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Made myself a new Bowie too, Curly maple handle, brass hardware.

Made my wife a bowie knife for Xmas, old west style with a bit of native flare in her favorite colors. Made everything but the blade. Handle is curly maple and purpleheart.

Just finished up with an Xmas gift for a friend. An extra-large leather, twill-lined laptop bag.

Cobbled together this leather pipe case lined with a wool tartan. Pretty happy with it.

For my Son’s 21st Birthday this year, I made him a thing. A Scottish dirk with thorns and vines file work in the spine and brass work, a Damascus pattern blade, and a wood core leather scabbard in Native American style to celebrate both sides of his heritage. I just hope he likes it. http://ethandem...

So here is my second attempt. It's a morta piece that started out in my head as a bent bulldog. http://ethandemo.s3.amazonaws.com/Pvt/New001.jpg http://ethandemo.s3.amazonaws.com/Pvt/New002.jpg http://ethandemo.s3.amazonaws.com/Pvt/New003.jpg http://ethandemo.s3.amazonaws.com/Pvt/New004.jpg http://e...

So first and foremost, thank you to the more veteran and learned folks here for pointing me in the right direction of some extremely useful threads here. They were beyond useful. I redid the finish on my 1st pipe completely, going through the entire sanding, and abrasive compound spectrum and finish...

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Greetings! I truly new newbie to the pipe-making endeavor. Here is my first attempt from a briar kit. I wanted something green and organic. I have no idea what I am doing at all, so all the brutal honesty and points to resources and the right direction are immensely appreciated. 001.jpg 002.jpg 003....

Real name: Ethan Hilton Age: 45 Location: Thornton, CO Years a pipe smoker: 15+ How you got into pipe making: I bought a kit and gave it a shot! Other interesting facts: Greetings! I'm Ethan. Pleased to meet everyone. I just took the plunge making my first pipe. I'm not quite finished. I'm going to...