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im not part of the PITH this year but will be all it over next time round if you guys dont mind. just wanted to comment on rev's "scotties baby/blovalier". that is like the willy wonka of cool pipes. definitly has a wallenstein look but maybe thats just all the crazy happening. it definite...

thanks you chris i respect your input as u make a damn fine cutty.

This is the first I've heard of an E-pipe, and after poking around google a bit, I don't like it. I don't like it at all. What's the point? You want to smoke a pipe without smoking a pipe? Nonsense! Rubbish! This E-Pipe is no pipe at all! It's just something that looks like a pipe but does somethin...

I don't think the top has much bearing on whether or not it is a cutty. The foot is rather traditional, but was used to strengthen a clay heel, which isn't necessary for briar. I cut them a few different ways, seems like a personal pref thing. when i said rounded i was being vague i meant tapered. ...

Vermont Freehand wrote:haha, I'm a whore for quality, hence the Algerian briar, Gibson instruments, Stihl chainsaws, you get the jist, haha

i couldnt agree more.. unless your a broke ass like myself....

FWIW i agree with sas about the egg on the branch. i look at a nice rounded top and bottom of the bowl for a balanced cutty. i actually like both styles of bowl orientation, perpendicular to the bowl and parallel to the shank. im currently working on one that has a great egg shape and is perpendiclu...

Vermont Freehand wrote:haha, sorry no fenders or yamahas, maybe gibson

ahhhh steve your quite the brand whore eh?? lol i guess ill just have to buy it the old fashion way

how bout an eelectric geetarrr. yamaha black fender look alike.

i would never sell pipes from which i cut, but it would be fun to smoke something you cut from a tree root and not a preshaped block. thanks todd

the shank accent on the first looks extremly bent like at an awkward drastic angle and im not a fan of the plateau freehand rhodesian thing. the blasts are very nice and the stain is great. stem work is nice but has a another very drastic bend in the first one. the accent on the first one has a ton ...

the burl you got Im guessing was already dry( several years old or more perhaps) Burls are cut green then boiled and dried. When the burl is leftto dry by itself it cracks. Boiling a dreid burl is a waste of time. Unless I got this all wrong with the kind of burl you got. you know i think your righ...

jogilli wrote:Carl

Heat it up a bit.. to where it is rather warm, but not glowing red hot and then stamp it.. you'll find it stamps easier...

James

+1 i put mine in boiling water for a minute or two. but mine is very basic so idk

jogilli wrote:Carl

Heat it up a bit.. to where it is rather warm, but not glowing red hot and then stamp it.. you'll find it stamps easier...

James

+1 i put mine in boiling water for a minute or twi. but mine is very basic so idk

caskwith wrote:be more bloody around the bandsaw!

???? she was ???

holy shit.... i bought a 6 lbs briar burl a couple days ago. it looked great and is nice. i know the whole shpeel on how to boil it and dry it. ive never been to a cutter before although that would be so cool i cant describe. i now appreciate the talents the guys like mimmo et al have at cutting up ...

i have some liquid wood stabilizer that i used for the holly. i vacuum the stabilizer into the wood and it has an apperance of an off white towards cream look (i dig it). ill let er dry for a day then turn it and drill it. hopefully it doesnt have that much tear out now. evan So, you don't really l...

You answered your own ??? with the first two words 1 Harbor 2.Freight A lathe is the single most important purchace you can make.I don't mean go out and spend a boat load. There are very good previously owned tools for sale on craigslist ebay etc.Do not be afraid of older stuff its still quality an...

The Smoking Yeti wrote:Is there a specific kind of respirator you need? I imagine my ten year old not-so-amazing one wouldn't work.

id go WWI gas mask. better safe than sorry...

thought i saw this pipe before but i think you made one similar in another post. this one looks great and i love the stem and the shank accent. im a fan of the large accents.
evan

wayne, when you stabilized your holly, did it go yellow or did it go yellow slowly after many smokes. It turns ivory in color when stabilized with CA glue. That's the only method I've tried. i have some liquid wood stabilizer that i used for the holly. i vacuum the stabilizer into the wood and it h...