How many times will this happen until i no longer care about tossing $25 worth of material?
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^^^^ ThisW.Pastuch wrote:You get used to it.
I used get furious to the point of throwing the stummel across the shop and destroying it with a hammer. Now I just go "meh", throw it away and take the next block.
I'm one of those people who find that surface flaws add a bit of pleasant character.Easom wrote:I would finish it and offer it as a flawed pipe on ebay. Some find the surface flaws a nice bit of character.
This sounds like a great idea!Easom wrote:I would finish it and offer it as a flawed pipe on ebay. Some find the surface flaws a nice bit of character. Offer to give a small percentage to a charity. Ebay makes it very easy to donate like that. Some one will get a nice pipe and a nice charity gets a donation and you get to buy more briar or sandpaper. Yeah
Cody
This sounds like great advice!PremalChheda wrote:Don’t let the flaws drive you. Ignore them for now and make good shapes. Ignore the grain except when you line up the design before drilling and shaping. Plan on making every pipe a rough dark finish but after it is all shaped if it has a nice grain with minimal flaws make it smooth. I wish I would have done this early on instead of chase grain and flaws.