Hi guys! Well I'm glad im here finally and able to say stuff. By name im Jānis Markuss and i've been making pipes for 1 year now. I'm 23 years old and I live and make pipes in Latvia (in europe)
When ever i feel the need for an advice i seek help in this forum on similar problems. I have always loved wood, but pipecarving came to me as challange and i feel delighted to be able to join the family and to listen and share with pros and rookie alike.
Thank for welcoming me!
A newbie
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LatakiaLover
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Since he's been world famous for many years and Latvia is a small country, I must ask.
Have you met him?
Have you met him?
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Welcone Sir and have a great time on the Forum...John 
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Welcome to the forum!
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Sorry mate dont know this guy, maybe irs Sergey Senatorov?LatakiaLover wrote:Since he's been world famous for many years and Latvia is a small country, I must ask.
Have you met him?
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The guy is from Lithuania not Latvia Is he a pipemaker or juat a weightlifter?
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World champion 4x Power lifter!!! I wonder if he could help me with the new lathe I'm going to get??? Lol! just kidding I'll find me 4 strong guys and "I" will put the boltts in... 
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My apologies, Janka. Chalk that one up to 1) a typical American's ignorance of eastern Europe; and 2) my excitement that you might have met the guy conflating countries which start with the letter "L" in my mind.Janka wrote:The guy is from Lithuania not Latvia
Excitement because he's truly something of a hero of mine. Many years ago I was involved with Olympic weight lifting, and still find strength sports fascinating. Big Z (as he's known) is arguably the most powerful human being to have ever walked the Earth, PLUS he's a soft-spoken, quietly confident guy who seems like he'd be fun to know.
Pipedreamer: Not a power lifter. A strongman competitor. They are very different. Strongman is far more dynamic and impressive (and dangerous).
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You are right!!! My apologies. You do know these things. I was the fl. Firefighter champion, power lifting, way back. I don't think I'm dangerous, however I am driven!!! 
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Outstanding. Much respect. (I was an AAU Region 8 PL judge for a while (also way back) in addition to my primary love of coaching Olympic guys.)pipedreamer wrote:I was the fl. Firefighter champion, power lifting, way back.:
What was your weight class and winning total?
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