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Yes, it's great. I tried it with Maryland 609 and Burley TN90. The folks on the forum give it two thumbs up also. It's really mild and great for blending with a stronger tobacco.

Holy cow, Scottie. That's a great pipe! You're coming along like gangbusters.

Bravo. Very nice work as always. Keep them coming, I'm lovin' it. Looking forward to the traditionals.

I really like this pipe. I think sitters are cool for one thing and I think you did a good job on your first rustication. Overall very nice and a fantastic second pipe. The way you plowed on in spite of the problems says alot about your tenacity. I'm looking forward to your next one.

Are you going to run air lines in your whole shop? I can help you lay out the proper way to practically eliminate moisture in the lines. i worked 20 years in a body shop and there are some definate "rules" very few people bother with or don't consider or don't know about. It's all in how y...

Way to stay with it. You got a dang good teacher there. Kudos for rooting him out.

Beautiful briar. Congratulations. I am proud for you. I'm sure you've been grinning like a possum eating persimmons.

I start by cutting the upper and lower lines of the shank on the bandsaw, a little oversize. If these lines curve, I cut following the curves, but oversize. Then I do all my drilling and turn as much of the bowl as possible. Then I cut the sides of the shank on the bandsaw, oversize. If the shank ta...

I like that one very much. It has a strong rhodesian influence.

I have no clue on how it is done on pipes, but in a turkey box call the long oval is done with Forstner bits and the walls are cleaned up with chisels. It should work the same on an oval in a pipe bowl. Drill 2 overlapping holes, and chisel out the side wall. As to the bottom of the bowl, I would u...

Nice pipes. I especially like the brandy at the top. :lol: Seriously though, these are some beautiful classical shapes. You've clearly refined your chops to be able to create excellent classics. My hat's off to you! LOL That one got past me also. I just finished rereading that thread. Good one Uber...

i dont think they have large sheets of boxwood as the tree doesnt grow very large in diameter, but im not 100% sure. like sas said his boxwood was a gnarled old branch and same with the stuff at the store i was in. i think if you want sheets of wood then domestic wood is your best option. i dont kn...

Growley wrote:Here are my shop pipes. Only one of them did I actually purpose to make for myself. The others were either really early on pipes, or just pipes that don't fit my standards today. These are the ones I've kept. I've given a good number away too.

What will you take for a five pipe lot? #3,5,6,8,10

bikedoctor wrote:Kevin : heh heh heeee

Wife: how can you be laughing on a pipe forum?

Kevin: hush woman, before you get Thor's hammer

Just a heads up from experience: Iron Skillet trumps Thor's Hammer.

What would you change to be more churchwardenish? http://www.google.com/search?q=churchwarden+pipes&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=qXJCUaGbKuq5ywGW64CwDg&ved=0CD0QsAQ&biw=768&bih=928#biv=i%7C28%3Bd%7CeCqMPknKmAgk1M%3A I have to learn to post a pic from ...

bikedoctor wrote:Alpha

How can you like these pipes. They aren't even armed for combat

You are looking at after shots. They have been disarmed and subjected to the might of Thor's Hammer.

The Smoking Yeti wrote:"and thus, alcohol was consumed!"

Am I right?

Yeti -
Your pipe staging is always so nice I thought I'd give it a try.

A buddy from Slovenia I know from www.fairtradetobacco.com sent me two blocks of olive wood and a genuine USSR Ushanka hat to make him a pipe like my briar pipe. I wanted to present it to him in a different way, so I posted the above story on the tobacco forum. He really got a big kick out of it so ...

The Smoking Yeti wrote:"and thus, alcohol was consumed!"

Am I right?

Actually I think Rev pretty much nailed the problem. So whadda ya think?

I like them all. very nice choice of shapes and wonderful execution.