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Making wood plectrums

Hi guys,

Just a quick view of the process to make a plectrums of wood:

First we cut little wood blanks and add masking tape to the sides and apply super glue to hold them together.

Its the trick in this video.

Them glue the printed shape on top and sand it to shape with a sanding block. In this case the shape is Jazz III.

Now with the same masking tape trick I glue them into a planned piece of wood and off it goes to the thickness sander

Them add some personality to the tip (I used a file) and apply finish.

I will add a clear coat of polyurethane in this case, but sometimes I just use super glue to finish it.

Cheers

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Comment by Marcelo Vid on October 17, 2015 at 10:56am: Loved, I need to try this. Thanks Paulo!

Comment by Randy S. Bretz on October 17, 2015 at 3:43am: Pick in the foreground...carved bone with buckeye burl insert

Comment by Paulo Renato de Jesus Gonçalves on October 14, 2015 at 9:17am: The favourite wood from seems to be olive wood (from Portugal!)

Its hard, and its natural oils help the wood to resist the use.

Thickness is a more personal thing, but its about 2 or 3mm with a nice tip.

Jim those look very great!

Comment by MadGomer on October 14, 2015 at 8:51am: Beautiful, I gotta try that. What kinds of wood do you prefer, and what final thickness?

Comment by Jim_N on October 13, 2015 at 12:23pm

Comment by Ron "Oily" Sprague on March 19, 2015 at 8:49am: Those are really pretty. I use old credit cards and a Pick Punch:

http://www.pickpunch.com

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