Stone Guitar Picks!, Handmade by Denise Options

[Denise]

Check out what I have been working on.
Im enjoying making these so much, Im going to add them to the Miners Market.

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[Trilobite]

Not bad mom, but wont those be a bit stiff if you try to use them?
No, all joking aside, they are REALLY neat!
I might have to try one out with dads guitar when I get home.

[Denise]

Actually, I heard that once you try a stone pick, you wont want to go back to those flimsy cheap plastic ones.

[Denise]

So far all I have done are the standard sized picks.
Here's a picture of the same ones, just flipped over.

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[Gat-Wa.]

WOW Sis those are way cool picks good job!!!!!
Gat.

[jmann]

Very nice gal. I think I know some folks that will be getting these for xmas. Thanks for the idea. Joe

[Denise]

Thanks guys!
I'll put a link here to the Market when I add them.
Here is a pic of a few more I did. The one on the left is fossilized dinosaur dung (Coprolite), and the one on the right is Del Norte Colorado Agate.

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[russau]

those are really neat! i wish i could play a guitar! genuine D&D stone guitar picks! what a fashion trend you could be on to!

[russau]

you ought to send a set of them to the rolling stones! man what great advertising that would be!

[Denise]

Good Idea Russ, but The Rolling Stones are on a world tour right now. I think in London at the moment....hehe

[Denise]

These Arizona Petrified Wood ones blew me away when I was done,
they turned out great! The colors and the honey comb patterns in them are very cool, and If you hold them up to the light you can see the pattern through them.
Very strong picks and from what Im hearing, the stone picks actually makes them sound better.

Im going to be working on more petrified wood ones but way different patterns.
I cant wait to see how they turn out.

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[Trilobite]

These pick's are pretty good, I just tryed one out.
Obviously they're pretty stiff, and from what I've seen I dont think they wear out as fast as a regular plastic pick.

[jmann]

I seen on the world news tonite that the Stones are in Minnesota. They are doing an OUTSIDE concert there. It is also snowing to beat the band there tonite. hehe Joe

[thegeno]

Now ya got me hooked!... I'd really like to try them out... how much to send me one of each?...
Thanks,
geno

[Denise]

They are cool, arent they Geno.
By, "how much to send me one of each?".........are you meaning styles?
This is a different style pick I have been working on.
I put one of the classic (27mm wide x 32mm long)sized picks in the middle I made to show the size of the tear drop (18mm wide x 25mm long) shaped ones.

Most of the picks I have made so far vary in thickness from 1.5mm-3.0mm.
What style/thickness do you prefer to use?

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[thegeno]

I prefer the triangular shapes rather than the teardrop... (1.5-2mm). I just bought a carton of smokes and a new set of strings so I'm ready for another week of convalesence.

[fanatic]

shes talking in millimeters......is that our official measurement system? hehehe

Thay are definitely beautiful and unique Denise!

[Denise]

Most seem to prefer that style Geno.

Hehehe Fanatic, thanks. I put alot of work into them.
Here is another set of petrified wood ones.
A way different look from the red ones arent they?
The shape looks off on the side ones, but they arent. Its just the angle I took the shot.
I need to try to be right over them when I take pics I guess.

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[Denise]

Lets try this picture.


This picture is a bit dark, but you can still see the colors.
They look like cloud patterns.

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[thegeno]

Just beautiful!

[fanatic]

I need to branch out and get a better rockhounding education! Wish I'd have paid more attention in Earth Science class. But there was this girl.......

[Trilobite]

Heres a pic of mom shaping a guitar pick. See how close her fingers are to the diamond wheel?
Thats why she's got short nails on those fingers!
She told me this particular pick is 1.8 millimeters thick.

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[russau]

the hands of a artistic mom! cant get any better than that!

[Denise]

[russau]

denise id like to buy two of your triangle picks for two of my friends. geno and matt mattson. thisll give geno something else todo while hes recouping from surgury. let me know the cost/shipping and ill get it to you! russ

[thegeno]

Denise, I got the pick yesterday and have been playing with it... I like it, but it takes some getting used to as it is quite a bit stiffer than the picks I have been using. It is a thing of beauty though, no doubt about that!
Thank You!
geno

[Denise]

Glad to hear you like it Geno.
How does it sound? I hear it changes the tone for the better.

