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Yup, tearout it is, I made my tool as sharp as I could on my watergrinder (like a tormek but not the real thing) and honed it as best I could on the leather honing wheel, but I see people on here talk about being able to shave the hairs on their arms at any time with the cutting tools, but my tool ...

Well don't smoke it as usual? As a broken in pipe? So I would smoke slower then one would with a pipe that is broken in. I've been reading up on it and I haven't gotten or understood how to smoke it without burning up compared to normal smoking. But I think i got it now burn slower then norm just go...

Iam trin to take a photo keeps sayin file size to big. Can't figure out how to make it smaller. When downloading from a site. I know how to when sending from my camera. Well anyway I'll try to put a bullnose in it. Not sure how thick it is so maybe a little bit will help. Now stupid question but got...

Hi guys. Not well known here my second post. I've started my cherry wood pipe. My questions are I hand drilled my chamber, the bottom of the hole is rough. I used a 3/4 spade bit. Used it so the pilot hole would peek through the the draw hole. If that's what you call it. So should that bottom of the...

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I have some hand scrapers I might shape to to do pipes. Not a big sand paper fan.

So far I have been using my spoke shave the most my rifflers for detail. My drawknife was useless but my scorp was usefull where the sole of my spokeshave would jam me up. The scorp isn't a heavy bent one. The stem I'll use my lathe then hand tools. My lathes are really the only power tool I use. I ...

Ok thanks I'll check it out

Sorry but one more question, does one glue the tenon? Among the other stem question. Again I did do search couldn't find a answer. Maybe didn't look hard enough but still no luck thanx a munch for your guys help so far!

I like your two tone blowfish & craggy lovart can't Rember how to spell that but none the less very nice. I hope to one day come close to making pipes like those. Once I get a good feel for pipes I'd like to do some carving on the pipes

Well I got cherry goin to be the pipe, so I shouldn't use cherry for the stem? I got walnut oak o I think I might have a olive pen blank or are pen blanks to small

I can tenon in a stem. I have wood lathe metal lathes hands saw planes spoke shaves and draw knives that kind of stuff chisels. I prefer using antique tools I think iam might try making a wooden stem. I've cut joinery before. And no museum quality pipe it's a pipe just for me to smoke. I believe I p...

I did do search and couldn't realy find a answer to my questions. I hope my questions aren't dumb. I have never made a pipe iam goin to start mine today. Iam just debating on goin with a all wood pipe or store bought stem or maybe making a wooden stem?

Hello all iam new to pipe making. I do woodworking with old hand tools. So i be making a cherry wood pipe. Should I buy a stem or make a full wooden pipe? What's the pros and cons? Of full wood and two piece with stem. Secondly can you smoke it without finshing it? Any tips would be great. Almost st...