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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 21, 2016 16:40:10 GMT -5
I just pulled some chert and some guitar picks out of the Lot-O. This is my third batch of guitar picks. My first ones came out too big and too thick. The second batch was pretty good. These are about the same as the second batch. The two in the bottom row are Montana agate. I don't know what the rest are, so if you do, please let me know. I got all the rocks from ubermenehune in a great trade. The picks in the top row all came from this rock. All I have left is this stump and a few slabs. It's mostly black with some color at the edge and a clear spot in the middle. I love how the clear sort of looks like a lightning bolt in the finished picks. The orangish picks in the middle row are all from the same rock. I don't have any of that rock left except for slabs. The chert that made up the rest of the batch: The chert is from Lake Michigan. It's kind of boring but it polishes up nice.
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Post by Garage Rocker on Aug 21, 2016 21:09:47 GMT -5
Now you gotta learn to pick that guitar! I like the lightening bolt ones myself.
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dottyt
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Post by dottyt on Aug 21, 2016 21:17:09 GMT -5
I don't think the chert is boring! It has nice colors and patterns. My husband plays guitar, but I don't. His picks are plastic and kind of flexible. Does stone work for them, or are they more of collector's items that guitar players would like? Yours are definitely the best looking guitar picks I have seen.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 21, 2016 21:46:09 GMT -5
The neighbor kid said they worked well as mandolin picks. The guy at the guitar shop said they would work as bass picks too. Since they don't bend, they slide off the strings faster so they give a different sound I'm told. I figured they would be best for rock music, like the Stones for example. I think they're more a novelty than anything else.
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Post by orrum on Aug 22, 2016 8:17:15 GMT -5
Great job Rob, I tried them and they were too thivk.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 22, 2016 21:34:47 GMT -5
I used to have a few stone picks. There was a small rough indent on each side, so they did not slip off sweaty fingers. Loved them for dulcimer. Those look beautiful.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 22, 2016 22:00:17 GMT -5
I used to have a few stone picks. There was a small rough indent on each side, so they did not slip off sweaty fingers. Loved them for dulcimer. Those look beautiful. I'd like to make an indentation of some sort, but I haven't figured out how yet.
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Thunder69
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Post by Thunder69 on Aug 23, 2016 11:47:20 GMT -5
Nice work...on the picks for the indent take a Dremel with a cylinder grinder and grind it down to the right fit.....John
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 23, 2016 12:34:18 GMT -5
Nice work...on the picks for the indent take a Dremel with a cylinder grinder and grind it down to the right fit.....John I thought about this. Have you done it? I'm concerned about how to hold the tiny pick while grinding without losing my grip and having it fly across the room. I do have a drill press for my Dremmel, so that helps. I guess I'll just have to give it a try.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 23, 2016 13:50:20 GMT -5
Beautiful work on it all!
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Post by Thunder69 on Aug 23, 2016 19:36:37 GMT -5
Nice work...on the picks for the indent take a Dremel with a cylinder grinder and grind it down to the right fit.....John I thought about this. Have you done it? I'm concerned about how to hold the tiny pick while grinding without losing my grip and having it fly across the room. I do have a drill press for my Dremmel, so that helps. I guess I'll just have to give it a try. I haven't tried it ..It could work if you have a pair of vice grips with tape around the ends to hold it ..You could also use a piece of wood and clamp the pick down with the edge towards the end of the wood to give the dremel an unobstructed access to the area you want to grind...John
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Post by fernwood on Aug 24, 2016 23:23:50 GMT -5
Nice work...on the picks for the indent take a Dremel with a cylinder grinder and grind it down to the right fit.....John I thought about this. Have you done it? I'm concerned about how to hold the tiny pick while grinding without losing my grip and having it fly across the room. I do have a drill press for my Dremmel, so that helps. I guess I'll just have to give it a try. Do it.
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Post by MrMike on Sept 10, 2016 17:01:38 GMT -5
The black material looks a lot like some jafar jasper pieces I got from the Gem Shop.
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 10, 2016 17:13:13 GMT -5
The black material looks a lot like some afar jasper pieces I got from the Gem Shop. Thanks. I'll look that up. Rob
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Post by MrMike on Sept 10, 2016 17:35:33 GMT -5
Rob, sorry was supposed to be Jafar jasper, dang autocorrect
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Post by Jugglerguy on Sept 10, 2016 17:48:01 GMT -5
I just did an image search and a bunch of guitar picks made of jafar jasper came up. I agree that it looks like jafar jasper.
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unclesoska
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Post by unclesoska on Sept 10, 2016 21:47:51 GMT -5
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