Ivansgarage

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  1. Hickory, Ash, Birch, all hard woods mostly ash on the bigger handles, woods will look different depending where on the tree they come from, Took over a month to get a hundred Hickory sticks. Ivan
  2. Good comparison, except the BigScoop is all one piece and thicker steel.
  3. Hi Bob, here is a little more info on the steel I am using. 1144 (Stressproof-equivalent) steelCarbon around 0.40%Rockwell Hardness all depends on what scale B95 / C17When I said a slight temper the cutting edges are heated to remove any brittleness, I would rather have a bent or smashed point than abroken point. any guarantee? that is a rock and a hard place question.. Its a pickyou are slamming it into the ground, you are prying rocks with it..Yes I will guarantee it, if you don,t abuse it. Pretty hard not to abusea pick. I take my pick every now and then an take the grinder to it. Ivan ps: do you live in AZ? what areas do you MD, allways enjoyed your writings.
  4. Hi Rob I would like to hear more on what did break on the picks, handles ? Hear is my wacko pick.???
  5. I originally posted this on Steve's Forum and thought I could get a few more responses from different folks over here. As most of you guys noticed I make and sell picks, this all came about from me making picks for myself and other detectorist wanting to know where they could get one. So I would like to know, What are you using? What do you like about it? What do you dislike? What handle length, inches? How about a picture of your pick. Ivan
  6. Jennifer Enjoyed watching: Could you post the other episodes on the forum? can't seem to get them? maybe cause USA? Ivan