Practice Pot.

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Adui
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Practice Pot.

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A little nosewarmer pot I am working on for practice with my tools. I am cutting my very first stem and I am already not happy. Critique as harshly as you will, but -please add advice to finish this little shop pipe.

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DocAitch
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Re: Practice Pot.

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The draft hole in the button looks a little large. I use 1/16”.
And cutting the sides of the button is not correct.

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Re: Practice Pot.

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DocAitch wrote: Sun Apr 19, 2020 1:50 am The draft hole in the button looks a little large. I use 1/16”.
And cutting the sides of the button is not correct.

DocAitch
I didnt have a 1/16 and thought I could get away with 3/32. That combined with how badly I botched the shape says Im making a new practice stem for this pot. I'll post pics when I get it started, meanwhile any hints tips or tricks?
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Re: Practice Pot.

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There is still a lot of material left on that pipe. Stummel and stem. Keep working on it. Are you basing it off of an existing pipe or just an idea in your head?
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Re: Practice Pot.

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It's loosely based on a pot I saw elsewhere. I'm really happy with the stummel (I've continued it) but I almost remade the stem entirely. I decided to rework the entire button area, cutting it back a bit to do so. I'm still not happy with the stem, but rather than make a new one I kept it. This is a practice pipe and I'm keeping it for me anyhow.

I'll post more pictures when its closer to finished
I hope to be at least half the person my dogs thinks I am.

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Update: The pot is dead, long live the pot...
My 1 year old husky thought this made a nice chew toy... At least it wasn't one of my good pieces of briar, and only a practice piece...
I hope to be at least half the person my dogs thinks I am.

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Re: Practice Pot.

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Canine rustication is always a test of our love for these critters.😀😂🤣
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"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
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