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I like all my lathes small to large and have had a ton of fun from stems to mini-work on my small one . Have a blast and a great safe New Year!!!

WOW!!! You never stop amazing me...

Love this one!!! Great work!!!

very well done!!!

You are amazing Sir!!!

Love your work!!!

Nice Sir!!!

Being shown by a Pipemaker is a fast trac. So much has to be worn into muscle, nerve, brain memory. go to a pipe show and take some of your pipes!!!

I use a belt sander and a lot of files and of course my dremmel tool for starting the slots and sometimes for shapping...

I bought a lot of sandpaper from industrial supply, but I would tell you not to buy too much as u might find as I did some better products come along and u might find it better for your needs! Abranet comes to mind!!!

Nice job, but the stem needs to be finished, per Latakias comments. Then U will have a very nice pipe Sir!!!

I agree with George tis the right way, but it costs money To do pipes right!!! (all of them) The pipe world is very hard put to change. I changed often and still continue to change.Many places in the world, like turkey, didn't always have access to the best equipment. I was there 53 yrs. ago, and th...

I have lived to see your work. Magnificent George!!!!!!!!

Keep that one and make another. I like the pipe , but saw the same as George. Sometimes if you go back down in grit or rebuff with the red, then re color seal with shellac and go up to final polish,it will even out.

I'd watch the jewelry on anything. The Forum has been down that road!!!

Those make the Vodka go down easier George!!! I like the idea of a Teipen or Alden, if you can get one. They do inspire!!!

Nice for first stem!!!

I use cloth also with red compound, also pipe cleaners in diff sizes. Works !!!

I use wood balls size of a golf ball and larger. Start at 100 and work up. Keep it simple!!

I use a variable speed motor and get my wheels from J.H. Lowe, Tim West... # wheels is all you need...