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Thank you guy's for taking the time to comment, in my heart I knew the stem was the issue, but it is great to know why it wasn't working & also that I could see it for myself in part I will cut a new stem & go with a wide non fishtail saddle, which I did intend from the start Once again many...

Pipe No4 Any advice or pointers would be greatly appreciated guy's, Not happy with the stem, I did intend on cutting a wide Danish saddle but I wanted to try cutting this shape to see if I could & I just spotted I need to tidy up the button on the top, this was right out of my comfort zone to do...

Being the new guy here, I am very grateful of any advice or help & whether I agree with the comments or not, what they do is provoke me to look at what I have done from another perspective, at the start having confidence & belief in what you are doing is always going to be emotional especial...

Thank you very much gent's, I will take it back to the workshop & thin the stem & put a slight bend in it, I was 50/50 about putting a bend in the stem, but the advice here that I value has made my mind up now
Much appreciated guy's & thanks once again

HI all Any advice or pointers where I could be making improvements would be much appreciated, also any advice on how to be more engaged with the creative side of pipe making other than just carve more, I tend to think everything from an engineering point of view as it is what I am used to & have...

Had some time today to finish this one up that I started last night, battled with some horrible pits, so in the end had to do a little rustication
Happier with some elements of it, but a little disappointed with others, still was great fun to do & learning all the time

Looking good, Spotted the Myford straight away, I couldn't live without mine, it's possibly the best thing I have ever bought

Thanks gent's I am with you on the cheek's, the confidence on the wheel to get in that close was my problem & I made the mistake of hitting the shape I wanted & then trying to change it to sand out the pit on the front & I agree I need to find my own style of button, I was playing about ...

so for a first pipe I thought it best to do a shape I am used to holding Out of 20 briar blocks to choose from I had to pick the one with a pit right at the front, I didn't want to rusticate a first pipe & it is for me so I can live with it Been reading lot's on this forum & digesting as muc...

Real name: Dean Wakeman Age: 46 Location: Wales UK Years a pipe smoker: 10+ How you got into pipe making: restoring & selling estate pipes Other interesting facts: I have been involved in the restoration & repair of estate pipes for 10 years firstly as a hobby & to increase my own collec...