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[/quote] How'd I get swept up in this? :shock:[/quote] Not sure bro! :wink: In any case I'm about to do the last of the turning tonight, then get the lathe cleaned back up for pipes. I did take a couple of orders from guys here but I'm not taking anymore, at least not on this round! I've got to get ...

The way I see it, Tim is just trying to be helpful and what better place than here? :roll: Thanks for the offer, Tim! Thank you Charl, that's all I was trying to do brother. I have Narcolepsy and am disabled so I'm not able to make as many pipes as most other makers, but I love helping other makers...

Thanks for all the responses guys! I really don't want to get into making a bunch of spoon bits, I'd rather be making pipes with what little time I have. Just thought I'd offer while I was already making some in case someone needed one but couldn't afford the more expensive ones.

The groove is to reduce friction and therefor reduce heat. It's a good design although I think you could cut the grooves even wider. I'm not crazy about the profile of the tapered bit. That's just personal preference. But, I like the rounded bits. If I didn't already have a bunch, I'd buy yours. Th...

Thank you RobEsArt!

Tim, is there anywhere that we can see some of your work? I admit I didn't dig very deeply, but I was only able to find a YouTube video of some older work and a few photos on your FaceBook Page. Tyler I'm trying to get more YouTube videos up and more photos on FB. I don't have a website yet. I'm di...

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were a master carver with 30 years' experience in pipemaking. I apologize. About the spoon bits - I never said they could be used only for freehand drilling, you can use them on the lathe for standard tailstock drilling as well. However, their shape is developed ...

Well, at least I pissed somebody off enough to respond, maybe I just took the wrong aproach. :lol: You know what they say about ass uming... just because you've never heard of me doesn't mean I'm not a known pipe maker. :wink: If spoon bits are made for free handed drilling "only" as you s...

66 views with no replies. :shock: I got the same response when I posted here before, A lot of overly friendly pipe makers here! :lol: Oh well I just accepted my last order on these for now, was just trying to do a favor for a few fellow pipe makers, not sure if I'll make anymore later or not as they...

Hey guys, I'm making a few spoon bits for pipe maker friends. I don't have a website but I do have a FB page for my pipes. If you would be interested in one of these shoot me a message on FB on my personal page Tim Pollock or my pipes page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TPPipes/ When I finish this...

Your everywhere O.S. Good talking to you today buddy! Didn't get in till 1:30 so didn't get a chance to post the pics or video. I'll try tomorrow.
Tim

Thank you very much Steve! I know its hard to believe but the metal pipe didn't smoke any hotter than any of my briar pipes. The grooves around the bowl may have acted like a radiator effect, not sure, but I was amazed at how cool it smoked. A Kersten pipe design is what inspired the design. I have ...

I didn't use my metal lathe on this one, although it would have been easier. I used my wood lathe. Especially with it being my first I wasn't sure what shape I would be able to make out of it until I started turning it down. I wish I could look at a block and tell what it could become like some of y...

New photos of my first pipe. PLEASE comment and let me know what you think I could have done better or different. I want to learn badly, but I can't learn if no one critiques my work. This is the place for new pipe makers to learn from those with experience right? Please, Please, Please! :) Tim http...

Thanks Manny, I researched it and as far as I know it's safe. My friend that I made it for loves it. He smokes it all the time. I wouldn't have wanted one without a briar insert myself, but he insisted "No Wood". I wasn't happy with the finish on the briar pipe, so I redid it today. I don'...

My frist briar pipe. Made from a pre drilled block. It still needs a little work, but let me know what you think. I could use all the advice I can get. Constructive criticism welcomed! I want to learn. I'll try to get some better photos today, since I now know how to post a photo. I didn't try to sa...

Thank you very much! I'll give that a try.
Tim

I made my first briar pipe today and would love to be able to post photos of it to get some feed back. I have tried posting my pics from Flickr.com but I only get an image icon that will not open the photo. Can someone please tell me if Flickr is the problem, or if another photo hosting site will wo...

I made one out of aluminum if you would like to check it out. It's under the "general" topic and post is "Newbie". I tried to figure out how to post the pictures instead of the link, but couldn't figure out how to do it. If anyone could help me out with that I would greatly appre...