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There are several things to consider when trying to start your own shop. I’m a newbie on this site but I wanted to wish you good luck and if I offer any advice it would be to don’t let the the business structure overwhelm your craftsmanship. My wife has a glass shop making stained glass pieces and l...

The Smoking Yeti wrote:The Hobbit movies are great. The pipes in the Hobbit movies are abysmal. Remember that.

I know Treebeard and the Ents didn't smoke but if they did, what I’m making is what I have pictured they would have.

The good news is that cherry will smoke okay. It won't be as nice as briar, but it will work. I don't know the answer to your questions, but here's some of what you're up against. The bark will come off eventually as the wood dries and shrinks. The branch itself will want to split lengthwise as it ...

I agree with "oklahoma red". A good picture is the first step to reproducing or posting online. I sue GIMP for my wife's pictures she puts on ebay, it took a while to learn it but it is a good program.

I know that briar is a preferred wood with most but right now I'm working with what I have on hand. I do have some Apple, Cherry and White Oak cut that are suitable size for making blocks out of. I have plenty of power tools to assist in shaping including a cabinet sized sandblaster when that need m...

I may have put this in the wrong section.

Ok, I’m a complete newbie to the forum and to pipe making. A little about me, I retired about a year ago form years of working the Alaska and Russian oil and gas fields. I was recently doing some trimming on my cherry trees and found a branch I thought I would transform into a tobacco smoking pipe. ...