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adlai,

It is true it is just a sandblast finish on a crossgrain piece of briar. I have been doing it for years like that on crossgrains.

Brian

Hey guys,

the seminar is now full.

Thank you
Brian

sounds to me like someone has been working too closely with toxic woods, oh yea they really arent toxic I forgot.

I dont know what wood you used for the bowl it almost looks like cocobolo. It is something that you probably dont want to smoke out of if it is. Just a thought. Here is a toxic wood chart I had found long ago http://www.mnwoodturners.com/New%20Member%20Docs/Toxic%20Woods%20Chart.htm You may want to ...

Hey Trad, Just make what you like and want to make. It's not rocket science just make what comes to mind and the important thing is to study shapes. I do not use a lathe to turn bowls on the pipes that I make, and never have. I may someday but after 10 years or so, I dont know if I ever will, LOL, o...

RadDavis wrote:

pipemaming seminar

Freudian slip??

Rad

Noone will ever know!! LOL

Brian

Hello everyone, The Chicago show will soon be upon us and there are some spots left for the pipemaming seminar that are still open. It is great fun for all and if you can come early to the show, may as well have something to do, like make your own pipe! The Pipemaking seminar times and dates are as ...

Hi Everyone, A friend of mine has a bunch of stems for sale at pretty good prices if you ask me. He checked on PME and most of their vulcanite stems are more than what he is selling them for. You can mix and match them but the only thing is you have to order $20.00 worth. The link to the site he has...

Hello everyone,

I have added a new pipe to my site for sale. You can view it at this url: http://www.briarart.com/0612text.htm

Thank you
Brian
www.briarart.com

Chris,

Are you coming to the Chicago show?

Brian

Hi Chris, The Liverpool looks ok, the shank seems to be a tad bit thick for the bowl size. If the stem is straight then the top of the bowl should be too, it is angled a bit. Everyone interprets standards differently though. But to be a true Liverpool it needs to be straight as an arrow on the top o...

Chris, Ok that is pretty high. It is a nice pipe but you havent made pipes long. I dont believe in the pay your dues thing. I dont call it that, I call it build up your clientel then if you make a nice pipe the prices will raise over time. Some of your classics look ok others the shank or stem or bo...

How much is the price on that pipe?
Brian

Hello everyone, The Chicago show will soon be upon us and there are some spots for the pipemaming seminar are still open. It is great fun for all and if you can come early to the show, may as well have something to do, like make your own pipe! The Seminar times/days are listed below. Me, Jaden from ...

Cool, I was wondeirng if they would produce the Cumberland colored rods. I had emailed them about Cumberland a year or more ago, and they said they didnt have it . I worked together with them to get them to make the Cumberland. They sent me a sample of it after they had finished coming up with it ab...

Hey guys, Im sure you all have seen the posts on the other BB's but I figured Id post it here also. There are only 3 places left for the pipemaking seminar in the Chicago show, get them while you can. I reposted the particulars below again for anyone interested. The dates for the pipemaking seminar ...

Yes Todd is also correct on the air scrubber, I didn't have one at first and boy did I have some funny looking snot!LOL I got the Jet air scrubber and it works great. If you do get one, mine came with a 5 micron outer filter and a 1 micron inner filter. You can replace the 5 micron filter for pretty...

Sure , I get some of my briar from Mimmo, and some from other sources that asked me not to tell anyone. Sorry its not my rule or I would share it with you no problem, but I don't want to piss off the others, and lose the sources.

Brian
www.briarart.com

I also will be there with a table, come by and say Hi!

Brian
www.briarart.com

John, Do you empty your shop vac on a regular basis and clean the filter out? A clean filter is a must. Also it will help if you have gates at all the stations, close the ones your not using and open the one gate and you will have full power to the station you are working at. Thats alot cheaper than...