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bscofield wrote:Aaron, I think you may find that this has been done, and a few times too.

Our very on Scott Thile made www.pipedia.org which contains bios & pics.

Thanks for the info.

So in some cases some woods wouldn't be a good idea. Maybe for ornimental, but not for functionality. Thanks for the info.

Wasn't planning on Automobile parts, or Anti-freeze but you know I have some former friends who are well for lack of a better term pot heads, they might just turn a muffler or a transmission into a pipe and stain it with anti-freeze. And as far as toxic materials to the pipe maker I'm not as concern...

On my Myspace page I have a gallery of Famous Pipe Smokers which expands when I get the chance. Eventually I will transfer the data to a real website, which will kind of be everything you'd ever want to know about pipes, pipe tobaccos and the sort. In the future I'd like to do a who's who of pipe ma...

I had heard from another pipe maker that some materials can't be used because they are Toxic. Does anyone know of any such materials? I looked threw the Alternative Materials section and found nothing.

It is ashame that some pipe smokers don't give other materials a try to frequently, other than Corn cob. However corncobs are a bit of a tradition thing I guess, I have my Great-Grandfathers Corncob which has a hole burnt in the bottom but I won't part with it since it was his and is circa 1860 or 1...

Took 3/16" off the top of the bowl. Now it looks more Pot-ish than Billiard-ish to me. I think it looks quite like a Big Ben I bought listed as a Billiard. So in that I would assume it is a Billiard even if a little squater than the average. I'm not quite sure what the average is but I do thin...

Thank Kurt I'll remember those suggestions. Around my area Cherry Wood, and a few other fruit woods are easy to get, So many people out in my area are fruit farmers. As for a market for them I am not all to sure, I've heard of people selling some of them, and I know Kirk Bosi at http://www.Bosipipes...

The one thing that I would add is, if you don’t want to use brier right away then at least use a hard wood of some kind. Pine is so soft it’s going to be hard to get any kind of lasting finnish on it. Not to mention the taste when smoked. Also soft wood carves different than hard woods and so if yo...

Doesn't look like a bad start to me :) All creative work gets easier with pratice. And regarding the "a guy drawing a stick figure and asking some professional portrait artists what he needs to do to improve it," you have no idea how often that actually happens. People who draw stick firg...

[quote="Frank"] Those were pretty much my thoughts, I just couldn't figure out how to put it without "crushing" your spirit. of the experienced (that would not be me) pipemakers. [/quote="Frank"] First thanks for trying not to crush my spirit, I've had two pieces in the...

Hey Nate, For once I got some decent advice. Just recently I bought two Pipes from Pavel Hap, they are short pipes minus the stem like this one, However his stems were a good three to three and one half inches long. They have a wonderful feel to them, and the shank is an inch roughly. The one might ...

Thats a right nice size, I couldn't tell just from the pics, thanks for sharing.

~Aaron

Rad,

Thanks you gave me a good laugh, which made my day. Maybe one day with lots of hard work maybe I'll be somewhat decent at pipe making. In the meantime I'll just have to look up to the Rembrandts like yourself and gleen what knowledge I can. Thanks Rad.

~Aaron

Right on, those pipes are very nice, they seem to be pretty large, I'd hate to pry but I'm curious as to their actual size and perhaps weight. I like the artistry.

~Aaron

Hey Kurt,

I hope you feel better soon. I know I've busted my hump when sick and it can make you feel worse but if it was worth it, at least you feel accomplished. Take care of yourself.

~Aaron

Hey Alan, Glad to hear your getting a garage to work out of. I'll remember the part about smiling. I'm already polite as to times of days I make noise, so that shouldn't be a problem. Good luck in moving everything. Movings always a pain but can be something to look forward to as well. Take care. ~A...

Hey Steve,

I didn't know you were on this forum. I'll send payment out on the 3rd for the stains we previously discussed, and for 1 pound of Wax.

~Aaron

By the way I really don't mind critiques. Harsh is okay, but I hope it is taken into accord the limited resources I had at hand to make it. Other than that blast it. I do wonder what is thought about the shape. It isn't common thats for sure. But is it to blocky? Would you attempt a shape like this?...

Thank you everyone for all the advice, I think I have a good idea how to set up shop now. I never expected so much help. The answers came as I had hoped, I didn't want specifics, and the answers were right on. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I know I have much to learn, but through determination I ...