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enough pipes.. i'll be lucky to have 5

Just curious girls.. Who will be in attendance... I'm actually going to finally make a US show and am curious as to who will be there

HEY wait a minute... that's way to early for me.. move it an hour or two the other way... geezzz

by the time I wake up all you clowns will have logged off

I'm pretty sure you got it right Nate .... Chris knows what posh is.. and its not a Spice Girl... Wanker is above his command of the American language.... I mean he puts groceries in his boot, can't say aluminum correctly and consistently confuses biscuits with cookies Oh yea... Welcome aboard James

As mentioned.. From your local butcher is one major source.. Alternatively pet stores for dog toys when on sale... You can pick up buffalo horn tips for 5 to 8 euro and normally it can be used on 2 or 3 pipes

Also dictum.de, along with knife making supply stores

nice pipe scottie.... too bad about the wood.. but as David said.. I'd smoke.. heck.. some of the pipes I've keep have been worse....

I've enjoyed watching your progression

Personally I'd bend it up... But that's me

Check out uwe maier's work in his whistle category http://www.pfeifenwerk.de or Christian Wolfsteiner http://www.tarock-briar.de/archive.htm. Whistle gallery... Some great ideas

James

I agree with jmg ... Yeti is on crack.... Nice Dublin

perfect sunday morning laugh.. thanks trever

james

Welcome .. Do a lot of reading... Many questions have already been answered.. And most of all .. Enjoy yourself... And your pipemaking adventure

Mimmo has it also

Can we just go back to discussing the fine art of making a blowfish

James

I use aluminum also... Stole the idea from Chris ... When polished up,it looks nice

Scottie, personally I love the idea... But think it would look better if the briar was sandblasted or fissure free ... Just my personal observation

Your ingenuity amazes me... And that's what makes a difference in my world of pipe making

Buy whatever thickness you want... The teeth are what's important... I always thin mine out to the desired width with a grinder... Only takes a few swipes and the thicker blades cost me less where I'm at

James

It was a testament to the charachter of the folks here. Thanks! Interesting observation. Honestly, Tyler may be the only pipemaker whose Character I could testify for :lol: Ok, Rad too. But I aint going to court for none of you other malcontents. Nicely said Ryan... congrats to all those that made ...

No.... I epoxy a piece about .5 to .75 to connect the stummel to the bamboo.. And I always use a spacer but you don't have to .... And for the mp I use another piece about the same length .. About a third is pushed into the stem and the rest is viewable as the tenon... I leave the rest of the bamboo...

I use a SS tenon to attach the bamboo to stummel.... And a SS tenon in the mouthpiece.. When the bamboo is thin in diameter use 3.5 or 3 mm SS and drill at the same diameter... They don't all have to be 4mm

The rest of the shank is just clean bamboo on the inside

James

Congrats.... Almost 26 wonderful years with my bride