Im still working on listing them in the Market.
I will be listing them all individually so you will be able to choose the guitar pick your looking at.

[thegeno]

I haven't noticed a difference in tone, except perhaps for a slight "scratchy" sound when I have the guitar amplified. I play a Fender Stratacoustic.

[Denise]

I would love to hear you play Geno! Maybe you can bring it to the RMMR 2007'.

I listed the guitar picks in the market yesterday. Here is the link to them.
Stone Guitar Picks

This is the moss agate pick I was working on in the picture posted above.

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[CP]

Nice work babe!

Thought I would post about a non-slip pro-grip some folks use to hold onto highly polished picks while playing.
Since these are polished to a glass like surface.........
I used to use this stuff as a league bowler years and years ago and as it turns out, we found an instrument site that sells it for pick gription. Stuff works great!
You can purchase some at Elderly Instruments if needed.

Sweet picks made by my sweetheart!

CP

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[Denise]

Thanks Dan.
Cool link, they have some pretty neat stuff.

[El Dorado]

Your pics inspired me to try one. Pretty thin at 1.28mm, but the next one I think I can get under 1mm. It's for my son-in law

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[Denise]

Fantastic guitar pic El Dorado! You did a great job. That banded agate sure is pretty. You know the location where that piece came from?

[El Dorado]

I sure do, it came from a box in my garage! When I got my first saw and cabber, they came with 2 boxes full of materials........

[Denise]

Here is a picture of a few more I have recently made. The crazy lace ones sure turned out cool! Sorry for the fuzzy picture.

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[Denise]

Here is one I made for my personal collection. Its made from a piece
of a moss agate Thunderegg. Sure is cool stuff!
Its hard to see the detail though in this picture.

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[russau]

if you use your imagination that last pick looks kinda like the west coast shore line w/Alaksa

[jmann]

Deffently a keeper Denise. Russ is Captain Morgan visiting you again? hehe Joe

[russau]

heck he never left from the last time 25 years ago!

[CP]

Hey folks,

If you haven't checked out the new picks lately we have added "ultra thins" and also dinosaur bone picks are on the way next.
The ultra's are way cool.....all 1.25mm or less.
All hand made by my lovely better half. Denise polishes these babys out and they are absolutely spectacular!

Stop by the Miners Market soon to see all the new stuff.

CP

[toddarice]

Don't know where else to put this, so here goes!

Well, I got one recently. And if you don't have one, get one. These picks are great. I am having a ball and will upload another one of my noisey videos (and maybe a tony carrie song or two) in the near future. Like I said, if you don't have one, get one. Here:
http://coloradoprospector.com/MinersMarket...uitarPicks.html

[Denise]

Very glad you like it Todd!
Im looking forward to hearing your next "noisey" video.
Thanks for the compliments!

[CP]

Hi all,

A couple more new guitar pics fresh out of the lap shop!

These ones are pretty amazing, Denise does an awesome job finishing them off!

Rutilated quartz is a neat stone to work with.
Both of these are awesome!

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[CP]

This is a petrified wood from Eden vally Wyoming most likely....beautiful patterns cut cross grained and just blow you away grain patterns when cut length wise with the grain.
This one is cut with the grain! WOW!!

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[Denise]

Thanks Dan! Those did turn out good.

Here are a few more Im working on listing in the Miners Market.
I had more dino bone ones, but those were the best seller at the BV show.

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[Denise]

Those Dino ones have amazing patterns...and so do these!!

3 more Coprolite ones that also turned out very well. Think it was a meat eater?

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[ScottKS]

COOL beans i mean picks

[jim]

As usual denise you have produced some really beautiful work.And the dino do is purty too. Jim

[fourcornersrocks]

Nice picks, I like the rutilated quartz the best. I bet the dino bone ones would be the best overall though, I play guitar and something durable is always good.

[Denise]

Thanks Dude, those ones did turn out good.
Here is another picture of the dinosaur bone pick shown from the last page (bottom left). This pic shows Dan holding it, so you can see how its translucent is several spots.

[Denise]

There have been alot of people suggesting we drill holes in some of the
guitar picks for using as necklaces.

