Stone Guitar Picks!, Handmade by Denise |
Stone Guitar Picks!, Handmade by Denise |
Oct 4 2006, 10:41 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,189 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
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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Apr 1 2009, 08:45 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
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 -------------------- CP-Owner/Administrator
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