!

Thanks femurat,

Gordon

by **Jedilocksmith** » 6 Dec 2012 1:46

Those are some cool picks. Between these and the ones I saw AtticRR make with the electric panel handles, you both got my wheels turning. I had been thinking about trying to mess with some molding clay, but now I dont know. Those look really comfortable...very nice.

by **femurat** » 6 Dec 2012 3:58

Thanks for the compliments, yes, these ARE very comfortable.

Cheers :mrgreen:

by **femurat** » 16 May 2016 4:48

I eyeball the size and shape of the picks I make, so every one is unique. I have my favorite pick and I decided to make a copy of it. Of course it's not exactly like its elder brother, but it reckon it very much. Here they are, the bigger one is the oldest.

Shaped, sanded and polished