This is something we would really rather not do to them, because it may weaken the pick and makes it not as easily accessable for use when playing.

Guess what Dan just made today.........
He's sooooo smart and creative! Now the guitar pick can be easily removed, and placed back in the wire wrap when not in use. Makes an amazing looking necklace, and the pick doesnt have to be drilled. Won't loose it this way either!


Thanks Dan, great idea!

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[Denise]

Here is a recent guitar pick that Carlos Santana inspired me to make.
Triangle guitar picks seem to work for him!

Its made from a Del Norte Colorado Agate, and is only 1.3 mm thin.
That Del Norte agate sure is some classy looking stuff!

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[Denise]

Here are instructions Dan put together on how the guitar pick slips work.

Guitar Pick Slip Instructions



Im working on adding them to the Miners Market.......They will make a great addition!

BTW......Nice looking guitar pick you have there CP!

[ScottKS]

Dan and Denise them are really really cool....they are so cool i thought i would give one a try.... .....didn't turn out exact and isn't as cool as yours but i thought it was worth a try......you D's are a inspiration

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[CP]

Cool Scott. Nice pick BTW!

We just added a few extremely nice collector guitar picks in the CP Miners Market today everyone.....stop by to check them all out soon!


This one is a petrified wood from Eden Valley Wyoming.

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[CP]

Another petrified wood.

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[CP]

1 more for eye candy today.....Arizona petrified wood.
Enjoy.

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[faaus]

FINE job on those! More kudos to the CP's!

That first pet wood pick looks like picture jasper from the "scene" in it.

[Denise]

Thanks Faaus! That wood sure is pretty stuff.
You like that last piece of wood from Eden Valley, you are really going to like these!
Hard to see the great shine I got from them, but the color sure shows in the pic.

Cut from the same piece as you can see, I made a guitar pick from one
and the cabochon from the other. The part thats cloudy white is translucent when you hold it up to the light. Fantastic piece of petrified wood! Dan did a great job as always slabbing these for me.

Im not sure what Im going to do with these......
Maybe save for a contest.

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[cornwall84]

Thats really pretty,

Its funny i have just packed the one you sent me to send to a friend in scotland.

I am sure that he will love it.

[CP]

Very cool CW! We would love to hear what your friend thinks of the pick sometime too.

Here is one that kinda "fell" into my personal collection.
Must be a slabbers fee!

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[Denise]

Your so spoiled Dan. But you can slab them better than anyone I know.

For those who would also like to have one fall into their collection,
you can order yours at the Miners Market.

This guitar pick is made from Sow Belly agate from here in Colorado.

Some may even be able to get their own this way.

Rockin' For Mining!

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[toddarice]

Oooohhh...the one at the top of the page has to be the coolest I've ever seen!
Now, if anybody wants to "kinda" hear what they sound like, go over to the "Jam Sessions" catagory and follow the thread. I did a Joe Satriani song with this pick. It is great!!!!!!
Thanks D&D!

[CP]

TY Todd and for those interested......here's the direct link to Todd's recording using a ColoradoProspector.com stone pick if you would like to listen.
http://thoam.com/index.php?automodule=gallery&req=si&img=547
Careful.......it's HOT!!

CP

[Denise]

Sounds awesome Todd!!

Here are a few I was able to get from a cool piece of Fire Agate from a friend.
They are not perfect as you can see by the small cracks at the top of them, but they sure turned out great! All the spots that have brown have flashy fire in it. You can see the fire on both side on the one pick on the left. Both are very thin.
The plume with this stuff is amazing! Its white with pink and red swirled together.
Very hard to see any detail from this picture, but I think they sure look cool held up to the light. Sure is pretty stuff and was fun to work!

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[Denise]

Dan added this picture to the Rockin' For Mining thread, but I want to put it here also since this is from Fire Agate we mined ourselves from the Opal Hill mine.
I catch myself playing with the little orange ball flame in the pick to the top....hehe
The fire in that bubble is orange and then green if you hold it right.

This stuff has the most amazing fire bubbles!
Even the crystal areas have color flashes like blue, green, orange, and red.

