Real name: Christopher Severt, usually go by Chris though
Age: 39
Location: Celina, Ohio, USA
Years a pipe smoker: Occasionally - 15 years or so, but have had a pipe glued in my mouth for for 7 or 8 years
How you got into pipe making: (about 4 years ago) I was tired of the quality per cost of some factory pipes, thought I could make something at least as good. Read and read, and read some more on here and other places. After learning what I could without a block in my hand, I bought a cheap drill press, some bits and briar and got to work. Those first ones were terrible, but I liked it. I then bought a cheap wood lathe, and have been gradually building my tooling and honing my skills ever since.
Other interesting facts: What does one say about himself really? You buy me a pint of Guinness or a cheap bourbon and I'll tell you all you wanna know
cmsevert
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UnderShade
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Re: cmsevert
Welcome, Chris.
Didn’t we meet in Columbus a couple of years ago?
If so, we must have arranged it through a forum. Apparently not this one.
DocAitch
Didn’t we meet in Columbus a couple of years ago?
If so, we must have arranged it through a forum. Apparently not this one.
DocAitch
"Hettinger, if you stamp 'hand made' on a dog turd, some one will buy it."
-Charles Hollyday, pipe maker, reluctant mentor, and curmudgeon
" Never show an idiot an unfinished pipe!"- same guy
-Charles Hollyday, pipe maker, reluctant mentor, and curmudgeon
" Never show an idiot an unfinished pipe!"- same guy
Re: cmsevert
Yep we sure did Doc, and I believe we were talking on that their BookFace website... I wanted to go to Columbus this past year too but the day job got in the way, we'll see what happens this year. btw, I picked up some dye for my epoxy so the next transparent stem I make I will take your advice and see how it turns out.