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For third pipe, very well done. I sure as hell didn't make anything that nice in my first attempts. Some things that my novice eye spots on this one: 1) the bowl is too wide (front to back wise), especially on the shankside of the stummel there is a lot of wood left that shouldn't be there. It's mo...

Very nice. I've never seen a little devil in olive. I'm new here too and just started working on my 2nd pipe,a volcano. My first was l was going for a poker. Can't wait to see your next pipe. E. Thanks Emil! The only other one I've seen was by Tom Eltang and had a beautiful oval shank and stem. I h...

I'm a new pipe maker, but saw some folks using carbon fiber rods as shanks to repurpose what I imagine were broken/ flawed stummels. I had a shank break due to an inclusion on one of my first stummels as it was nearly finished and wanted to make a shop pipe out of it so I ordered some 3mm ID, 5mm OD...

Hi all, thanks so much for adding me to the forum, its incredible how much knowledge I have gleaned over the last couple months just through reading the threads here. This is my third pipe, an olive wood devil anse with Japanese ebonite stem and integrated tenon. My next pipe will be a traditional b...

You sound like Jack Howell 2.0 https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS729US729&source=univ&tbm=isch&q=%22jack+howell%22+pipes&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjDk4Wb7e3pAhWGK80KHXkGAG8QsAR6BAgVEAE&biw=1990&bih=1044 https://www.amazon.com/Lovely-Reed-Enthusiasts-Building-Bamboo/dp/...

Real name: Geoff Rice Age: 32 Location: Tucson, AZ Years a pipe smoker: 8 How you got into pipe making: I lost my job at the beginning of the pandemic and had always wanted to try pipe making. I picked up an inexpensive lathe and some basic tooling with my savings and read as much as possible. Recen...