spokanetim
has rocks in the head
Member since October 2009
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Post by spokanetim on Aug 5, 2011 1:00:05 GMT -5
I was asked to make a few of these for friends and found that they are fun and relativity easy to make. Sort of like tiny cabs. Sheep Creek Agate  Purple Jade  Apache Hickoryite  Wild Horse Picture Jasper   Thanks for looking, Tim |
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Aug 5, 2011 1:13:16 GMT -5
Those are cool!
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Post by tanyafrench on Aug 5, 2011 9:59:47 GMT -5
Tim, you did a great job on those.
Tanya
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Post by Toad on Aug 5, 2011 10:21:35 GMT -5
Nice work on those.
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Post by bobby1 on Aug 5, 2011 13:41:24 GMT -5
Great work! You're sure getting picky lately.
Bob
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Post by gr on Aug 5, 2011 16:27:52 GMT -5
rock picks rock! those are some good ones  |
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spokanetim
has rocks in the head
Member since October 2009
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Post by spokanetim on Aug 5, 2011 16:34:06 GMT -5
Thanks! I don't play guitar either, wish I did. My daughter's boyfriend is sort of a pro so he helped me to get them right.
As far as rock goes I've found the harder/denser the better so that limits it to tight agates, jade and porcelain (nearly porcelain) jaspers. Brazilian agate is always a good choice. I cut the slabs 3 mm thick, mark out the picks (careful to avoid any fractures and pits) and cut the blanks. Than I very carefully taper the pick on both sides (ever so slight dome) using the cab machine and flat lap, this brings the thickness down to about 1.9- 2.5 mm. After they are shaped I smooth out the scratches with the 280 nova wheel. Next I toss them into the vib for a quick tumble in each cycle thew polish. If its jade than you have to do them all on the wheels or flat lap as jades doesn't like to tumble. Last step is a hand polish to get a mirror shine. The glassy polish is important, especially for electric guitars, because is eliminates any taping or scratching sounds as the pick glides across the strings, that's a problem with plastic picks as they wear.
They are pretty ease, the hardest part is slabbing the rock thin and getting the very slight dome.
Tim
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Post by tntmom on Aug 5, 2011 18:54:44 GMT -5
SWEET!!!! I LOVE stone picks!!! ~Krystee
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NDK
Cave Dweller 
Member since January 2009
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Post by NDK on Aug 6, 2011 20:34:23 GMT -5
Awesome work on the picks Tim!
Nate
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