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Godspeed and fair winds.

Thanks... I imagine I know what y'all are thinking.. "here's comes another interweb turd maker that's gonna try to sell $1500 pipes." I was taught knives very old school, my teacher has thrown my knives into the woods or dropped them into the bottom of the forge to turn into a sparkler. I...

Thanks... I imagine I know what y'all are thinking.. "here's comes another interweb turd maker that's gonna try to sell $1500 pipes." I was taught knives very old school, my teacher has thrown my knives into the woods or dropped them into the bottom of the forge to turn into a sparkler. I ...

I don't think for a minute it's gonna be easy to make pipes because I make knives. I'm trying to nail down the primary issue with drilling before I start in on wood. I do appreciate your and everyone else's advice.

A stupid question from a stoopidur person. I keep reading how hard it is to drill properly, I hold tolerances of around .0005" on my folding knives, since I do not have a lathe in my shop I'll be drilling on my mill, may make some jaws and do some of the shaping on my rotary table. Is this a ca...

Yeahhhh I have his website bookmarked. I still may shape up a stummel just for practice, these blocks are drops from knife handles. I do appreciate the advice and I fully understand what y'all are saying. I tell new knife makers the same stuff, kinda neat being a noob again.

Well I guess I'll file this under when people ask me about using files or other recycled steels for knives... Buy the real stuff

Well I also have seen/read about using maple. But pretty sure it said walnut was okay... maple I have is scraps I can't make a knife handle out of. Thanks!

Talked to the Chief Financial Officer (wife) she asked if I couldn't make a pipe out of my stash of handle materials before i start buying briar blocks (she knows my propensity to dive headlong into projects)... I only have 2 materials that aren't stabilized, rock maple and black or claro walnut. Se...

That's nifty.

Pretty cool stuff, bud. I'm digging that last one. Welcome to the forum btw. I'm in MS so not to far fro you and my wife is an Alabama girl (can't call her a "bama" girl as she is a diehard Auburn fan.) Thanks... yeah the small one is probably my best seller and was one of the first fixed...

Thanks! Hoping some of my knife skills translate to pipes.

8" fighter forged out of 1084, curly maple handle with blued steel fittings. Blade has a "hamon" or polished differential hardening line, not many people can get any activity in 1084. http://i461.photobucket.com/albums/qq340/will46r/December%202014%20Bowie%20WIP/Done.jpg http://i461.p...

Hello guys, about to start trying my hand at pipes. I'm an ABS bladesmith from Alabama and a machinist. Working on following the same advice I give to new knife makers and I'm reading my way through all the pages on the forum. My plan is to get a few pre-drilled blocks so I can concentrate on shapin...