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New handle for Blank Peterson

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New handle for Blank Peterson

Postby WestCoastPicks » 26 Mar 2016 10:35

I spend a while working some nice burled maple in to handles for blank Peterson Picks.

I like the results, I'll probably make a set.

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Re: New handle for Blank Peterson

Postby smokingman » 26 Mar 2016 22:08

I did not know Petersons sold blank picks,are they cheaper?
Handles look fantastic.
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Re: New handle for Blank Peterson

Postby WestCoastPicks » 26 Mar 2016 22:17

smokingman wrote:I did not know Petersons sold blank picks,are they cheaper?
Handles look fantastic.


Sorry, I meant bulk picks. Sry Bulk, as in no handle. Don't know why I said blank... But the title says bulk lol.
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Re: New handle for Blank Peterson

Postby GWiens2001 » 26 Mar 2016 22:50

There. Fixed it for you. :D

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Re: New handle for Blank Peterson

Postby WestCoastPicks » 26 Mar 2016 23:11

I have a problem.

I want to make a set with handles like this (all matching) maybe different woods and patterns. But Peterson (my fav picks) don't all come without handles.

So I have a choice, Peterson and remove the handles of the ones that come with handles. Or Sparrows (my next favorite picks), that comes without handles for every pick.

Peterson cost more per pick and shipping and would be more work, but are my favorite. Sparrows cost a bit less, shipping is way less, and it's my 2nd favorite.
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Re: New handle for Blank Peterson

Postby kwoswalt99- » 26 Mar 2016 23:50

Very nice! They're just epoxied on?
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Re: New handle for Blank Peterson

Postby WestCoastPicks » 27 Mar 2016 0:25

kwoswalt99- wrote:Very nice! They're just epoxied on?


The wood is stabilized, 2 holes in the tang, but yeah, just epoxy and clamped. Rivets would be overboard. lol
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Re: New handle for Blank Peterson

Postby Squelchtone » 28 Mar 2016 8:24

That's very classy!

I'm on Peterson's website (which is stuck in 1999 forever) and is it just me or do they have the wrong picture for the hook pick with no handle? The photo of the hooked offset diamond below that hook is the same photo..

H1-BCS-NH, Hook 1-Blackened Carbon Steel-Pick Blank-No Handle, $1.00

located on this page: http://www.thinkpeterson.com/specials.html

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Re: New handle for Blank Peterson

Postby WestCoastPicks » 28 Mar 2016 10:27

Squelchtone wrote:That's very classy!

I'm on Peterson's website (which is stuck in 1999 forever) and is it just me or do they have the wrong picture for the hook pick with no handle? The photo of the hooked offset diamond below that hook is the same photo..

H1-BCS-NH, Hook 1-Blackened Carbon Steel-Pick Blank-No Handle, $1.00

located on this page: http://www.thinkpeterson.com/specials.html

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Yeah, It's the wrong pic. I ordered a few a couple weeks ago. I only wish Peterson offered all their picks without handles, so I didn't have to strip the handles off for the set I want to make.
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Re: New handle for Blank Peterson

Postby WestCoastPicks » 13 Apr 2016 7:54

So I got some other stock and made another handle. This is also stabilized wood, so it's not painted or varnished, just sanded and buffed.
This handles is a little thinner than the last one, being just over 1mm on each side and a sparrows euro pick (thin) this is quite a bit thinner than the last one I made. Decided I'm going to make the set (of 3) to start with. Using sparrows picks, only cause the availability of the picks without handles. 1 short hook, 1 medium hook, 1 triple peak.

Have Decided the set of 3 sparrows will be the darker wood (on the right), and I will one day butcher Peterson handles off of GS picks to make a set of the lighter (left) wood.

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Re: New handle for Blank Peterson

Postby mjwhit » 7 May 2016 3:23

I am a huge fan of wooden handled picks, really nicely done.
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