Fake Rake

[jharveee]

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Trying my hand at pick making.
Going for a Bogota like Raimundos.
Still working on it, first 2 failed.
The third one I'm having fun with already, not even finished but had to try it.
Picked a 6 pin kwikset Titan with a hi-low bitting.
Picked a Schlage SecureKey to the Reset position. That's a first. Never been able to do anything with it before.
Had to find the old blue reset keys to fix.
Can't wait to sand and polish, add a handle.

[Oldfast]

Nice!

[VancouverSpecial]

Heya jharveee,

Great work!

I have some street sweeper bristles on order from which I plan to do the same.
Thanks for the inspiration.

Cheers,
Sean

[Neilau]

Nice one.

Here's one that I made a while ago when I was experimenting with making them.

Made from a wiper insert and is very strong.

I was going to clean up the peaks but it works so well that I left it alone.

I have tried many different metals and they have nearly all broken at some stage, even commercial ones - so don't use it in a lock in use.

The strongest one that I have made so far is this one. As you can see it is a bit meatier than most but is a killer on LockWoods etc.

Again, good job, they are amazing picks.

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[jharveee]

Yep, saw yours the other day.(Neilau)
The double ender. Very cool.
Made me want to get off my rear end and give it another try.
Thanks

[escher7]

"The strongest one that I have made so far is this one. As you can see it is a bit meatier than most but is a killer on LockWoods etc.

Again, good job, they are amazing picks."

That is the design I use on my bogota copies. Its strength comes from not undercutting the peaks too much. Rai's design is excellent of course, but I do feel that unless the material is very strong, taking too much material off the bottom weakens the design.

[jharveee]

Love your handles Escher7.
Mine is going to be a block of wood glued onto it.
Maybe shape it a bit, least round off the corners.

[mseifert]

Beautiful Rake escher7

[GWiens2001]

"The strongest one that I have made so far is this one. As you can see it is a bit meatier than most but is a killer on LockWoods etc.

Again, good job, they are amazing picks."

That is the design I use on my bogota copies. Its strength comes from not undercutting the peaks too much. Rai's design is excellent of course, but I do feel that unless the material is very strong, taking too much material off the bottom weakens the design.

Outstanding, work, escher. As expected, you have done a fantastic job.

Gordon

[escher7]

Love your handles Escher7.
Mine is going to be a block of wood glued onto it.
Maybe shape it a bit, least round off the corners.

I have been snapping a few photos of the pick I am currently working on and may put together a post on how I make the handles etc. You will find it easier to have a few tools like a small bandsaw, drill press, bench grinder, and some kind of belt sander (I use a hand belt sander upside down in a Workmate), but it is possible to get good results using files and a whole lot of sandpaper.