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- Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:55 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Ready for Spoon Bits?
- Replies: 227
- Views: 30024
Re: Ready for Spoon Bits?
I initially expressed interest but that is a little more than I can justify with my small production of about 25 a year. I am sure they are wonderful, though, and hope to get some in the future.
- Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:21 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Measuring Bowl Bottom Thickness
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1797
Re: Measuring Bowl Bottom Thickness
Cool. Not a big deal, but my thumb and forefinger have once or twice proven themselves unreliable.
There has to be a joke in there somewhere ....
There has to be a joke in there somewhere ....
- Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:11 am
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: My 1st two pipes
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1311
Re: My 1st two pipes
Not bad at all. My first one was still kind of square, and looked like a block with a stem on it.
- Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:52 am
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: Tenon chamfering procedure
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3369
Re: Tenon chamfering procedure
To chamfer the outside of the tenon a bit I use nail files from a beauty supply store while the stem is turning in the lathe. They are also great for filing on the stem and come in many grits. The countersink tool from pimo works great to chamfer the inside of the tenon just a bit. Just a light touc...
- Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:01 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Measuring Bowl Bottom Thickness
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1797
Measuring Bowl Bottom Thickness
Has anyone come across a tool that would allow for the easy measurement of bowl thickness at the bottom? My digital caliper is useless for this task, so what I do now is measure the depth of the bowl, the height of the bowl, and then subtract. This works okay, but it sure would be nice to just take ...
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:37 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: 2nd pipe kit
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1865
Re: 2nd pipe kit
The hardest thing to learn when first starting out is that it is okay to keep going, and remove a lot of wood. That looks like a nice block.
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:33 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Briar Round Up
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3508
Re: Briar Round Up
Great post, and thank you. Your experience is similiar to my own. I was a big fan of the PME algerian, and now have been branching out to ordering from Jaume and Mimmo since the PME tuscan just seems too expensive to me, and a little on the small side. Transactions with both have been easy and the b...
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:56 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: The New Shop. "A Work In Progress"
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1389
Re: The New Shop. "A Work In Progress"
Nice shop, and a nice dog. I heartily recommend a good dog for any pipemaker. Let's face it, no one else is going to stay in there with you for hours and hours and be happy with the occassional pat on the head.
- Mon Jan 24, 2011 2:54 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Pipe No.100-Total Bling
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2601
Re: Pipe No.100-Total Bling
Really nice, and congratulations on No. 100. Would look great next to the crown jewels in the Tower of London, or wherever they keep them.
- Wed Dec 22, 2010 2:25 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Well... lets give it a go...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1651
Re: Well... lets give it a go...
Good start. Just keep sanding. The bowl in particular has a nice (if still unfinished) shape for a first pipe. Mine ended up about as square as the briar block, which is pretty common. Anyway, best of luck.
- Thu Dec 16, 2010 3:03 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Show us your shop!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6290
Re: Show us your shop!
Comrades! Gee! All these places of yours look so tidy! So it is kind of embarassing to show my one :oops: : http://www.youtube.com/premiumpipes#p/u/4/uOoXASOK3Dc Cheerio! Walle Crap! It was just getting to the good part, the secret of those amazing textured surfaces ... Just a few more minutes and ...
- Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:20 pm
- Forum: General Tobacco Discussion
- Topic: Samuel Gawith: Christmas Mixture
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4050
Re: Samuel Gawith: Christmas Mixture
The justforhim.com Christmas blend might make a good alternative. I have been enjoying it and it does smell like Christmas, cloves included.
- Mon Dec 13, 2010 12:50 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Show us your shop!
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6290
Re: Show us your shop!
Man, I love this thread, although it is quickly leading to shop envy. Mine is a converted storage outbuilding with, so far, no insulation. A little cold in the winter ... The first picture shows my chief assistant. His job is to get me out of the house, and he is really good at that. http://i670.pho...
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:01 pm
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: Question: A good set of bits?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2193
Re: Question: A good set of bits?
You will also need something to cut the slot in the end. I use a dremel with a cutting bit, and then a short 1/16 bit in the drill press to widen it out. You probably already knew that ...
- Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:45 pm
- Forum: Stem Work
- Topic: X-Ray Vision
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2090
Re: X-Ray Vision
For starters, here is a picture Rad posted at some point for some reason (stain penetration I think). Obviously, ignore the burn out area ...
I saved it for the outline of the squashed tomato, but have yet to give it a try.
I saved it for the outline of the squashed tomato, but have yet to give it a try.
- Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:44 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: A Studdy Ingrain - "The Tilted Pot Story" by Mike Messer
- Replies: 104
- Views: 11358
Re: A Studdy Ingrain - "The Tilted Pot Story" by Mike Messer
On the price side of things I have taken the opposite approach. I started selling my pipes after I had made only five, the pipes were sold as the early pipes of a new pipemaker and I have kept my customers up to date on new methods I was using and how my work was improving. I took my customers on t...
- Thu Dec 02, 2010 1:25 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Best starting point for rough shaping
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3451
Re: Best starting point for rough shaping
I use this one. $97 bucks and it works great (for pipemaking at least):
http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditi ... B001V9K69E
http://www.amazon.com/Factory-Reconditi ... B001V9K69E
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:54 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Spoon Bits
- Replies: 72
- Views: 8300
Re: Spoon Bits
Count me in as well!
- Wed Dec 01, 2010 5:50 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Product Shots(Pics of the pipe goods)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 624
Re: Product Shots(Pics of the pipe goods)
That's a nice contraption. I have learned a lot about pipes and have sold quite a few now, but I still can't take a decent picture. The 14 menus on my camera leave my head spinning like a lathe.
- Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:01 pm
- Forum: Pipes
- Topic: Pipes possibly causing loss of job for "parphanelia?"
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4370
Re: Pipes possibly causing loss of job for "parphanelia?"
I just saw this post and, man, that is ridiculous. Speaking as a lawyer (which I piddle with when I am not making pipes), companies can generally fire you for any reason they want in most states, unless it is for a reason that violates civil rights (race, gender, etc.) or is in violation of a union ...