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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?

Is the pipe for selling or keeping?

If selling then scrap it.

If keeping then drill, plug and rusticate it.

Keeping. Thanks for the replies.


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

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

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?

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 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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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.

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

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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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!