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I fell in love with Rattyoke's picks and of late , Violaetor seems to be carrying the torch , i've been itching to have a serious attempt at emulating these guys , so here
goes , i'm nowhere near finished yet chaps so here are a few pics of my new pick
Bollocks , i've loaded them up in the wrong order !

nice! what material did you use?

My buddy came across some 1mm stainless steel , it is very heavy on cut off wheels and takes an age when hand finishing , so i have another day or so tweaking it ,
then i need to thin it out on the blade and then the polishing begins , and never ends ; then the handles ! my buddy thinks he can procure some brass plate , so it
could be very olympic looking if i can get it (his brother works at the factory where they made the Olympic torches, just a mile or so from me)

love it nozza36, us uk guys keep ourselfs busy thats for sure.

Finished shaping the pick , but seem to have spoiled the temper of the metal as now it seems a little too soft , i need to have a chat with a friend to see if he can regain
the hardness , i'm just not sure if he has an oven at work and quench facilities