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Thanks, guys. I have learned something, I think, which is that much of the problems I thought might exist maybe don't, but if they do they can be alleviated by the angle and shape of the rim ... I am emboldened to try a tilted bowl, but I think I will start with a cutty shape since I am artistically...

I am a new pipemaker who has benefited greatly from this website (and will be relying upon it even more heavily since I just got my first lathe). In my first pipes, I have been making an effort to end up with a tobacco chamber that is roughly vertical when smoked, whether the pipe is bent or otherwi...

Just for the record, if anyone else is outfitting a lathe, I ended up buying this when I found out you can get the correct thread adapter at oneway for $25. So, I spent about 240 total and ended up with the oneway chuck and four sets of jaws (3 came with the home depot clearance kit + tower jaws and...

Thanks, Kurt. Wrong size for me now that you mention it ...

Is this the same oneway chuck that is frequently recommended on this site? If so, it looks like a good deal. I know I would still need the tower jaws. Thanks! http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100375630&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&...

Great story. Best of luck.

I agree. I love nearly all of the pipes posted here, especially the last one. Also, your golden contrast stain shown on some of these is really first rate.

Best regards,
Tim in Texas

Nick, I was just following the advice here as far as using the tubing:

http://pipedia.org/index.php?title=Bamboo_Shanks

Thanks, guys. I am encouraged enough by your replies to keep trying. I suspect the joins would be a lot easier with a lathe so I am even now coming up with some justifications for the expense. As far as the bamboo shank goes, do you use the 5/32 interior diameter stainless steel? I used that here bu...

Gentlemen, newbie here with many thanks for your forum and willingness to share your craft. I have only been smoking pipes for a year or so, but I quickly discovered that handmade pipes were the best and, in a testament to how my mind works, thought "hey, I can do that." Whether I can or n...