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PremalChheda wrote:

Tyler wrote:Just the tip -- the last 2"-4" -- are solid and useable.

That's what Nate said!

Hahah, good one!

Thanks guys, I was pretty sure you only used the tips but wanted to be sure.

I checked out the dictum.de site and they seem to have alot of things so I'll definetly look closer on that website in the future! Thanks alot!

Thanks guys!

So, resently I have become more and more interested in using horn to make some kind of extension on a pipe because I think it's beautiful. However, my knowledge of the anatomy of the (cow)horn is very limited and I don't really know what part of the horn is used to make the extensions commonly seen ...

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Hey guys. This is a billiard I finished today. I'm pretty happy with it, but in hindsight I think the shank is a bit to fat, it may be correct or not, (when speaking of classical billiards) but I prefer to have a slightly thinner shank. And I think the bowl might be a bit bottom-heavy. Please tell m...

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Hello everyone. I finished this pipe a few days ago but havn't had the time to take any pictures untill now. The ring is aluminium and the extension is pearwood. I'm pretty pleased with this pipe exept for a few little things, and I fear there may be a little to much going on with all the colors, bu...

wdteipen wrote:Good trick except that a vertical oval is odd.

But the oval becomes horizontal with this meathod, not vertical

It's not that I find it super hard to do freehand, I just think it's a neat thing to do with a lathe that normaly make things round
And I'm glad to help with the name!

You may be right, but my test piece didn't take very long at all to set up. I'll try this on a real pipe one of these days and see how it turns out, both result- and time-wise. I mostly think it's cool that it can be done!

Hello everyone. Before I write anything else, I'd like to say this: What I'm about to describe is a trick that's probably very old and "non-revolutionary". If that is the case, I apologize for a post describing what everyone already knows, but hopefully someone will learn something! :) Ok,...

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Hey guys, it's been a while since I posted a pipe for critique because I've been on holiday and stuff. Anyway, this is a pipe I started a long time ago but never got around to finish until now. I don't really know what this shape should be called, is it an apple, or a brandy maybe? The decorative ri...

Hahaha, what they're proposing is what we already have in Sweden more or less. And what sas says about "some new tax" is probably true. Here in Sweden a 50 gram tin of pipe tobacco costs the equivalent of about 32 dollars, can you believe that! And all because of special tobacco taxes. Gue...

Thanks for the help guys, is seems like I'll be hunting for an absolutely flat surface then, and I'll give your stem face meathod a try today Wayne. One question for you Yeti: If I do the shellac-thing and sand to let's say 2000 grit, wouldn't I have trouble getting the stain to stick to the shank f...

Hello everyone. I have a question regarding something that's been bugging me for a while now. I find myself really wanting to have a nice polished finish on my shank and stem faces, just like the finish on the outside of the pipe. Two questions on this: Is polished faces the norm in the high grade p...

That's one of the upsides of living in Europe, being somewhat close to the source of the briar, and the nice folks working it. But you yanks on the other hand have all the cool pipe shows. I for one would really like to go to the Chicago-show sometime, but a trip to the US is expensive so I don't kn...

Yup, like the title says, vacation is over and I have returned to Sweden after an awesome trip to Italy. It truly is an amazing country, and If some of you guys ever get the chance to visit it, I highly recomend it! I went there by car with my whole family and lived in a BIG tent for a little more t...