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[Denise]

Here is one Im keeping for myself from a slice of blue ThunderEgg,
with great shadow bands in it.
Its slabbed so thin, its hard to see its blue when held up to the light,
but put it on a white piece of paper and you can definately tell its blue.

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[Denise]

Here is one from a purple piece of Chalcedony with dendritic inclusions.
This one is also for my personal collection.
The white plume in it is very pretty, and mixed with the dendritic looks like a butterfly in the upper top left.


Does the stone look familiar bigcats?
You wanted to know what a guitar pick would look like from it, so here it is.
It turned out beautiful!!

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[russau]

these pics are just great! is there anyone else making picks like you are doing? maybe you have cornered the market on these! have you sent out(free) to any bands/artists to use these and maybe get some free advertising around the country? wouldnt this be so cooooooool, having a big band/artist saying "I only use D&D stone picks!"

[Denise]

Uhoh...Looks like Russ missed a few posts.......hehe
Read the second post I made in this thread (page5).
2 of the people on the list are even friends of yours I believe, that received a free guitar pick I made from material we found prospecting. (Rockin' For Mining!)

As for being the only one making these......No way!....hehe
Stone has to be some of the oldest medium used for picks.

"wouldnt this be so cooooooool, having a big band/artist saying "I only use D&D stone picks!"

There are several out there now that do say that Russ.
Im very proud to know they enjoy and play with the picks we make.
All are made will lots of love and care by me, after slabbed by Dan.

Here is one I made from material we found near Del Norte Colorado.
The agate patterns look like bubbles, and when you move it around, you can see shadows inside each bubble.....This one is also mine.

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[Denise]

Here are a few I made from matterial Jim slabbed thin for picks and gave to us at the Spring Fling.
You wanted to see, so here they are Jim.
Thanks again for the material, sure is cool stuff!!

This one is a triangle guitar pick style made from black moss Agate.

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[Denise]

This one is from Botswana Agate......Each little dark dot is translucent when held up to the light...Almost looks like little eyes..hehe

Both of these are going into my personal collection also.

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[jim]

WOW........thems way cool. that batswana is unreal. the plume aint bad either.

[toddarice]

Too cool! Man, you guys go!
I used to make some out of silver. Loved those picks. And these!
T.

[Denise]

Scott.......You were saying last night in chat that you wanted to use your Miners Market gift certificate you won on a stone guitar pick for your mom, but didnt see a blue one listed in the Market.

Let me know If you want the blue ThunderEgg one I posted above.
Its a piece from the ThunderEgg Dan made a wrapped necklace for Goldie-NS with.
I will pull It from my personal collection for you to give your mom.
Just let me know, and its yours.

[Denise]

Scotts mom picked a different one. One that looked like a sunset she said...hehe

It so happened that the kid down the roads favorite color is also blue, so his dad bought that blue thunderegg one for him.
He said when he handed it to his 12 year old son to have, he looked at him like this
and said..."I can play with this??"... Then dissapeared into his room for over an hour to practice. His dad said that when he finally came out of his room he had tears in his eyes and said he loved it! Dad said it also brought tears to his eyes. Since getting the guitar pick, he has been practicing playing more his dad says.

Hearing that was music to my ears!

[Denise]

That wont be our only Thunderegg guitar pick.
Here are a few Im working on right now. These are a must see in hand.
The shadow bands and colors are amazing!

These are not done yet, but you get the picture. So far I have only worked the shape into them...Lots of work to go!

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[Denise]

Here are a few slabs from this Thunderegg, that will make some great guitar picks......All will be thins.

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[Denise]

I usually finger play the guitar, but when I do use a pick, I prefer a triangle shape. (1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch)

Here is a traingle shape I made out of moss agate.
Looks like a satalite image, looking down into the eye of a tornado.

Dan is working on a wrap that will release the triangle pick so it can be worn or played. Have I told you how awesome you are yet today Dan?

I will soon be adding some triangle guitar picks to the Stone Guitar Picks section of the Miners Market, so keep a look out for them.

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[jim]

wow, your pick production has really turned into some beautiful work. mother nature has done some nice stuff too.

[Denise]

Dan wrapped my traingle guitar pick so I can wear it and play with it now.
I'll add a picture of it later. Thanks Dan, you did a great job on it!

