What shall I do with this sand pit-hole? Admin, please move to appropriate thread. I am new to this forum, forgive my

davidpiepkorn1 · Post by **davidpiepkorn1** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:30 am

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Sasquatch · Post by **Sasquatch** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:36 am

Well, you could drill it out and plug it with briar, but really, that's just bad luck and probably you start again on a new piece.

Did we mention pipemaking sucks?

caskwith · Post by **caskwith** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:26 am

Is the pipe for selling or keeping?

If selling then scrap it.

If keeping then drill, plug and rusticate it.

davidpiepkorn1 · Post by **davidpiepkorn1** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:57 am

Keeping. Thanks for the replies.

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n80 · Post by **n80** » Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:57 pm

Sasquatch wrote: ↑Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:36 am Did we mention pipemaking sucks?

A special form of masochism it seems..........

Adui · Post by **Adui** » Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:36 pm

So now I have a question... How does one drill out something like this and plug it? are we just drilling it as deep as needed and using a plug cutter of appropriate size on some scrap briar?

davidpiepkorn1 · Post by **davidpiepkorn1** » Wed Feb 12, 2020 11:24 pm

Sasquatch wrote:Well, you could drill it out and plug it with briar, but really, that's just bad luck and probably you start again on a new piece.

Did we mention pipemaking sucks?

I do it as a meditation exercise, no pressure = no sucky.

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davidpiepkorn1 · Post by **davidpiepkorn1** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:27 am

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davidpiepkorn1 · Post by **davidpiepkorn1** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:29 am

davidpiepkorn1 wrote:
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Full-on super glue. Functionality and form trump purity (at this point in my experience level).

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Post by **KurtHuhn** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:53 am

Adui wrote: ↑Tue Feb 11, 2020 12:36 pm So now I have a question... How does one drill out something like this and plug it? are we just drilling it as deep as needed and using a plug cutter of appropriate size on some scrap briar?

I have no experience with plug cutters, but that's certainly one way to do it. Personally I would use one of my lathes to make the plug, but you could also chuck a dowel of maple, cherry, walnut, etc (don't use red oak or any soft woods) in a drill and sand it down against a wheel or belt sander to get it down to the right size. Walter Sorrels did a video on that process recently, sanding down some washers, but it's the same idea.

caskwith · Post by **caskwith** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:16 pm

Turn a briar dowel either on a lathe or in a drill as Kurt says.

davidpiepkorn1 · Post by **davidpiepkorn1** » Fri Feb 14, 2020 9:39 am

davidpiepkorn1 wrote:
davidpiepkorn1 wrote:
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Full-on super glue. Functionality and form trump purity (at this point in my experience level).

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Well that’s a fail (full-on superglue attempt). Tossing that project altogether and beginning new with that experience under my belt.

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Sasquatch · Post by **Sasquatch** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 10:49 am

We all have a bucket full of that kinda shit. Shrug, move on. It's when you wreck a really nice piece of wood yourself that you really can get in a proper tizzy!

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