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Thanks for the reply!

I dont think it came into contact with anything like that, Its a replacement stem for a meerschaum pipe. If it still smells tomorrow ill try your alcohol trick and give it a quick refinish

Did the smell ever go away? I have a particularly stinky NYH red-black cumberland stem that i just finished. I have used these rods before, infact i have another finished stem from a few weeks ago, and it does not have the smell (and i dont remember it having it when it was finished). It is the same...

It is a valid concern that the wood will swell and then shrink, leaving the stem a few thousands proud. There are several solutions. 1) don't wet sand- as Sasquatch says , sandpaper is cheap, change it more often 2) use a fine file to bring the stem down after the wood dries, resand 3) leave it alo...

It looks like you have a rather large pot shape going on there Next time taper the top 1/3 down and give it a 2 deg. cant good attempt Will try to taper down the top of the next one - not exactly sure what you mean by giving it a 2 deg though You have rounded off the stem at the shank face. This co...

Hey guys. Me again. Would appreciate your feedback on this one Weight: 1.39 Oz Length: 5 1/8" Bowl Diameter: 3/4" Bowl Depth: 1 7/16" Fiebings Black dye wasnt quite 100% black so the pipe has a very slight blue color under bright light The tenon is kinda rough because i didnt leave en...

Thanks LL, i'll give that a try next time

I debated whether or not to post this or not, since it isnt much of an improvement over my last one. But i figured why not? Not like this is a hugely active board. Had a small block of briar and ended up having to make it even smaller, so the stummel to stem proportion is way off. Pipe also doesnt w...

Probably would have been a good idea to learn about the shape before trying to make one... I wanted to use that stem(its pre-formed) and i didnt think it would work on a billiard. So i figured a pot would be a pretty simple shape to go with. Ah well Definitely know what you mean about how the shank ...

Yeah i think i sanded too much of the finish off - It looked blotchy to me at first and then i ended up making it worse by sanding too much off and not evenly enough. I may have used too little shellac - i'm not sure. I just wanted to use enough to make it shiny and not have any build up I'll defina...

Hey guys. Not my first pipe, im still pretty new to this though. My first time uploading, hopefully i got the format right. I'd appreciate your honest feedback Length: 5-7/16" Bowl Diameter: 3/4" Bowl Depth: 1-1/2" Weight: 1.80 Oz http://i.imgur.com/tzhjuDO.jpg?1 http://i.imgur.com/0J...

Thanks guys!

Hehe. I've never read any George RR Martin. I started watching the show before i got into fantasy so ive never really had the desire to read the novels

Real name: Brian M Age: 25 Location: Pittsburgh, PA, USA Years a pipe smoker: 1.5 How you got into pipe making: I like making my own stuff Other interesting facts: I've been smoking pipes (and cigars) for about a year and a half. I started dabbling with making pipes about a year ago. I took a long b...