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mjwhit

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Post Fri May 27, 2016 8:28 pm

mjwhit's wooden handled picks

Sparrows Tuxedo Set in NZ Native Rimu. Thin polyurethane finish:
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Homebrew hooks in 0.37mm (.015") and .62mm (0.025") feeler gauge. Black walnut, oil finish and a swanky case. Since the tuxedos no longer fit... :D
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Many more to come. :smile:
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just1pick+open

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Post Fri May 27, 2016 9:44 pm

Re: mjwhit's wooden handled picks

BEAUTIFUL WORK! :hbg:
xeo: i use an electric buzzer exclusively for my ass that gets sanitized afterwards
PhoneMan: would have freaked my friend out if hed come over
MBI: Most anything goes.
PhoneMan: way to give me nightmares
selim: ok then blow your load,, i'll take anything free now a day's
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mjwhit

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Post Sat May 28, 2016 2:54 am

Re: mjwhit's wooden handled picks

One from today.

Silky oak as the main wood, the darker wood is black walnut, with a layer of aluminium between them. It was an experiment with layering the aluminium, worked well. Made it a little harder to shape but well worth it I think.


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just1pick+open

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Post Sat May 28, 2016 12:57 pm

Re: mjwhit's wooden handled picks

Damn man...I love that one. :drool:
xeo: i use an electric buzzer exclusively for my ass that gets sanitized afterwards
PhoneMan: would have freaked my friend out if hed come over
MBI: Most anything goes.
PhoneMan: way to give me nightmares
selim: ok then blow your load,, i'll take anything free now a day's
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escher7

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Post Sun May 29, 2016 12:18 am

Re: mjwhit's wooden handled picks

Nicely done!
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Post Sun May 29, 2016 11:32 pm

Re: mjwhit's wooden handled picks

Indeed! Thanks for sharing some photos. Looking forward to more.
" Enjoy the journey AS MUCH as the destination."
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Stretch

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Post Mon May 30, 2016 8:52 am

Re: mjwhit's wooden handled picks

That inlay is beautiful, you sir are an artisan.
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mjwhit

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Post Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:43 pm

Re: mjwhit's wooden handled picks

Trying something very different. I cut up a piece of electronic circuit board, and cast it in clear resin.

I will try to inlay pieces of it into standard sized pick handles in a few days once the resin has fully hardened. Im expecting a bunch of problems, its pretty hard to cut cleanly which is my major concern at the moment. Also the resin is leftovers from a project several years ago so hopefully it sets properly.

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(the dust is surface dust , inside the resin looks as clean as I could have hoped for)
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mjwhit

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Post Thu Jun 09, 2016 4:46 am

Re: mjwhit's wooden handled picks

Photo doesnt do justice, this thing looks really cool. Will take better pics.

Silky oak timber, used epoxy to hold it all together. Had to be really careful carving the handle shape, because the epoxy likes to chip and the electronics board was tough to grind away in some parts. Next time I will rough out the shape on bandsaw. Will definately do more like this, made a few mistakes making this one but pretty happy how it came out none the less.

Im finishing it with polyurethane, only put one coat on so far and its coming up really nice.



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just1pick+open

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Post Thu Jun 09, 2016 11:03 am

Re: mjwhit's wooden handled picks

Dude, you need to stop. I can't take seeing these beauties without having one. :drool: :hbg:
xeo: i use an electric buzzer exclusively for my ass that gets sanitized afterwards
PhoneMan: would have freaked my friend out if hed come over
MBI: Most anything goes.
PhoneMan: way to give me nightmares
selim: ok then blow your load,, i'll take anything free now a day's
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Mschf

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Post Fri Jun 10, 2016 3:37 am

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Wow., they are sexy. I thought I was doing ok with my G10, now I feel like I need to start again.
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Post Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:58 pm

Re: mjwhit's wooden handled picks

Bloody gorgeous. Love the PCB board idea in particular, as well as the layered/staggered design. Thanks for sharing. (:

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