Where to get acetate for pick making?

Jon

Hi,

Would anyone here know where one would get small amounts of roughly 4mm thick acetate material? I've made a bunch of picks out of coconut, camel bone, buffalo horn, and 3 ply Ultem, but have yet to come up with anything I like better than my Wegen. I like the idea and process of making my own picks, and the Ultem ones were really good (thanks to Bob Holo for the idea - somewhere on this forum).

I've seen the Acetate Dugain picks described as being very close to tortoise, but can't seem to find a source for the material. Any Ideas? And while i'm at it, I also can't seem to work out how thick the Dugain acetate picks are...anyone know?

Thanks, Jon

HarryR

I've had good results using 1/8 " polycarbonate [Lexan} which can be gotten from a glass shop. It comes in both clear and colors and is really tough compared to plexiglass and other plastics. Harry