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Marks, I've made my email viewable now. Sorry about that. I'd love to see some of your work. Tyler, I made the tool this weekend. It works great, though, now I need to hit up the rustication finishes thread to figure that problem out. Thanks for the tips. Also, are the nails supposed to twist and sp...

Thanks for the link to the lizard egg and also the other tips for dremel bits. I had thought about that, but I guess that I never really considered it because it was almost too controlled, at least in theory. While the lizard egg is indeed well rusticated (was there any briar left?), I can't say tha...

Gentlemen, it sounds like a high-quality product meant for long life and full customer satisfaction! Realistically speaking, how long does it last, how many pipes? Not that I'm planning on pumping out hundreds over the next month or so, but if I drop the cash I want to make sure that it is a worthwh...

Okay, I found the link to the rusticating process used by one of Cavicchi's carvers.

Here it is:

http://www.pipesandtobaccos.com/pipesan ... cavlab.htm

Let me know what you think guys.

Jeff

So, what do you all mean when you say that the Pimo tools wear out? Does that mean that the cutting edge has gone, or that something or other could be replaced or reworked, or that it is literally on the verge of throwing itself into the trashcan if you don't throw it there first? Because if it's a ...

A step up from the conical-ground spade bits is a reshaped silver and deming bit. The 1/2 shafts provide a ton of stability and they have some of the misshaping problems caused sometimes when using a spade bit improperly. Although tons of "big" pipemakers still use the spade bits (as do I)...

Tyler, The rustication page is really helpful. That is a great little tool you have. I have an ebachon that I'm going to be carving up this weekend, I think I'll make your tool and give it a shot. Perhaps you don't have any on the bench right now, but if you think about it in the future, posting a p...

Alright fellas, experts, artists, etc. Now that we've established that a used Pimo tool is virtually useless and that a lathe must enter the picture at some point I'm going to need some guidance. I appreciate all of your input on the other thread and my wife has agreed to let me buy an inexpensive l...

Okay, here's a question for you all. I've done the smooth finishes with success at this point. And, you have been discussing how to finish rusticated surfaces in another thread. So, if you can't tell where this is going, how do us new guys fill in the missing step: rusticating the stummel. I'm inter...

Thanks for the answer Kurt. As for the ascii art, well, I used my imagination and the picture became much clearer :wink: So, the answer appears to be that turning a tenon is impossible without a turning tool of some kind (pimo, jhlowe, lathe, etc.) I did talk to Tim about the jhlowe turner, but as y...

Tyler, Thanks for the quick answer on the briar sources. The reason I ask is that www.briargrains.com has some pretty good looking briar for sale at relatively inexpensive prices. Also, the owners distinguish between straight-tight grain plateaux (tassili quality) and loose-straight grain plateaux (...

Okay, this will make you all cringe. But I've fit some stems to pipes without a lathe or tenon turning tool. Instead, I used a dremel for some pretty bad results. Right now, I don't have a lathe, and it really is unaffordable for me now or in the near future. Regrettably, as a student, the pimo turn...

I recently made my first two pipes this past christmas using pimo briar and a preformed stem. While I still lack a lathe (and being in school, I probably will lack one for some time) I want to be able to take the next step in pipemaking. Here are some questions I have: Briar related: Have you notice...