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Awesome work on following the grain! That looks 100X better than my first pipe (and second...)

all the green pipes I've seen have darkened up considerably over time. Should age really well.

Great looking pipe! Love the twist!

How heavy is olive compared to briar?

Would you recommend one of these as an upgrade to a Dremel sanding drum? I'm always looking for new/interesting/quicker ways to remove skin from my fingers

Just watched the video, looks like it's mounted in a drill press, right? looks really cool.

Yeah, the grain was begging for a horn! Looks great!

Most briar is aged for quite a few years if I remember correctly, not sure on the whole process though. I don't think it's as quick as "cut, boil, bake, carve"

Haven't torn into it yet, it was late last night when it stopped working. I figured it was a good reason as any to stop for the night

I see some perfectly salvageable pieces in there. You can ship those off to me for practice

I'll be there as a shopper! Oooooh, and it's a payday!

Know how I know it's time to replace my dremel? The motor runs, but as soon as I touch it to anything it stops spinning Time to go shopping!

Saw this article, and thought of this forum. http://gizmodo.com/5975163/moldable-sanding-blocks-are-the-perfect-shape-for-any-abrasion Moldable Sanding Blocks Are the Perfect Shape For Any Abrasion Sanding blocks are fantastic labor-savers, but if you're sanding ornate carvings, the sandpaper typica...

What is the finish on the first pipe? I like the almost bone color.

amazeballs! You never fail to impress!

Let me know when you get crappy briar in, I don't want to practice on the nice stuff

I'll have to go back and check who I got that block from. The walls of the mortise were pretty thick. He didn't ask me to pay for the repair, but gave me a "thanks for trying". I just couldn't figure out what happened becuase the stem fit was perfect when I sent it back. Would it be out o...

Sweet! Keeping fingers crossed

Wondering if you had any pipe kits left, or should I just hit you up on e-bay?

Right before my birthday

Love the white one, has a mushroom feel to it. How do you get your briar that light color?