My homemade pick

[Geek142]

Hello i have made my very first home made pick by hand (file)

And i was wondering if it is any good and if anyone could give me advice which would be the best way to use it

http://tinypic.com/view.html?pic=18lz7a

Thanks

[_Ethereal_]

Thats not a bad job for a pick made with a hand file, if you havn't used a pick before read the MIT guide, it will tell you how to use picks

[pyrodude145]

Hey Geek142, Pyro here just tellin ya that i've made lots of homemade picsk and if u need an info or advice about them , gimme a holla. Peace

[iworathong]

nice picks but if thats a standard hacksaw blade it may be a bit big but since theres no scale i cant tell. good job i cant stand using a file =)

[_Ethereal_]

Don't worry iworathong, its a junior hacksaw blade

[Geek142]

Thanks everyone for your help and your comments

[iworathong]

oic then it looks pretty good. alot better then my first pick i made and with a file at that. =) happy picking

[raimundo]

Since your filing by hand, remember that the pickshaft does not need to be much longer than a key, just a bit of clearance for the tensor, and there you are, if you had put a key in the photo, we could have seen that the blade you are using is one of the small ones. if that pick handle starts to chafe you hand, wrap in in tape at the very least.

[Geek142]

Thanks You have been Real helpful Thanks heaps

[Geek142]

http://tinypic.com/195thj

[iworathong]

I love the one on the far right. that is my favortie pick of all time. mine broke when i used it in excess but its still a great pick shape

[Geek142]

I was planning on trying to make a double ball pick but then i decided it would be to hard to get a perfect circle

And i was wondering could i use junior hacksaw blade to make a tension wrench or will it be to weak

[digital_blue]

Hey Geek142.

If you haven't already, check out Pyro's video on pickmaking. I found it quite helpful. He details how to make tension wrenches from junior hacksaw blades. Well worth the few minutes (or hours on dial-up) it took to download it. You will find a link to the video by searching. It is somewhere in the FAQ section.

[xodishox]

they are nice, i remember my first picks, they really sucked. making it with a file must of been really hard but they look great, good job.

[_Ethereal_]

i can't wait to see the ones you are making in your shed at this very moment as i'm posting they should be good