mastersmith has been practicing

[mastersmith]

I am going to try to attach some pics to this mail and see if i have it figured out.

[nozza36]

Trade ? what would you like or need ? i want to help you tidy up some of those duplicates , ahem .....
I could drool over piles of locks forever , ps do you have 1 or 2 blanks for kik cylinders ? as i have a lock but no key , same as an American keyway i think !

[jeffmoss26]

OMG SO MANY LOCKS!!!
picks look sweet!

[Riyame]

Damn, that is some really nice work

[Violaetor]

Nice work

Those bins must weigh a ton!

[selim]

Very nice Master,what kind of wood are the handles ?

[10ringo10]

nice... love those picks mastersmith how did you fix the wood handles as they dont look to have a pin rivet,glue i guess.

[macgng]

Looking good! Nice job ms

[mastersmith]

Okay fellas, from the top:

Nozza- What kind of kik do you have? And yes I'm always up for a trade.
LSA- Let me look and see what I have. How many do you need?
Jeff- That's just some of the Corbin cylinders, there's lots more.
Riy- Thanks, I told you I was practicing.
Violaetor- Thank you (I really enjoy your work) and yes, a ton is close! Those tubs are discarded from the airport TSA.
Selim- The top 2 pics are mahogany, the bottom 2 picks are oak with a walnut stain.
Ringo- Epoxy. If it can hold a head on a golf club during a 100mph swing....
Mac Thank you very much.

I'm still having issues with up loading pics. And I will never have the camera gear some here have. I'll figure it out and have many more to post. Thank's all of you again for the encouragement!

[Riyame]

If you are having trouble uploading pics get some of that family to help you

[piotr]

The picks look great.

As an Australian, I'm always after foreign locks. If you are selling genuine Schlage, Corbin and other North American cylinders I'm interested.

[jeffmoss26]

Mastersmith, PM sent.
On the camera front, I often find my iPhone takes better pictures than my Nikon point and shoot!

[eidissenberg]

Sexy handles you got there.

[Oldfast]

Yup, lookin' mighty fine Mastersmith! That's some BEAUTIFUL wood work... I don't think I could manage that. lol

At this point I really haven't been exposed to a wide variety of different picks other than SouthOrd and a couple Petersons. Maybe you could enlighten me as to some of the deep falle style curves I've been seeing lately. Like the bottom one in your first pic. The curve just seems so drastic to me... how are these utilized? I've a Peterson reach, but again, the curve on it is nowhere near as deep as some I've seen.

[mastersmith]

Oldfast, you noticed the caption on that pic says "some curves are impractical". That is in reference to just that pick. I will try shortening the curve to make it usable, but I'm not holding out any great hope for it. lol. I really like the look of curves and am trying to become more comfortable with them. The way to use them is to "lever" off the bottom of the keyway with the deep curves. Shallower curves can be used in a more conventional style. I have made quite a few of them, and will attempt to add them to this post soon.