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I did not know you could buy pretty hardened blanks. I think I'll be giving that a try

Thanks for the advice guys, I have given knife making a try I can make a pretty looking knife but found out quickly that I can't make one that will hold an edge to save my life haha I guess the heat treatment would take care if that bit for the same price as one heat treatment I can just buy a decen...

Hello guys, I see lots of you make knifes as well as pipes. I am not sure if this is the right board to post but if anybody is interested I need a new knife, something for skinning animals. I'd be happy to trade a brand new pipe for a decent knife

Hello, sorry I am so late doing this critique. I have just moved and have been swamped trying to get the shop up and running again along with the hassle of getting settled in a new place. But here is the pipe I received from norm on the forum his name is notow1. The drilling is absolutly great. I ha...

Iv been at it for about a year and a half. I just recently started making most of my income from pipes but there are still plenty of pipes at stay home with me

Im still in all i have left is to buff the stem.

Honestly, i take a pipe with me pretty much everywhere. its a little dublin with a nasty flaw in the top. Its been sat on and dropped and tossed around. As long as its not a pencil shank or something like that, briar is a bit more durable than youd think. That being said i wouldnt Just toss a 300 do...

Whippersnapper reporting in. I still try to post as much as i can. But pipedreamer is right.... way harder to make a living doing this than i could've imagined. still miles more satisfying than the average nine to five

Oh and here are a few of my latest pipes. Havent had a chance to post anything in the gallery for a while but i need to.

http://imgur.com/a/EvTuK

Real name: joshua bafford age: 21 location: north augusta, sc years smoking a pipe:3 Why i started making pipes: best friend bought me a pipe for my 18th birthday and we always talked about making our own, he passed away last year and i finally decided to make my own pipe and was instantly in love w...

I am wondering what are some good materials for making pipe bags to package my pipes In. I would really like to make leather bags or wooden boxes but both of those options are a bit pricey as 95% of my pipes sell for less than 100 dollar

having a mentor would be extremely helpful but for some people it just isnt feasible. I live quige far away from the nearest pipemaker. I do want to work on pipes full time and a hands on teaching would be be a big headstart with that sometimes its just not an option and you just jave to learn yours...

Id love a lathe but at the time my budget foent alloe for a lathe. And craigslist has ptoduced zero results wood or metal the closest thing ive found is just the motor off an old lathe

Im in need of a tenon tool like the pimo tool or the one tim west Sells or used to at least. Im really hoping to make a trade, i make pipes and knives. But if you have one that youd let go for a reasonable price let me know

Ah that looks alot better than what im using i have been using a jewlers saw to finish the the funnel and i cant seem to get it to look nice. Im about to get a pretty large lrder from steve and i think im going to add in one of those to my order

thank you guys. Yea i see all things you have said I wasnt quitw sure how to make the briar\bamboo transition flow better, and the stem is definately rounded over a bit i sanded it down removed from the bamboo(i was really scared to sand through the bamboo) and with the slot i just plain suck at mak...

Thanks. Yea messed the tennon up pretty bad and i ruined all my rodstock trying to male a stem (my 1/4 bit seems to self feed and ripped the rod out of the vise) so i had to use one of the preforms i had around. Thanks again gave me more stuff to work o for the next one

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this is only my 2nd time working with bamboo to practice frothe pith. any feedback and critique is openly welcome