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Thanks guys I'm leaving as is but next time Ill take more wood off.

TimGeorge wrote: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.

I get scared of going to far with saws.

Boekweg wrote:How much are you paying for your pipe kit? the only one i saw on that site (norwoods pipe repair) was like $30.00

Yeah 30.00 plus 3.00 for shipping I like the way his pipes smoke so in theory it will smoke as good as his pipes he sells.

Nice I like the shape

I went with an light stain so you can see some of the ok grain. Thanks for commenting. I think is gonna be a long road for me but, I'm sure liking it so far even though My pipes come out not so good haha

Here is my second pipe came out kinda messed up my fault/wood bubbles. It had alot of imperfections which ended up teaching me alot about wood. I figured I would finish it anyways. Also decided to leave a couple of the chisel marks. Its an block from Norwoods Pipe Repair. Definitely not an cheap hob...

I think you will really like it I'm currently working on another (Pre drilled block from Norwoods Pipe Repair). I have also learned about imperfections in the wood Which is an major downside to this hobby.

Heres my first kit pipe. I still have a couple things to sand/buff and its almost done. I'm also waiting for the carnuba wax I ordered to get here... What do you think? (yeah I know theres a gap where the stem goes in. The wood really fought me at times!) http://pipesmagazine.com/wp-content/blogs.di...

I got a little stain in there at the top?

I was reading and couldn't find an answer as to if this is the same as normal denatured alcohol? Sorry if this is a stupid question.

Heres what I was finishing which is my first pipe kit. I still have a couple things to sand by its almost done. I'm also waiting for the carnuba wax I ordered to get here... What do you think? (yeah I know theres a gap where the stem goes in. The wood really fought me at times!) I read its not good ...

So I can clean it with denatured alcohol inside the bowl and use sandpaper and bring it back to wood color inside the bowl then after all that say use bourbon to sweeten it and its ok to smoke?

Thanks so much for all the info really nice of you guys to take the time! My question: What should I clean the pipe with if i smoked the block before I started to shape it? I meant to say as like I started to break in the bowl before so it was kinda dark. I shaped it and it had all the wood dust and...

I'm finishing my first kit pipe and I have read around alot and I'm lost in this world of endless choices. I have finished gun stocks before where you didn't have to worry so much about what products you use. I was in a woodcraft today and had no idea what to buy, I was just lost in the world of cho...