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Hi everyone- For a long time now I have been trying to figure out how to create a "twisted shank" such as many Radice pipes tend to have. In case you aren't sure what the heck I'm talking about, here is a picture of the type of shank I'm referring to (found on google): http://www.thesmoker...

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...a tool called the "jooltool". Interesting gizmo, but $280 seems a bit steep for my pocket. Yeah, that's an outrageous price. I bought it at woodcraft for $80 bucks, I believe, plus the cost of a few extra sanding discs (they look like ninja stars). No idea why they would be selling it ...

Just to be clear Simeon, it sounds like you drill the tobacco chamber (and possibly the draft & mortise) holes on another machine (probably a drill press) and then go to the lathe to shape the exterior. Correct? The chucks & fixture Kurt & Todd discussed allow you to drill & shape i...

I picked up a tool at woodcraft that has made sharpeing my lathe tools and my chamber bits much easier. It's totally unnecessary if you have basically good skill with a standard grinder, but since I didn't have skill or confidence when I started pipemaking, I listened to the advice of some of the sa...

I have not taken the plunge and bought a custom pipe turning chuck yet....but I hope to soon! :D In the meantime, I have had relatively good success with turning the bowl on my lathe using a simple jam chuck. Jam chucks are basically just scrap wood turned down to the necessary diameter to create a ...

Not at all! I drill all the pipe kits I make on the drill press since I don't have to lathe shape any part of them. And most freehands as well. Sorry Kurt! Some of the threads I read made it sound like I was the only person left still drilling my holes on a press instead of on my lathe. It's good t...

Hi all- I've been devouring everything I can find on the forums for a couple of weeks now since stumbling upon them. Thanks for the amazing information everyone shares! This is a great community! I know now that drilling on the drill press is one step away from taboo around here, but I thought I wou...

Hello all- My name is Simeon; I picked up pipe making a few years ago when I was teaching high school English and had access to the school wood shop. Now I don't teach anymore, but I have slowly built up the makings of a modest wood shop of my own (nothing close to the kind of tool access I had at t...