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Picks - Should You Sharpen Them Or Not?
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<blockquote data-quote="Deepseeker" data-source="post: 585155" data-attributes="member: 13321"><p>OK, so I've read conflicting things at different times in different forums. Some have said that if you sharpen your pick you are just grinding/filing it away. Other times I've read where people mention sharpening their pick.</p><p></p><p>I love my pick, and it has had some good deep workouts in different types of GT ground over the past couple of years. But all the Ironstone, Quartz, Granite, and gravels have taken their toll on its performance I feel. I know I'm getting older each year, but it does seem to take a little extra effort lately to scrape out a hole with it.</p><p></p><p>What's the consensus on the issue? </p><p></p><p>And here's a couple of pics of my pick, just taken by my youngest daughter for me.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/13321/1606630324_pick1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/13321/1606630341_pick2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/13321/1606630393_pick3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deepseeker, post: 585155, member: 13321"] OK, so I've read conflicting things at different times in different forums. Some have said that if you sharpen your pick you are just grinding/filing it away. Other times I've read where people mention sharpening their pick. I love my pick, and it has had some good deep workouts in different types of GT ground over the past couple of years. But all the Ironstone, Quartz, Granite, and gravels have taken their toll on its performance I feel. I know I'm getting older each year, but it does seem to take a little extra effort lately to scrape out a hole with it. What's the consensus on the issue? And here's a couple of pics of my pick, just taken by my youngest daughter for me. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/13321/1606630324_pick1.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/13321/1606630341_pick2.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/13321/1606630393_pick3.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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