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Was that a pre-mold stem?!

wdteipen wrote:Stamping still sucks.
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Use a grinder to carefully take the edges of the stamp that is around the letter or number off. Also use some electrical tape to line up your stamps. It will help make your stamping more consistent.

Pipe looks good

Q

Shitty!

When your still learning every thing you do, including making stems is worth the effort. Practice makes perfect and all that.

I will drill my bowl with a 5/16 pilot then drill with a 9/16 spoon bit then my final drill 3/4. For me drilling from a pilot to a final diameter is a pain in the ass.

If you know anyone who lives in Belgium ask them to send you some semois. It is by far the most cigarish tasting pipe tobacco I have ever had. It is one of my favs but is extremly strong and after about 1/4 bowl I'm spinning from the nicotine.

If you look at the pictures in Hiros p&t expo it shows him using plate ebonite.

I got an email from ebonite.it a while back saying they carry plate ebonite. Also I have heard rumors thats where Hiro gets it

I got it too.

The horn doesnt look to bad, it seems to have decent coloring.

This past year has been my first full year working solely as a pipemaker. I started thinking how many pipes I have made and sold. As of right now, I'm at 93. I might try to squeeze out 1 or 2 more.

How many pipes did you make in '09?

Ryan

I got a cortizon shot in my shoulder about 6 months ago, my doctor didnt think id mind if it was also the same shot they give to people who have allergie problems... she was right i dint mind. About 3 days later I felt like i was getting sick, my sence of smell was seriously diminished. I lost about...

bikedoctor wrote:The second video is not his and clearly there is a difference.

obviously

bikedoctor wrote:I hadn't seen this one posted so forgive me. Sometimes I think I'm limited by my lack of equipment. This really helped.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aWGyRVw ... re=related

Enjoy

The maker is Michail Revyagin, he is one of Russias' best IMO, here is his site http://www.mrpipes.ru/

WOW from the looks of it, it is almost flawless too. Congrats a block like that only comes along every so often.

Ryan

Ryan wrote:I wonder what kind of flaws are under all that rubber crap?

What can I say... I'm a bit of a jerk

I wonder what kind of flaws are under all that rubber crap?

Congratulations!

Profiling drill bits with out the proper tooling is a real pain in the ass. Ken has the CNC tooling needed to make a bit the right way. I wouldnt even try to do it myself( a good 3/4 bit isnt cheap). Here is his site, http://www.lambpipes.com/pipemakingtools.htm

I did when I first started making pipes, imagine trying to cut a block of briar with a butter knife...it takes FOREVER to cut.

KurtHuhn wrote:Yep - wire wheel. From the depth of the rustication, I'd say steel. Brass or bronze wire wheels will work also, but don't cut as deep.

I was thinking the same thing Kurt. Also I thing around the shank and the logo block, a gem setting bit may have been used for more detail.

I'm pretty sure Camenetto did a very thin layer of schelac on their rustications. It will apprear as a weird green mold color if you get alcohol on it. Using a tooth brush and more alcohol you can scrub the rest of the crap off of it. Wait for the pipe to dry out a bit(stain the pipe at this point.....

Welcome Bill