First pipe & first post.

2combs · Post by **2combs** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:14 pm

Well, here goes. My name is Tu Combs. JMG is a very good friend of mine, brother would be a more fitting word. He introduced me to the pipe world almost 5 years ago and I've been kind of itching to try my hand at making a pipe since he returned to the states. He had a reject block with a lot of flaws that he wasn't gonna use so I decided I would play with it since I would probably mess it up anyways. I decided to make a poker since they're one of my favorite shapes and although I have a few nice pokers, none of them sit. All drilling was done on a drill press. Delrin tenon in a pre-mold stem that I didn't spend much time on. The pictures aren't the greatest, but I tried to catch the important angles. Thanks for looking!

Here's the best shot I have of it.

And then a few of it getting there.

^^This isn't perfectly round, but is not near as bad as it looks in the picture.^^

Ocelot55 · Post by **Ocelot55** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:51 pm

Looks a lot better than my first pipe!

JMG is a one stand up guy. Welcome to the forum! Read a lot and ask questions.

socrates · Post by **socrates** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:59 pm

Welcome!

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wdteipen · Post by **wdteipen** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:53 am

I'm with Jesse; better than my first by a long shot. Welcome to PMF and the joy of pipemaking.

WCannoy · Post by **WCannoy** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:09 am

wdteipen wrote:I'm with Jesse; better than my first by a long shot.

Ditto...

Welcome! Now go make another one!!!

BrianMadsen · Post by **BrianMadsen** » Wed Sep 17, 2014 1:50 pm

Hey Tu, welcome to the forum!

That is a great way to start your pipe making! That poker looks good. You did a good job on that one.
Keep 'em coming, because i think you could get very good at this!

Literaryworkshop · Post by **Literaryworkshop** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:25 pm

You've obviously been looking and listening here already. You've done a lot of things right. To my eye, the stem is a little too long for the pipe, and the stummel is a little too thin, but otherwise it's not a bad pipe.

2combs · Post by **2combs** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:42 pm

Thanks for the compliments and critiques. I had a lot of fun making this pipe. As long as it continues to be therapeutic I'll keep at it. My favorite look on this pipe was right before I did the final stain so I went back and changed it up. I like this much better.

JMG · Post by **JMG** » Sat Sep 20, 2014 6:36 pm

This is terrible. You should be ashamed.

maxmil · Post by **maxmil** » Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:05 am

Welcome.
To be the first is very well
Best regards.
Félix

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