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Thanks for the replies! We try to do different in a good way. I dont really have a reason for the golf ball style, it wasnt my intention but it didnt think it looked bad, but I probably would not do.it again on that shape. I see what your saying about the pipe, its a shape im trying to work out the ...

hello, my friend and I have been making pipes for over a year now and we would like if you guys could critique some of our work. we get a lot of help from all of you here, and we really get inspired by a good deal of the pipe makers on here too. any helpful critiques would be appreciated. poker foru...

Real name: Sean G Age:27 Location: New Jersey Years a pipe smoker: 8 ish How you got into pipe making: my friend Ben and I one day thought hey this seems easy enough..... ever since then we have called are self's A&G cape may pipes, and have been horribly mutilating every single piece of briar w...

I have a couple, nothing life changing but they have stuck with me.
Its always best to try and understand rather than criticize.
And a true friend will never ask you to do something that puts you in harms way.

Ohhh and of course happy wife, happy life is no bull

I made a pipe like that once.....than I woke up. That pipe is amazing

Congrats ! Marriage is a beautiful thing and hard work I wish you many many happy years togther.

sometimes during my ipod shuffle rage against the machine comes on and by the time the songs over I have broken my stem thrown my pipe punched some holes in walls. but man does it feel good

I am surprised punk got mentioned a couple of times ( I love it) when I am in the shop my friend is there working to and we have pretty similar taste I music. we usually just end putting on the wood brothers most the time. I usually hit shuffle on my I pod but lately I cant get enough sublime. https...

my location is new jersey (the southern part, not north)

Thanks for the info I'm gonna try to fix her up again tonight

yes I have been making sure there is no wobble in the rod stock. I have a taper alignment tool heading my way that I ordered last night and I hope that helps.

yes both screws are tightened.

I have been putting my tapered drill chuck into the head stock with thick center drill countersink then I put my live center into my tailstock and line up the points.

I have tried a couple different pieces of acrylic rod 20mm.

I have a delta 12" 1460 wood lathe and I bought it used but in good shape all bearings are good. when I received the lathe I had to re adjust with the two screws at the bottom of the tail stock these two screws adjust left and right play. it is the older style tail stock. today when I went over...

wow!!! that's soo cool congrats!!!

it took me a very long time to get to this point. although I am not happy with the pipe I am happy with my progress. making the button on the stem comfortable is very hard to do.

that is one awesome pipe