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Hi Everyone I haven't posted anything here for quite a while but here is a photo of the last pipe I made , I'm now awaiting on some new Briar so I can get back into pipe making as I had been to busy with work . If you click on the photo it will enlarge http://thumb17.webshots.net/t/32/32/3/81/55/263...

Hi Everybody Today when I opened my e mail account I received the e mail pipe scam listed below, I thought everybody might get a laugh out of it . It was quite funny as I've only been selling my work here in Japan for 2 yrs or so there was no way I could have sold this person a pipe. Dear Sir/Madam:...

Hi I purchased a well made name stamp from a company in the US last year, but I made the mistake of ordering it too big. I have used this stamp on many of my pipes but because it was a bit large it was often tricky to stamp etc. I did use it the last couple of times mounted in my drill press with th...

Hi Everybody I just wanted to show you all a new pipe I made at New Year ,it's a new rustication technique for me as I sanded it smooth then I used my Proxxon tool ( like a Dremel ) to give it the finish. It was also the first pipe I've made with an oval stem fitted with brass & Rio Grande wood ...

Hi Everybody As I now have a bit more space at home for pipemaking , I've been thinking about the different tools etc I'd like to have in my workshop. I've seen many photos of people using the metal sanding disk called the French wheel ( for sanding stummels etc ) which has a long shaft and is mount...

Hi I saw your comments about using clay silver and here in Japan it's quite popular and one of my mates Ken Sakurai ( Japanese pipe maker here in Niigata ) has been using some clay silver for stem fittings & bands etc . It's amazing stuff and you don't need a Kiln to fire it at all as here you c...

Hi Everybody I've just enjoyed reading all the comments re air hole diameters and as I'm just about to start to drilling my own stems I spent a while taking the measurements from several of my pipes , these pipes are a collection of different brands that were bought from Yahoo auctions Japan recentl...

Hi Craig

Thanks for your comments re my Churchwarden movie and at present I'm sorry you can't pause it, but my mate that designed it for me said we may be able to do that later on.

All the best
Don Speden
spedenpipes.com

Hi I have just finished a freehand churchwarden which is posted on my website , it has already been sold ,but the owner of it took a heap of photos of it as I was making it showing the different stages. So now there is a short movie of it on the first page of my website , if you have time check it o...

Hi Everybody I've just finished my website and it's now online at http://spedenpipes.com/ I'm only a part time pipe maker and have very limited space at present ( If I showed you all a photo of my workshop you would laugh as I only have an old computer table on which to work in my kitchen ) Please f...

I'm also with Craig on this as I started pipe carving 4 years ago with a Tsuge kit and I made a really rough bent apple ( but I still love to smoke it sometimes ). When I first started making pipes it was only for myself but soon some people asked if I would make them something so I did. At first I ...

Thanks for the info and the clips that hold the wine glasses are just the sort of thing I was looking for. I only need about 10 so I might just order a couple of packets from Lee valley hardware , but if you know of any other source for these kind of clips please let me know. Cheers Don Speden Pipes...

Hi Everyone At present I'm designing a small display stand to be mounted on the wall and I would like to find the small plastic covered C clips that screw onto the wall/ display stand that would hold a pipe. I've seen these clips in a few tobacco shops and they are made of plastic or metal, the meta...

Hi Everybody Since I have been carving pipes at home I have been looking for a good vice that could hold the stummel while filing & sanding it on odd angles. Recently I saw that Proxxon had just released a new vice called the FMZ which has a ball clamp system but it wasn't available here in Japa...

Thanks everyone for all the good ideas on bending stems and I think I'll buy a heat gun soon as that sounds like one of the best ways. Thanks for all the info and happy pipe making.

:) I have recently started hand cutting my own stems that I can buy here in Japan from Tsuge as they offer some good quality pipe making supplies etc. And I was wondering what are the best methods for bending stems etc. I have bent my last two stems over the top of our Kerosene heater which worked q...