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Well, there are two concerns. There is the hazard in manufacture, and that of smoking from the thing. I don't work with wood enough to worry the exposure too much. And when I do I lean toward hand powered tools that tend to shave and scrape rather than raise dust. That doesn't negate what others mig...

Acetone is great. It's also the empty space on the shelf above the paint when I need it. The Dawn is always under the sink. Oh, word of caution ... I will not degrease tools and parts in the new white sink. I will not degrease tools and parts in the new white sink. I will not degrease tools and part...

Suspected I was.

I've been poking around on the walnut toxicity question a bit more of late. The clearest on line reference is at http://www.mnwoodturners.com/New_Member_Docs/Toxic_Woods_Chart.html It is specific to black walnut and mentions both dust and wood as a "sensitizer" to eyes and skin. Other site...

Yes. I'll admit it. I tend to keep my metal files well oiled. Not just to keep them from rust but it keeps the metal pulp from sticking. And the wood just acts like a sponge for all that. A lovely piece of walnut that became file handles because it wicked up the 3 in 1 from the file. :( You can swit...

For getting symetry: With the caveat that I have not invested much time and effort into making pipes (none that I'll display here, at least) but I have turned my hand to other forms of sculpting and carving and forging. "Stepping back" is very important. Two reasons. First you can't get a ...

Very nice work by the way.

Thanks on that.

Some days my blindspots amaze me: screw and thread is so obvious.

Hmmm ... I do have about 15 lbs. of near to wrought ....

Curious, as I have been wanting to forge one myself. Did you work this up from a single billet as a "butterfly" and add the bit, or is the bowl welded on? I've been trying to figure the best way to hammer one up. My thinking is forging the bowl and leaving it solid, then splitting the bill...

glycol, that's the stuff, yes, smells similar to the canned H&H.

Oven might work. But you just gave me a thought.

It's 0 degrees F out today. And very, very dry. Can't hurt to stick the can it's in out in that and see what a freeze and thaw cycle does.

I'm not looking to sell it at a farmer's market. I want to buy it the same way I would buy any other produce direct from the grower. And for many of the same reasons. 1) I want to support local, sustainable agriculture. 2) I want a better product. 3) I do not want all the processing. 4) I want more ...

Yes, I know, terribly technical term, "gloppy". Don't know what else to call it. Last year I came into a few bags and cans of a friend of a friend's tobacco. Sealed can of half and half and something labeled "Vanilla and Toasted Cavendish". I don't mind drug store tobaccos, and g...

I tried last summer and didn't have much luck getting the sprouts. Intend to try again this year with a few plants. I'd like to, eventually do more. In the meantime what I'm curious about is finding a tobacco farmer that would part with twenty to fifty pounds directly. It seems to me as an interim t...

Gotcha. Thank you.

Thank you. I'm not familiar with CA glue. If CA stands for something could you spell it out for me? I have tried the bend trick and that seems to only change where it scrapes. Although given the age of the pipe it wouldn't surprise me if it simply is part of a p-lip and something that must be accept...

On this topic, I have heard, but not confirmed, that Walnut can be toxic.

Have an estate Peterson System Standard 314 (not positive on the number only because it's been some time since I looked it up). It isn't a terribly elegant pipe, but it is my first Peterson and I have some affection for it. It has developed a slit on the underside, presumably from the regular scrape...

To kbadkar and Alan L. I'll do a bit more research. I might try it just because I like to try things if the indications look good. I've made one piece pipes before of apple and walnut which seemed to work OK, and have one that someone gave me which is very simple and the stem is pine of all things. ...

Where would ebony fall in terms of safety? I know varieties are used in musical instruments so they aren't grossly toxic, of course, but hot smoke isn't drawn through clarinets while playing (except, maybe, in some jazz performances ;) ). Have a few pieces and was thinking they might make some nice ...