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Thanks for the help. The pipe was made by Alex Florov ( Smooth Orbital)

I dont understand how you would use the "woodchuck" to help shape the pipe.

Okay, were you joking about the woodchuck and woodpecker or did you mean the Woodchuck Power Taper Tool?

I am gonna start saving for the cnc mill today.

How is this type stummel shape accomplished, especially the front portion? Are there special tools used?

Sounds like you know from experience.

I just purchased my first morta block from Vermont Freehand. It looks really dense. What should I expect when I start turning it? How does it differ from briar? Do most people sand blast it or finish smooth?

We normally visit Virginia Beach once or twice a year.The weather there is certainly better than Michigan!

I just finished my first few hand cut stems and I was glued to the pictorial the whole time. Thanks

I am trying to understand how the stem work shown in this pic is done. http://davorinmortapipes.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/img_4189.jpg Are the individual pieces glued on to the stummel with a temporary internal rod for support and then turned on a lathe, filed by hand, or shaped on a sander? Or ar...

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Just wanted to introduce myself to the board. I live in Rustburg, Virginia which is located in central Virginia. I grew up on a tobacco farm. I remember I rolled my first cigar when I was about 10-12 years old. My cousins and I hide in the "tobacco packing house" and knew enough to use the...