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Hi all... I know that I once said I would never again deal with Yazid...was purty adamant at the time...but times, and circumstances, change. After a few PMs and a long phone conversation with Steve, I placed a small order for some of his grade 2 block. In a word, beautiful. It only arrived yesterda...

Hi Steve. Good to hear that you made it. Too far for me...hell, even Chi is a long walk, but it's looking like a show that will grow. Suppliers is something that we (*I*) would love to see at the St. Louis show....maybe next year? Would be great to hand select a few blocks and look over some of your...

With all the talk of Samantha's Italian briar, I took the leap....I have 20 Plateaus on their way. Looking forward to cutting into this and seeing what comes of it.

WTH...I'll give it a try.

"Golden RATIO" That's what I was looking for....thank you! Argument settled....for now. LOL I've been down this road before and the discussion rages on. This formula is not the end-all in design. but it is a place to start. If we vary much from these constraints, objects start to look spin...

Good start....waiting anxiously for the final result. I've contemplated trying one of these....you might have pushed me over the edge...........

Well done amigo.....I like the shape and flow of the pipe. The bride will love it!

Finished this up a while back....thought you might like to see it. http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/2743/rose005.th.jpg http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4584/rose004.th.jpg http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/640/rose003.th.jpg http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/9857/rose002.th.jpg http://img708....

Hi Skip...
I'll be contacting you after the first of the month...but have a quick question. Are these raw blocks or partially turned?

....for a well balanced pipe. There is a mathematical formula...something-or-other triangle...has to do with the optimum ratio between the height of the bowl to the length of the shank to the overall length of the pipe. If you hold these ratios, the pipe is balanced visually...stray away enough and ...

Michael....now I'm PO'd! I've trashet 4 blocks tryin to grt that bowl to shank treatment! LOL Overall, nice! I don't care for the look of the back of the bowl....too long. But hey, that's just my personal taste. I might have tapered the back to match the front....less of an "area" across t...

Thanks gents! I'll look into the tubing idea....makes sense to me. I'll let y'all know how it works.....or doesn't....LOL

This is in line with a question I've had for a while now. I started a pipe a bit ago and mis-drilled the shank, which was short to begin with. I've removed the shank entire at this point. Would it be functionally sound to drill into the bowl til I was flush with the inner wall and epoxy a cylinder i...

Thanks for the warm welcome folks...good to "see" a couple of people I already know. Like being the new kid in school, it helps to have friends from the "neighborhood". LOL

Hi all...... The name is Ted Haviland. I live in south/central MO. and am a professional design drafter. Pushing 65 (in March) and looking fwd. to doing more fishing and floating than a work-a-day life allows. I just found this place...again...while on SF. I've started tinkering with pipe-making as ...