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by Amalgam
Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:21 pm
Forum: Tools and Tooling
Topic: Marking tools
Replies: 4
Views: 863

Marking tools

Being an artist I have always been attracted to pipes, but never pay much more attentions until a couple of years ago when I started to smoke pipes. So I have decide to start making some practice and so far the ones that I have made in poplar :lol: :lol: :lol: are pretty good; so I am going to try w...
by Amalgam
Sun Oct 23, 2011 10:21 pm
Forum: Alternative Materials
Topic: Complete briar piece.
Replies: 2
Views: 2255

Complete briar piece.

Is it possible to buy a complete piece of briar root already dried and ready to be process but before the cutter puts his hand on it?

Thank you

Alfredo
by Amalgam
Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:12 pm
Forum: Stummels
Topic: Shaping seems difficult.
Replies: 21
Views: 5037

Re: Shaping seems difficult.

I am a newbie too and what I am going to do is order the piece of briar the get a piece of cheap wood like poplar, cut it with the exact shape that the Briar came and practice with this before damaging the real deal