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Thanks for all of the input everybody! We'll see what happens, I'm hoping it never shows up. Yea, I almost always order from Steve, in this case I was trying to feel out another source for Algerian (love those craggy/gnarly blasts). I've read through some of those Yazid horror stories on the forum, ...

Hey folks, I hope the holidays are treating you all well. Has anybody dealt with BouchematBriar? Looking through some old threads, I assume it's Yazid? The reason I ask is that I recently sent a message through their website inquiring about a sample of their briar and they just responded by saying t...

I'll second Bob Flexner's " Understanding Wood Finishes". It dispels a lot of the mystery to finishing and lays out some solid information to work with. Granted, repetition and practice is where you'll start seeing the results your after.

Thanks Chris, that's good to know. That could be the solution to the problem.

I gotcha, thanks for the tip.

Okay, good to know. Have you noticed any residue left behind that affects the 'flushness' of the fit after you break the bond?

Ok, interesting, just a friction fit works for you guys. I've tried that before and had a problem with the bamboo shifting on occasion, even with a pretty tight mortise-tenon fit.

Up to now when making a pipe with bamboo to stummel transition sans spacer, I've temporarily attached the bamboo to the stummel with a tiny drop of CA glue on the face of the bamboo. Once the stummel is ready for stain I carefully break the glue hold and commence. This works well most of the time bu...

Practice is certainly key and like Wayne, I'll use the other side of the disc if needed. Just take it slow and keep a good grip on the block. Nice first pipe!

Sweet! That's a fine piece of machinery.

You can use a clamped churchwarden pipe cleaner loaded with with red then white compound. Just slide the stem up, down, works pretty well.

Hey Wayne,
I've bought from knappwoodworking on ebay before. They're not full logs but great quality old, dry, European boxwood. Here's a link to a listing. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Boxwood-Genuine ... SweW5U4K-Q

-Josh

Like Jeremiah, I also replaced my cyclone gun with the trigger fed gun from tptools.com. If you buy the replacement gun kit it comes with everything you need. ( http://www.tptools.com/USA-Cabinet-Gun-and-Pickup-Tube-Upgrade-Kit,2320.html?b=d*8026 ) If you've got the cash, a carbide nozzle will proba...

You can also use an adjustable reamer. The senior pipe reamer is a style that works. Just wrap some tape around the cutting edges so it doesn't mar the bowl and expand until tight. You can then clamp the handle in a vice and go to town.
-josh

Yes, you can. It's the same principle as doing it on the lathe but your doing it vertically on the press. You can use a fuller counterbore to drill your mortise and face your shank at the same time. Or think of another way to face the shank like a plate of glass and sand paper.
-Josh

Thank you Tyler! That is exactly what I'm looking for and I greatly appreciate the help!

Pipeguy- thank you for the contact info, I'll look into Tacoma co.

Take care,
Josh

Never mind, thanks.

Oklahoma- there are a number of reasons why I'd like a more accurate regulator. Trever Talbert says it better than I could in one of his blogs, . "Any pipemaker who has spent some years cursing and wrestling with those spring-top knob regulators, that you have to crank and crank and crank, and ...

Jeremiah, Currently I have a 1/2" air line running from my compressor about 20 ft to a moisture trap made of 1/2" piping that runs up and down 4 times with ball valves at the bottom for draining. This collects the majority of moisture in my system. From there an air line runs to a Parker 0...

Hey guys, I'm searching for a precise air regulator for my air compressor. One that allows you to really dial in the psi. I've got the kind with a knob on top, but need something a little more precise. I've seen pictures of them in other pipemaker's shops (Tyler, Trever), but can't seem to locate on...