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jd isn't that the trueth. Enough is enough. I'm tired of having to go to that giant sandbox.

I just got my bulldog kit from Tim West and and am very excited to get started. Before I start working on this sucker I was wondering if there are specific dimentions for the bulldog ? It's going to be a 1/4 bent beyond that I am open to sugestions. Thanks for the help.

I just hope I can do justice to his,soon to be mine briar.

Well I jumped into the deep end of the water and am starting a bulldog at least I hope will be a bulldog. I e-mailed jh lowe asking for pointers on what I would need to make a bulldog to take with me on my upcomeing deployment. So then I get an email back that says give me a call and you know what T...

I have been trying to turn a metal lathe on my wood lathe and I just cant see to get it to come out right. I think I might just give up on that and go back to trying to make a pipe with it.

Thats a sweet look. I hope you don't mind if I give a try at making one thats similar. I love the ribbon look.

WoW. Thats what I hear when my wife is talking and that tells me a lot. Seriously though thanks for the warning I will just have to save up for something that won't drive me totally over the edge. I'm way to close as it is.

What special tools would you remmend for pipe making with a wood lathe.

I have been poking aroung the site for quite a while now and quite a few people say that a metal lathe is an invaluable tool in pipe making. Now I also make pens and have heard the same thing. I am just wondering what the main draw is with the metal lathe. Does give you that much more control ? So I...

Petrified donkey shit stems, Yuck , I think I will save that for pipe #2 and give it to someone I really don't like.

Well. Who knew. I thought that the stems were glued in since most of the pics showed the pipe as one piece. Well now I know. You learn something new everyday.

Thanks for the help.

I am working on my first pipe and I have a question that might be obvious to someone who knows what they are doing. I was wondering if the stem has to glued into the stummel. I have been trying to follow advice that has been given to others and have been looking at the gallery and the for sale page....

No No there is no offense taken a good idea is a good idea. Thanks now I know that a pipe may not be the best use of this wood. thanks a lot.

I have a good sized billet of wood I was going to use for a bow but don't think it will work for that so I was wondering if ash is an acceptable pipe wood. I really want to use this wood for something since my dad and I cut the tree down and split the wood about 15 years ago. Dad has passed on since...