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i guess there is as many ways of doing this as members at the forum hehehe, often we make things more difficult then it really is. I got some awakening calls when i visited Eltang, anyone else got that feeling of being totaly free from IQ. I got it bigtime there hahaha. Most of the work is done by s...

I see you have a serious crusch on Lady Erica Arborea, nice grain and you placed the pipe perfect in the block, the spots you have to learn to live with they will never stop trying to destroy your expectations of a block. Good to see you manage the finish and before long you will master the staining...

Amazing pipes i lift my Hat for you! Great craftmanship.....

Anvil wrote:Congrats! Just be warned, two is more than double the work of one!

That´s just the first years then 2 is a great idea, they have playmate and don´t explore the house needing 150% eyecontact 24-07. But children is a gift not a curse, remeber that

i would stain some briardust and use superglue, use a needle and fill very gently both dust and glue. Other glues often change when heated and the filling can turn out as a bulb at the filling. But try on a piece of scrap briar first.

The shape needs some time for my mind to accept it, everything out of the ordinary is creative so i can´t say it´s wrong or out of order. But i really need time to take it in, good work very creative

you need to X-ray the blocks to avoid such flaws and who have the time or money to do that. Mimmo can´t garantie the inside of the blocks but it´s sad it happens. Some days are lucky ones other is expensive. I have had 4 blocks this week 3 last week, but the blocks will heat my house instead so that...

At the risk of boring you all to death, here's the latest results from my experimentation on this. http://www.pipecrafter.com/images/contrast1-20080909.jpg http://www.pipecrafter.com/images/contrast2-20080909.jpg http://www.pipecrafter.com/images/contrast3-20080909.jpg These are all from the same s...

the hard part is to remove the dark stain even so the pipe doesn´t have the light top dark middle and light bottom. Or it´s just the pic. that is making impression of it? First pic. that is

to get the best staining i guess you have to darkstain the whole pipe at first and sand it off to the effect you want, for the edge work a dremel is perfect and after you can use 400 grit paper on a piece of profiled wood so the sharp edges isn´t ruined.

One of the newest pipes on the bench I have got the bamboo fever and there will be a few of these in the future.

Hi Smokindawg, Nice to see charmed by Lady Briar. Nice vulcanos! You got the grain and shape in harmony, good work

it´s a very nice first try, Really! The only thing i have to say is that the rings is supposed to mark the thickest point of the bowl. Yours is just above but for first try it´s great

OK, but i do think you make some awesome pipes.

you have great talent when it comes to the shaping but the finish still needs to improve for reach up to the exelent shapes you make. Do you use shellac on your pipes? The problem from what i can see is that the stains you use is mixing into eachother making a misty look to the stain, otherwice the ...

The shape is beautiful nothing to say about that, the stain however could be more clear. Perhaps it´s the picture that hides the grain if so i like to see more pics. Great work

as long as you keep the stuff away from the tobacco chamber there is no need to be afraid of poison effects, the stain is about 1-2 mm into the wood so no need to worry

the copper and sodium is in the same bottle and the last one is on it´s own. 2 stage stain but be sure not mix the 2 bottles use new pipecleaner each time you dip into bottle. But try very small amounts at time so it doesn´t backfire or something i don´t know the blending order. but i could talk to ...

please update the results of your stain, perhaps i can see if there is something wrong by looking at the results. The final result is going to be a pit black surface with some crystal like coating. i used hairdryer for speeding the reaction once but i think the normal speed is the best way to gain a...

I know that the concentration is a thing you have to try out, at least that is what the other do.