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by kvonk
Sun May 13, 2012 10:00 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Mushroom Pipe
Replies: 28
Views: 3125

Re: Mushroom Pipe

Awesome pipe. BUT, I must say the photography is really, really NICE!! Bravo to the photographer who shot this wonderful pipe!!!
by kvonk
Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:48 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, or Trade
Topic: anyone interested in Algerian briar? SOLD OUT
Replies: 43
Views: 8073

Re: anyone interested in Algerian briar?

2- Tassili plateaux
5-Cirta plat.
5- Tassili eb.
FYI- I'm located in Morrisville, VT.

Thanks!
by kvonk
Sat Feb 25, 2012 12:41 pm
Forum: Finishing Techniques
Topic: Tandy Leather Finish for Briar Stain
Replies: 14
Views: 3369

Re: Tandy Leather Finish for Briar Stain

Thanks for the feedback. I'm gonna apply it to one of my pipes. If it kills me, I'll post a warning for you folks.
by kvonk
Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:38 pm
Forum: Finishing Techniques
Topic: Tandy Leather Finish for Briar Stain
Replies: 14
Views: 3369

Tandy Leather Finish for Briar Stain

From my 20 minute foray into belt making back in the mid 70's I still have an old can of Neat-Lac leather finish . It contains Toluol. Harmful or fatal if swallowed. I won't be drinking it. Harmful vapors, too. It's old but intact. I put some on a piece of briar and it really brought out the grain a...
by kvonk
Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:41 am
Forum: Stem Work
Topic: Board Stretchers and Unicorns
Replies: 3
Views: 3395

Re: Board Stretchers and Unicorns

Thanks, Sas. I'll try that today. Ya, that bird thing: A bird in hand is a bird that is easier to apply salt to, too. :D
by kvonk
Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:55 pm
Forum: Stem Work
Topic: Board Stretchers and Unicorns
Replies: 3
Views: 3395

Re: Board Stretchers and Unicorns

Kip,
If I were you, I'd make another stem the right way.
by kvonk
Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:11 pm
Forum: Stem Work
Topic: Board Stretchers and Unicorns
Replies: 3
Views: 3395

Board Stretchers and Unicorns

Like the ever elusive board stretcher and Unicorn, is there a way to make a big draft hole (button end-5/32") into a 1/16" hole without having to master time travel, first? This error on my first stem; It's Cumberland stock and I like the stem but it's like drawing smoke out of a didgerido...
by kvonk
Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:22 pm
Forum: Other Things We Make
Topic: Music!
Replies: 11
Views: 2923

Re: Music!

Thanks, Brandon.
by kvonk
Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:50 pm
Forum: Other Things We Make
Topic: LET THERE BE DRUMS!
Replies: 4
Views: 2448

Re: LET THERE BE DRUMS!

That black kit is quite nice. Quite an array of cymbals, too.
by kvonk
Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:48 pm
Forum: Other Things We Make
Topic: Music!
Replies: 11
Views: 2923

Re: Music!

I'm new to this site and am enjoying it very much. Not only has it been a valuable resource for learning pipe making, it also seems to be a place filled with interesting and varied folk. Then, I stumble across a thread that mentions stuff like Fripp, Zappa, and the like. How cool is this? It's like ...
by kvonk
Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:27 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: My first piece of plateau
Replies: 3
Views: 720

Re: My first piece of plateau

I love it!
by kvonk
Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:26 pm
Forum: Tools and Tooling
Topic: Compound rest for Delta Midi Lathe
Replies: 3
Views: 575

Compound rest for Delta Midi Lathe

Is there a compound rest that can be retrofitted to my Delta Midi Lathe? I've checked this forum extensively for the answer and eBay for a rest that would suffice but am not approaching enlightenment. Also: This site is like Pipe Making College with free tuition and I like it here! I've been making ...