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I was thinking that Frank. Heck I would pay 50 bucks for a nice thorough updated book with pics and maybe have it entail a bit more specics and intricate details. I think much of it is here on the forum but it would be nice to compile it into a text. I prefer books over online reading...although I a...

Very nice you guys! TY

My pipe does not have the best grain or flow to it so I do not expect too much. I would like to finish it though, smoke it and move on to another one.

Is Feinbein (sp?) alcohol based stains what everyone uses?

Kola

Any suggestions to best pipecarving books? I have seen PIMO's but are there any other good ones? Thank you.

Kola

Thanks Kim!

kola

My first pipe is ready for color. I have read many of the posts here..great stuff and thank you. I want to create a really good contrast on this pipe. I'd like to have some really dark lines and then a bright orangey tone. I don't want a pumpkin color but just a nice bright orange and have the dark ...

not too shabby huh?

Thanks guys! I recently carved my first pipe with a coping saw and used a horse hoof file to rough it in. I then sanded it down to shape with 60 grit, by hand. I decided to change stems and redrilled for the new stem and then cracked the damn shank. But all in all I was quite happy with the pipe...e...

I am shopping around for a good lathe to carve pipes. Any thoughts about this lathe would be appreciated.

http://cosprings.craigslist.org/tls/1047795008.html

Yeah after reading a bit more, it makes good sense to drill first.
And yes drilling later would be a challenge but nice accomplishment if done dead-on straight.
Kola

Thanks for sharing that Todd. I think that could be said for almost every profession...its lots of hard work, there are often hard mistakes involved and you pay your dues early on....AND hanging out the the big guys speeds up the learning curves for sure. If I was younger guy, I would love to try an...

TY.

Kola

From all the reading and vids I have seen, I noticed that everyone drills the chamber and draft holes first and then shapes the pipe. Am I wacky but wouldn't it be better to carve the shape first and then drill the holes later? Before I ever saw a video, this is what I thought was done, shape first ...

I am somewhat attracted to Kurt's large sanding discs. Do these things have a soft cushioned back? How do you adhere sandpaper to them? (glue, hook and looped etc?) I am assuming that you can mount these up to just about anything such as an electric motor, lathe or maybe even mount one in a large ha...

Hi all, Thanks to the guys who made this forum, all the great stuff here and all the contributors. I have read alot of the material and watched all the various videos. Thanks! I just ordered a pre-bored block from Mark Tinsky and will be attempting to carve my first pipe. After reading many of the p...