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When I first started into Tamper making I tried my hand at crafting a few briar pipes. Since then the Tampers keep me pretty busy so I've got Two Predrilled and fitted with stems Briar Pipe Kits for making your own BENT Briar Pipe! I'm selling BOTH kits in one shot to anyone looking to give it a try...

First off I'm glad to see the forum back up and running! I switched gears when working with some Antler Inlay one day for a pipe and have been enjoying making these Deer Antler Tampers ever since! Besides there are plenty of you pipe makers out there that put mine to shame when I was making them so ...

Good lord those are awesome!
Thanks now you got me wanting to buy a new pipe. These are the kind of pipes that break your heart that you don't own them.

Good job!
Papa Duke
www.PapaDuke.com

Very nice job.
Each pipe you do it just gets better and better.
Love the choice of stain and the grain is amazing!

Selling or Smoking this one?

That is an Awesome pipe!
Great choice on not staining it!!

I recently sold one of my Tampers to a guy in Israel who turns out to be the owner of what he says is the largest Pipe & Tobacco Store over there. Here's his website if you can read Hebrew: http://www.pipeandtea.co.il He wrote me today and wants to start selling my tampers out of his store but h...

Well, I suppose if left in the wrong place then yes they could literally be a pain in the butt!! But in this case (thank god) I mean that only figuratively. They're just difficult to make since I don't have a lathe and shape them on a sanding pad on my drill, Plus to make matters worst, the stock I ...

Thanks ckr,

They're 3" long and 1/2" wide
The natural Antler ones are give and take but always in that range.

Now if I can just get my hosting company to fix their server you could see the rest??

Here's the Acrylic's I made. So far this is ALL of the acrylics I've made! Big pain in the butt they are. This one I call "Big Pain in the Butt" http://www.dropshots.com/photos/74055/20061002/190423.jpg And this one is "Big Pain in the Butt Returns" http://www.dropshots.com/photo...

I also wanted to say I have some Acrylic's I made that beleive it or not are under $50.00? Yes I know it's crazy! Pure Madness!!

I'll try and show them tonight
Thanks again guys I appreciate the comments

Thanks Guys. Why yes I did forget to mention GL Pease didn't I? AND the article in the upcoming P&T? It's old age what can I say? haha... GL owns the red one I call "The Northern Star" he also purchased one with a brass foot that he photographed and is on his website. Very much the hon...

Since it's been to hot for me to make any pipes to show here I thought I'd show some of my Unique One of a Kind Handcrafted Pipe Tobacco Tampers. http://www.dropshots.com/photos/74055/20060927/030938.jpg http://www.dropshots.com/images/right_hover.gif http://www.dropshots.com/photos/74055/20060927/0...

So John you seem to be the Village Elder?
Oh wise and noble pipe maker of us all!!


Great poll.
You should do others?
Such as Tobacco you smoke. . .
Style of Pipe. . .
Rusticated or Smooth. . .

Not being at a level just yet where that would really matter, at least to the point of trying to fix something that is, still I go for design and ballance.

I know... No Help!
Just felt like posting even if I am just a Tamper Maker these days!!

Here's one I found for you

I work with Antler all the time and it does have a strong odor when drilling and cutting that's for sure. As far as smoking out of one I'm just not sure about that! Which is why I've yet to make one myself but have tossed the idea around myself. Yet, I see that it's done all the time. Maybe a nice M...

Simple and sweet

Without the shoulders the stem looks way to big for the rest of the pipe.

Starting to love it David! But yes, it is taking some time I must be honest. If you post it on eBay I think the picture I would lead off with for the gallery is the second one. Then I would use the last two. Those three photos show the best flow of your lines I think? It's a “grow on you” kind of pi...

Hi Thomas, Mostly likely both problems are from the cigarette tobacco. If you can come across some pipe tobacco you'll be much better off. I had to laugh at the term "scooby snacks" if you was smoking pipe tobacco then I'd say you're not packing the pipe right and it's allowing the tobacco...

On the shank extensions I'd worry about heat activating the toxins?
Really I guess there is no way around using this for pipes?

Would make for some wonderful looking Pipe Racks I guess?