How to Make Stone Guitar Picks

Learn how to make a guitar pick from a rock.

Here's a video where I show the exact same tumbling method that I used to on these picks:
youtu.be/ARWY8zC2iZc

My Lot-O recipe for tumbling shaped rocks, cabochons, or any other flat rocks:

Stage one: 2 days with 2 TABLEspoons of either 120/220 or straight 220 silicon carbide.
Stage two: 3 days with 1/2 TEAspoon 500 grit aluminum oxide and 1 TABLEspoon of borax
Stage three: 2 days with 1/2 TEAspoon aluminum oxide polish and 1 TABLEspoon of borax
Between each stage rinse and then burnish (wash) for about an hour with 1/4 cup water and 1 tablespoon borax.

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