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- Sun Jan 17, 2016 3:43 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: 2nd crack at squashed tomato. this time with cocobolo
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2575
Re: 2nd crack at squashed tomato. this time with cocobolo
looking at high end pipes and going to pipe shows are both tough... rural vermont is a tough place to see that kind of quality... Read through every post in this gallery and the critique offered. After a few hundred threads you'll start noticing stuff on pipes you would have previously thought were...
- Tue Sep 08, 2015 11:11 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: #19 - Billiard
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2266
Re: #19 - Billiard
I see that now. In my mind I was thinking of the proportions of a prince (and a pot I have that mimics them). Could similar proportions work on a billiard? Would that be a stem twice as long as the stummel?BrianMadsen wrote:A bing should have a longer shank, not only a longer stem.
- Tue Sep 08, 2015 12:49 am
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: #19 - Billiard
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2266
Re: #19 - Billiard
Am I right in noting that this is halfway between a classic billiard (50/50) and a bing? The stem has been called too long, but could it also be too short? What's the proper ratio for a bing?
- Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:37 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: Chimney "Mr. Hyde"
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2909
Re: Chimney "Mr. Hyde"
Nice work. You can really see the growth rings even though it's a smooth. Does anyone know if there is a process reason behind this, or is it just inherent in the block itself?
- Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:47 pm
- Forum: Pipes For Sale
- Topic: Sorry
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3173
Re: Mummert Eggs for Sale (Well Below Retail)
I'm sorry. I just noticed your comment. I wasn't sure. Should I delete the posting?PremalChheda wrote:I believe this section is meant for pipes you made to be offered for sale.
- Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:35 am
- Forum: Pipes For Sale
- Topic: Sorry
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3173
Sorry
oops.
- Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:01 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: brass on shank
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2369
Re: brass on shank
Platinum.
- Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:58 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: #16 - Bent billiard
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1585
Re: #16 - Bent billiard
What would totally take this pipe from being a nice pipe to a great pipe is the bottom line of the shank. On a bent pipe, the shank line needs to swoop lower. Basically, you need to connect the curve coming down around the bottom of the bowl to the curve in the stem in one, continuous curve. Great ...
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 3:48 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Advice on taking commissions
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4976
Re: Advice on taking commissions
This is really interesting. If I may tag along with this post since it's on topic, what is your ideal level of contribution from a buyer on a commission? How much is too much? Obviously Sasquatch's example is extreme, but would the following be too much? -3/4" or 13/16" chamber width -5&qu...
- Mon May 11, 2015 6:23 pm
- Forum: Finishing Techniques
- Topic: Finishing bog oak
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3532
Re: Finishing bog oak
What about 'blastication' with the texturing wire wheels from that other thread?caskwith wrote:Smooth is the only other option really. You might be able to rusticate with a wire brush but I am not hopeful.
- Sat Apr 25, 2015 6:36 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Help With Tool List
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6572
Re: Help With Tool List
Steve from Vermont Freehand made three kits for me for not much money at all. I made the designs, picked stems from his stock on eBay, and he picked and drilled the blocks and turned tenons for me for $66 total. I finished one (my avatar) and am working on the second (no winter work because of class...
- Thu Apr 16, 2015 9:50 am
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: My latest pipe Would you call this a poker?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4673
Re: My latest pipe Would you call this a poker?
I'd call it a poker. I've always used poker and cherrywood interchangeably. It does have the conical bowl of a Dublin, though.
- Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:51 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: Fake blast and it's limits....
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3271
Re: Fake blast and it's limits....
Definitely black shoes.
- Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:23 am
- Forum: Finishing Techniques
- Topic: Anyone ever use a bristle blaster?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 11012
Re: Anyone ever use a bristle blaster?
I'm impressed. You want to do an experiment, sand it smooth again, then blast it in a cabinet and compare the two finishes. I particularly like the top. Or mask half the bowl, sand[paper] and blast the other half! A true side-by-side comparison. Years ago when I was first messing with rusticating e...
- Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:58 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: Metal lathe to turn stummels
- Replies: 20
- Views: 4027
Re: Metal lathe to turn stummels
Mario Grandi has one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUHPW_u5AwQ
- Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:18 am
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: How to stamp your name/logo
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5120
Re: How to stamp your name/logo
The reason I thought of this corker over a drill press is that in the videos I've seen (I can't remember which, but it was some factory like Dunhill or Peterson or something) the arm of the press wiggles back and forth as the shank is rolled to produce even stamping on the sides. I don't think a dri...
- Tue Mar 31, 2015 1:20 pm
- Forum: Tools and Tooling
- Topic: How to stamp your name/logo
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5120
Re: How to stamp your name/logo
I've seen the presses used by factories for stamping in some videos, and since I already own one of these, I wonder if it could be easily rigged to apply a stamp and allow for the rocking motion.
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/colonna- ... orker.html
It caps and corks well enough!
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/colonna- ... orker.html
It caps and corks well enough!
- Sat Mar 07, 2015 11:48 pm
- Forum: Stummels
- Topic: Making a pipe with no electricty
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5508
Re: Making a pipe with no electricty
I've seen a video of some hobbyist drilling by hand with a pin vise (I think after shaping).
- Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:57 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Machined pipes.New Factory in Nashville.
- Replies: 172
- Views: 34526
Re: Machined pipes.New Factory in Nashville.
#Budlightblenheim45 wrote:"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public."
H. L. Mencken
- Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:28 pm
- Forum: Gallery
- Topic: What is a Pipe Turd?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5234
Re: What is a Pipe Turd?
While this pipe needs a straight stem, when you do a bent pipe, give it a gradual curve, not one bent sharply in just one area.
P.S. This should be stickied!
P.S. This should be stickied!