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Thank you Taylor
I'll sure do that. What is a good time to talk?
Most likely my best time is during the day.

Excellent advice Ben. And very good illustrations from you Alex. Message Loud and clear! Now what do I do about fixing this little quagmire?? Not to get me wrong with any of the defending I've done for this pipe today. I've looked at it a thousand ways to sunday and KNOW that it's just not good enou...

Trust me they where STONED. I think they were smoking too much Briar Dust There's nothing left on the bottom to work with. If I cut straight across like in the photo then the thickness of the bottom of the bowl would be about as think as a. . . Well something German that wasn't thick?? :D How would ...

yep that's what it looked like with the normal saddle. But there was a problem with the shank that made me go that direction. Do me a favor! Cut and paste the bottom of the stem to the top so I can see what it would look like if they matched? No Saddle both being the rounded curve down to the main p...

Thanks Josh, While it's not quite my favorit pipe, I would smoke this one!!! Then again I don't think I've really carved that one yet? And Yes your observations are correct. Seems that no matter what I do I end up with an angle to my Inlays? I blame the lack of proper equipment on that. Are you sayi...

Early on I could tell there was no saving this grain so that cut tons of hours off making this one. I had the whole thing done (Minus the inlay which I did then next day) in less than 3 hours. So here's my Big Black Rusticated Billiard with Maple Inlay .. http://oceansprings-ms.com/1c_PapaDukeNo07.j...

Very nice Scott.
Congrats on the 27 years too! That's quite a milstone in ones life.

Your photo would sell to a stock photography house I'm sure.
Well done!

No really it's just an expensive Pipe Stand. Say what you will. No problems. haha.. Now the 9mm Beretta well that's a different story?

Great tips guys,
Any suggestions since I've already waxed it?
Just sand over the wax and all or is there a technique for taking the wax back off?

I'm going to take some better pictures when the sun comes up tomorrow. This is the first time I've used Primo Dye and it's rather very dark! So are my hands now cause you have to mix it yourself. By the way I got the Denatured Acohol from walmart like you all suggested. Thanks! Heres my first pickax...

"The New Phone Books are here"
"The New Phone Books are here"

Sorry your post reminded me of the movie

Very Original & Unique!
With a million of us pipe makers this my very well set you apart from many.

Very Unique in deed

Tyler, Does that mean we can all call you collect to see what you found in the pipe? :D Great Job David Not being any kind of expert on this.. I can offer this one bit of observation. It seems the rustification is tighter on the shank then the bowl? LOVE the bowl not crazy about the shank? Crazy yes...

Very nice indeed. And good idea with adding the briar foot to protect from buring.

I like them both.
Man I need a lathe!

Thanks David, and that's exactly why I put that bend in the stem to someone finish the line? If you call that a line?? You're right, this may just be the most unique thing this guys ever saw? Who knows. Anyway, the more I live with it the more this pipe grows on me. What suprises me is how easy the ...

haha...
Should we have an "Ugliest Pipe" contest?
You know this pipe just might be my best seller when it's all said and done.

Well there is beauty in the eyes of the beholder I guess. The ugliest pipe I've ever made is up to $49.99 (the min. bid) on eBay with four more days to go? Maybe it's the angles or something but the bidder is not afraid to pay good money for a pipe from looking at his feedback. Now if someone else l...

Oh yeah I knew what cattywumpus was.
Must be an american thing?

Thanks guys, Those are the same areas that I don't like about the pipe. If you look at it just right you can tell that I angled the inlay all wrong and that's where it all went wrong! I'm still learning on adding inlay. Not much stem now to work with but I should still try something shouldn't I? Sor...

Sure did Dave, I'll try and show you that tonight. I've made one from the Bocote with Antler inlay for the bottom. The wood is so nice I really don't think I'll sell this one! Great suggestions by the way. I wondered if not having a button would matter? This is a large pipe, not one you'd really wan...

sure thing, That is if I can explain it? All my rustification is done with a dremel using the small ball bit. On this pipe I ran small wavy lines (maybe 3/13 to 1/4 long) up and down the bowl but then ran the next set of lines offset from the last. Sort of how you lay bricks. Then I buffed them toge...