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by potholer
Thu May 03, 2012 7:55 am
Forum: General
Topic: historical tobacco book
Replies: 1
Views: 369

Re: historical tobacco book

that is a very cool find

regards
dave
by potholer
Wed May 02, 2012 9:40 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Mushroom Pipe
Replies: 28
Views: 3203

Re: Mushroom Pipe

Magic!

a mushroom pipe, yet another outstanding piece of craft and skill.

regards
dave
by potholer
Tue Mar 06, 2012 6:04 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Full pipe making pictorial, from block to finished pipe.
Replies: 55
Views: 5921

Re: Full pipe making pictorial, from block to finished pipe.

i can only echo everyone else

i wish i had half your patience and skill

a great photo essay you should put it all together as a presentation

bravo

regards dave
by potholer
Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:13 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Full pipe making pictorial, from block to finished pipe.
Replies: 55
Views: 5921

Re: Full pipe making pictorial, from block to finished pipe.

It is still amazing

the amount of work you put in

but i reckon a man with a thumb like that could perform minor miracles :D

regards
dave
by potholer
Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:27 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Full pipe making pictorial, from block to finished pipe.
Replies: 55
Views: 5921

Re: Full pipe making pictorial, from block to finished pipe.

outstanding and fascinating

a pipemaking soap opera

cannot wait to see more

regards
dave
by potholer
Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:28 am
Forum: General
Topic: Archiving your notes via smartpen
Replies: 9
Views: 1213

Re: Archiving your notes via smartpen

the same applies to my old job as a stone cutter
easier to email a sketch

an electronic grimoire - to open safely dance three times widdershins round the computer chanting the pass spell :lol:
by potholer
Wed Feb 01, 2012 3:05 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Archiving your notes via smartpen
Replies: 9
Views: 1213

Re: Archiving your notes via smartpen

Thats a doozie
brings out the geek in me
and the cave surveyor in me says i wish that this had been available years ago

and the habitual scribbler says nice review

regards dave
by potholer
Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:24 am
Forum: Stem Work
Topic: Rhino blanks (polyester)
Replies: 31
Views: 6697

Re: Rhino blanks (polyester)

wow

a lava lamp and a pipe :lol:

and a question for chris where do you get polyester rod blanks in the uk?

regards
dave
by potholer
Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Check out my NEW new website...
Replies: 4
Views: 559

Re: Check out my NEW new website...

Yeah i guess that was it

all pages load like a 100m sprinter!

regards
dave
by potholer
Fri Dec 09, 2011 8:06 am
Forum: General
Topic: Check out my NEW new website...
Replies: 4
Views: 559

Re: Check out my NEW new website...

very elegant

though i did experience very slow loading ( though that may just be my connection :banghead: )

i did sneak a peak at your source code but could not see any problems, though im no pro by a long way

and the contact page never loaded

regards
dave
by potholer
Thu Dec 01, 2011 2:24 pm
Forum: Stem Work
Topic: How to cut an absolutely ordinary button.
Replies: 38
Views: 5897

Re: How to cut an absolutely ordinary button.

im glad im to stoopid to be a comunist :lol:

it was being told i was too stupid to join the girl guides that hurt :(


very useful and informative as usual

regards
dave
by potholer
Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Videos chat tonight (11/17/11) 9 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1080

Re: Videos chat tonight (11/17/11) 9 pm

Dear James

Not having much in the way of empirical ambitions and inspite of knowing that other parts of the world work on different times, put it down to not noticing that you are from Germany.

written in haste, chatised, repentant :oops:

regards
dave
by potholer
Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:06 am
Forum: General
Topic: Videos chat tonight (11/17/11) 9 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1080

Re: Videos chat tonight (11/17/11) 9 pm

not the only person not in the loop :banghead:

being in the uk myself and others on this side of the pond may need a little more notice!
im not sure of the actual time difference though

regards
dave
by potholer
Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:38 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Another Stab At It 11-13-11
Replies: 12
Views: 1114

Re: Another Stab At It 11-13-11

hawky454

i gave up trying to translate it the old way!

so i grabbed my towel and stuffed a babelfish in my ear and now i have the knowledge :)

oh yes! i do like the pipe

regards
dave
by potholer
Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:53 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Another Stab At It 11-13-11
Replies: 12
Views: 1114

Re: Another Stab At It 11-13-11

Growley

that's a really useful site pointer, lots of very useful info and pictures

need to brush up my french a bit to really understand the guts of it :banghead:

regards
dave
by potholer
Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:05 am
Forum: Other Things We Make
Topic: The Tampers I made...
Replies: 9
Views: 2346

Re: The Tampers I made...

not on a wood lathe you can't :lol:

but seriously nice tampers

regards
dave
by potholer
Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:23 am
Forum: Alternative Materials
Topic: Amber
Replies: 2
Views: 2185

Re: Amber

try this
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4330&hilit=amber

i would echo that the dust is very nasty


regards
dave
by potholer
Sat Nov 05, 2011 6:56 am
Forum: Gallery
Topic: first pipes from a very young "carver"
Replies: 12
Views: 985

Re: first pipes from a very young "carver"

Outstanding!

possibly danish in influence :lol:
by potholer
Wed Oct 26, 2011 9:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: Commission -- anyone want to take this on?
Replies: 17
Views: 1414

Re: Commission -- anyone want to take this on?

ditch the drill and use a small bowl gouge and turn like a small bowl

regards
dave
by potholer
Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:41 am
Forum: General
Topic: Take a look at my new website, tell me what needs fixing...
Replies: 6
Views: 1072

Re: Take a look at my new website, tell me what needs fixing...

there are plenty of programs out there that simplify the process of writing html - the best being Dreamweaver however that is very expensive, there are several open source, free, alternatives probably the best of which is:

http://kompozer.net

hope this helps

regards
dave