Worst Block Ever

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Alden
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JMG dude thats pretty freaky. Uncanny I tell you. Got his shirt, arms, hands, I can even see his head in between. Stop freaking me out dude.
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RadDavis wrote:I started drilling a stummel today:

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Didn't look at all bad on the outside. There was a flaw on the top of the shank near the bowl, but it was way on the outside, and I figured it would disappear when I cut the shank. I drilled the smoke hole and swiveled it to drill the bowl. A couple of "minor flaws" showed themselves:

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So I decided to so some sawing on it to see just how bad this sucker was:

Front half (that's the back half to you, Tyler):

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Back half (that's the front half to you, Tyler):

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Since the back half was the worst, I sawed it in half right down the smoke hole:

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I've never seen a block this bad before. I'm glad I don't shape before drilling. :lol:

Although I'm pretty sure I would have run into some part of this during shaping.

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Dang!
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RadDavis wrote:I guess I just got lucky with the shape placement in the block.
Yeah, that's the word I was looking for ... lucky! sheesh!
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Dang that's crazy! At least you didn't wast a bunch of time shaping it like I just did last week. I was just finishing up the shaping on a dublin when a single gash just over an inch long revealed itself right next to the tobacco chamber wall, but not noticeable from the inside. Very frustrating.
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Growley wrote:That block is crazy, doesn't even look like briar.
The block was Genuine Imported Briar. :P

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Looked like Real Bruyere to me.
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Rad,

That sucks.

Hope this helps. :D

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Seriously though, GREAT GOOGALLY MOOGALLY! That is one nah-stay block! :shock:
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Damn! That is a terrible looking mess. Looks like SpongeBob Squarepants.
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JMG wrote:
RadDavis wrote:
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Rad
That block looks familiar...

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You may want to save that and sell it on eBay. The Scream painting just sold at a Sothebies Auction for more than 100 MILLION Dollars. Perhaps the buyer will want that block as a companion??
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wow rad!! i have never seen anything like that. :? is that a mimmo block or are you not allowed to say!?
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