Here is one that came from the Moss Thunderegg slabs above.
Kind of looks like a classy tuxedo to me...hehe

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[russau]

wow your doing some nice work!looks like it maybe a bit of fun for you also!

[CP]

Thanks Russ, we do enjoy working with the different stones since they are all so individually unique. Ma' natures tiny treasures within!

Denise does a really nice job on all the hand work to shape/polish them out too! Good work honey.

[Denise]

Thanks Dan....Its a team work kind of thing though...hehe

Here is my guitar pick that Dan wrapped (is removable from its wrap)......Sorry, I wasnt willing to take it off for the picture. But am willing to share a picture of it.

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[CP]

Here is another one that went with the two in pic/post #2 this page........when I first cut this last summer and saw the pattern I instantly thought of SL9 striking Jupiter.... What can I say, my imagination wandered!
Denise says it's Thunderegg yolks in there....



What do you see?
Unfortunately this one fell into my personal collection as I'm rather fond of it......but one of the first two in the pic above will be listed in the Miners Market soon. Along with many more new and very colorful guitar picks....several in shades of thundereggs.

CP

[CP]

Here is another one, probably from the Priday ranch in Oregon too.
Very pretty moss, purple hues with a green slash and a few clear pockets.
Nice shine on this one as you can see too. Wow honey excellent job!

Ok, Ok...... I won't keep this one for the collection. Boy it's a nice un' tho'!

[CP]

We decided that purple plume one in the last post should be added to the CP treasure chest.

Also, we just updated the Miners Market with over a dozen new stone guitar picks......more coming soon of course too. We've both been busy working so hard on lapidary projects and web work lately that the pic taking / listing has slacked a bit. Got to get that cloning machine up and running soon!!

All picks in stock (currently over 50) have been very carefully checked for fractures. If we find any with fractures during production they are immediately culled out.
Stop in to browse all the new picks soon. Here's a few to wet the whistle on the way over to that page.

This one is a really cool shadow banded Baker thunderegg pick. It's even got a spiffy druzy pocket......oooo sparkles.



Here is an actual "South Park" petrified wood. Very nice color in this wood and from Colorado!

And this one is a pretty neat fire agate with awesome banding and even has a bit of "fire" flashing in the upper right corner.



Ok, just one more but this one hasn't yet been listed. Just had to share this one though........Man these T-eggs sure can be neat!!
Good job Denise!! whew!


And just wait till' ya' see the next batch.......oooooo boy!
Cya's soon

CP

[CP]

Boy, the T-eggs sure can produce some nifty colors and patterns!
Here's another recently completed from a Baker pit Thunderegg. Nice n' thin too at only 1.75 mm and is very smooth in hand! Good job once again Denise!

[CP]

This is one cut from fire agate and not showing the "fire" much, but you can definately see how fire agate formation occurs in the banding blended with bubbles or boytroidal.....WOWSER! Clear, white, and the copper inclusion reds. It does show hints of "fire" near the edges in hand and the mix of clear with red areas has rainbow colored twinkles due to the crystal type form that tried to blend......maybe the blender wasn't on high enough though.

[jim]

DROOOL...........WOW

[nm jack]

Sure is pretty fire agate!!!

[thegeno]

WOW! I guess that pretty much says it all! You have really made some beautififul artwork guitar picks. I still have the one you made for me and when I play acoustically, thats the one I use or for a "special " sound on the electric. Awesome stuff guys!
geno

[CP]

Thank you all for the very nice compliments.

Awesome Geno, very cool to hear you favor the stone pick, we would all love to hear a sound shot sometime too.

For those of you reading but haven't seen these in the online store yet, you can check them all out on the Folk Art page of the Miners Market goodies. Stop in soon and check back often, new guitar picks are added frequently, ranging in thickness from under 1mm to 3mm and up.


CP

[Denise]

This is one cut from fire agate and not showing the "fire" much, but you can definately see how fire agate formation occurs in the banding blended with bubbles or boytroidal.....WOWSER! Clear, white, and the copper inclusion reds. It does show hints of "fire" near the edges in hand and the mix of clear with red areas has rainbow colored twinkles due to the crystal type form that tried to blend......maybe the blender wasn't on high enough though.

