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It's true! Your feet will spread out, after not being crammed into narrow shoes any more. My toes used to fall asleep on runs before I switched to a wider barefoot shoe. They're great.

Sasquatch wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 7:22 pm ... Keen's are cheap and pretty rugged. Lots of variations, high tops, slip ons, etc.

... and made right here in Portland, oh yeah!
good shoes, have owned a lot of pairs over the years. they were my gateway into barefoot shoes and wide toe boxes.

Yes, Doc, that weekend was about as great as it gets....
that said, the Vegas show is nothing to sneeze at. Less making, and more gabbing, and LOTS more pipes to ogle.

I, too, have now used this new method to a great result on blasts of various colors. An excellent sheen, very even and appealing. Goes on easily. However, it's not so great on stems, leaves a bit of film that dulls the shine I've worked so hard for..... George, what's your take on using this on stem...

howdy! I'm looking for carnuba wax in powder form, not flake, hoping to be able to get better coverage on blasts. All I'm able to find is massive massive quantities (50kg minimum, 100kg min). Does anybody have a source for this? Am I barking up the wrong tree thinking a powder carnuba will wax a bla...

hey, any forum members using the tapatalk app?
Is it working for you? Recently, the app was giving me a server error, and now the app won't locate this forum any more.
Anyone else?

cheers,
Jeremy.

The smaller the stamp, the easier it is to pull off a successful impression, particularly on a curved surface. There's a trade off, though. The smaller you go, the less room you have for design. It's worth having a conversation with whoever is making the stamp to see how they assess your design vers...

Kooky wrote: ↑Wed May 04, 2022 10:53 am I wish it were possible to make desirable pipes with only non-electric gear.

It is totally possible. In fact, some might argue that that is the best skill builder..... and it's slow.... and inefficient. But possible.

Hey Trevor!
I ordered a pack of the long ones and meant to ask: are they drilled? I know they need a tenon, but drilling too, or just some clean-up?

thank you!
Jeremy

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The real question is, who gets to smoke that puppy first, you or Quinton??

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Well, I was only being partly snarky. You will find it very difficult to shape a proper billiard without a lathe. Here is a great video Walt made a few years back. It does use a lathe, but gives you the fundamentals of the shape. Instead of making the moves on the lathe, make the same moves with you...

Step 1. Get a lathe...

So, thinking about it this way: You drill the draft hole, and then reposition the block to drill the mortise (or vice versa, depending on your level of crazy) and now you are not on the same axis. Either your headstock and tailstock are misaligned, or your block is not square enough and you are shif...

The closer you get, the smaller your file, and the finer the cut.... I like tiny round needle files at a 2 or a 4, also those sort of oval shaped needle files (I know they have a name, but I haven't had any coffee yet....) and go slow.

LatakiaLover wrote:The gold standard for graceful execution:

George, what's the make on that one?

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Doc's point that even the tiniest material removal makes significant changes in the overall design is an important one! Tyler once showed me a trick where you gently press the pad of your thumb onto a curve, and just that amount of change, a mil it less, you can easily see tweeks you need to make. S...

Unfortunately, some of the images are gone with this post, but the discussion is lively and interesting and relative to this pipe. Take a look at the post, apply it to this pipe, see if you can see what I mean. https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/topic?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Epipemakersforum%2Ecom%2Ffor...

Sasquatch wrote: ↑Thu Aug 12, 2021 11:49 pm Dear Walt, what the fuck are you doing?

Hope this helps
Todd

Ha! Playing the classic hits....

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** someone needs to get Sas a newsletter, or a podcast.
Nice read, pal.