Another Frankenpipe- if you don't want to see a "shop Pipe",

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DocAitch
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Another Frankenpipe- if you don't want to see a "shop Pipe",

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Another Frankenpipe. Again, I delved into my box of discards from years ago and came up with a potentially beautiful bowl that had a messed up shank. This time I had tried to drill a vent hole at too steep an angle, went in too high on the chamber, and because of the acute angle, had an elongated entry into the chamber.
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My task was to re enter the bowl to take out the elongated draft hole and still leave enough briar in the area to shape.
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After drilling with 5/16"pilot and counterbore with beveled mortise.The larger hole on the left is the entry into the chamber
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Piece of scrap briar turned and fitted to the bowl.
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Stem piece be sanded to fit bottom of chamber. If I ever do this again, I will turn the briar tenon longer and carefully fit it to bowl. As it is, there is a small void between the end of the tenon and the bowl. I could use a coating to cover this, but this pipe is unlikely to be smoked because my son wants it and he doesn"t smoke.
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Re: Another Frankenpipe- if you don't want to see a "shop Pi

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WOW Doc that is one hell of a pipe resurrection. Beautiful shop pipe!
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Thanks. I was surprised to see this come up after almost a year. I had been working with 40 yo scraps and odds and sods after setting up my lathe and drill press. It was a fun exercise to get my hand back in.
I have since gotten some new briar from various sources and started cutting stems from rod.
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Re: Another Frankenpipe- if you don't want to see a "shop Pi

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DocAitch wrote:Thanks. I was surprised to see this come up after almost a year. I had been working with 40 yo scraps and odds and sods after setting up my lathe and drill press. It was a fun exercise to get my hand back in.
I have since gotten some new briar from various sources and started cutting stems from rod?
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Doc I just came across your pics. Being new to the forum I guess I'm making all kinds of "new" discoveries LOL. Just thought it was cool that you made something out if it other then firewood.
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