Thanks Dan!
The fire agate guitar picks are one of my favorites to make. I love the patterns in them!!
Im glad you all like them as well, and dont forget that sales in the Miners Market and memberships to the club help keep the ColoradoProspector.com website up and running for everyone.
Thanks for all your support!

[Zer0ne]

Black Brasilian Agate 1.5mm Combo Grip Pick

I was curious to know what gear is used to produce a stone guitar pick & how the creative process is conducted. Any educational link reference or reply is appreciated.

About kreider

Extreme tonal sonorities of the harpsichord with the addition of today's multitude of effects to generate a newer more extreme tonal library.

[jim]

Now......If you are talking about making picks as part of your lapidary hobby that is one thing. On the other hand if you are talking about mass produceing it's another. I make my picks on my 6'' flat lap. I first slice my stone on my 10'' stone saw to the thickness that I want. Then mark the slabs using a regular plastic pick for a template. I'll then go back to the saw and trim to get rid of excess but leaveing the mark well visable. I start by using my 120 grit lap to shape to the mark. i'll also start a bevel around both sides. I'll then go to 400 grit and finish shapeing and refineing the outer edge. Then to polish.
This is roughly the process that I go through to make a pick but, it is not the same with everyone. Dan and Denise use thier genie to do thier picks and I am sure thier procedure differs from mine alot. I guess what I'm trying to say is that we all do things differently. No one taught me to do picks.I just had the desire to give it a try.
As far as mass produceing picks go it's bound to be done by machines.I see no other way to get them exactly the same every time. No two picks that I make are the exact same. They are made individually and differ from one to the next. In my opinion that fact makes them better.Theres not a machine made that can put its heart into what it makes nor take pride in it's production. I do both!
By the way I have posted some of my picks in the forum if you want to take a look. Jim

[jim]

I condensed my explaination quite a bit. Feel free to post more questions if you like.

[CP]

Hello ZerOne and welcome to the ColoradoProspector website/formus. Make yourself right at home browsing the entire website.
Cool Brazilian agate pick in the pic too.
For our production we go through normal lapidary processes using mostly diamond carbide saws and cabbers (grinders) working each one by hand and continuosly culling out any fractured or flawed pieces so that only the highest quality finished picks are listed.
There are at least three visits to one of the 3 rock saws through the steps in our shop, begining with slicing or slabbing as it's called the rough material that we know is hard enough to not wear out on steel strings. Thickness on the picks is consistent all the way across ranging from very thick 3mm and over to our extremely rare ultra thins which are under 1mm.

Once slabbed and trimmed, each pick is then worked free hand on the cabbing machine which has five steps from rough to polish with grits ranging from 100 through 14,000. Both sides must be worked to match as well as all edges rounded over to create a smooth playing surface free of any catches or divots etc.
We've had requests for large quantities at lower prices but we just won't as the picks are not as good finished out in mass (tumbled) rather than hand worked. Like Jim said, no machine can put the care and attention in needed to achieve high quality.

Thanks for posting up the question ZerOne and sorry for the delayed response too. We are still in move mode but we are always happy to answer everyones questions. Believe me, there have been literally hundreds of q's about how we make the picks. That's one of the coolest things about the internet, everyone can interact and learn from each other about the best techniques. I know alot of folks gave us tips and advice when we were first starting out which we've always been happy to share with everyone around the CP website.
Hope I've answered your question and feel free to post more up if not.

CP

[Denise]

Hi Zer0ne and welcome to the forums. Nice Brazilian Agate with grips. I have considered adding grip spots to the picks I make before like that, but Im worried it would weaken the pick so I havent yet. Was also the reason Dan decided to make stone guitar pick wraps to be removed and played with instead of drilling holes in them. However, I have used natural grip spots in the stones to double as such, like the NM Baker Thunderegg with shadow bands. (also pictured on the previous page of this thread)




Enjoy the site.

[Denise]

Here is another example of how I use natural grip spots.
This is one from my collection that I carry around with me in my pocket....hehe
Very strong, and I made sure there was no pockets close to the tip of the pick for playing.
After all, it is a tool and has to function as such.



Plus.....You cant beat American mined and made products.