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You are talking about "tool" or high carbon steel there though Kurt, HSS is a different beast. Not only does it require high temperatures to anneal it, it also needs to be done for the correct soaking and cooling times and even then it is never really "soft". These times and tem...

]I agree, perhaps we could limit "live edge" by adding another criteria through another vote pool? For example a dublin or cutty... Maybe instead requiring a shape it makes more sense to require that each maker document their design process in some way. For newbies like me, it can be as s...

Arghh.. That means I have to buy briar. I have some good ebauchon blocks sitting on my workbench, leaving plenty of room for mistakes and do overs. Way to ramp up the pressure!

Coming out of my shell (extended lurking) to say I am in. Hoping a deadline will help me get out to the shop and work some briar.

Thanks for the encouragement guys. Hopefully over the next few I will progress to the point where you can offer criticism! Doc I believe that “duck bill” refers to a biconcave stem. Yours is the opposite- “blimpy” Yes, I am getting my messed up stem nomenclature backwards. Mine is like a zeppelin. J...

Hi all. So after lurking for many months I finally am posting a pipe. This is either my first or second pipe depending on how you count. Last year I did a kit pipe and it resembled a potato more than the brandy it was supposed to be. So I signed up over here and have been reading everything I could....

Real name:Stephen Niezgoda Age: 40 Location: Columbus OH Years a pipe smoker: 5ish How you got into pipe making: A total novice at this point. A few "restorations" and flea market repairs. A few months back bought a reddit/r/pipetobacco POTY Buckeye and, since I was local, Premal invited m...