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By the way, I succeed to make those "holes" look a bit more darker:

That's exactly what I wanted, to make it look rough and kinda old. So I almost cannot get any better feedback, than bscofield gaved to me :thumb:

Here is the tool, which I used: http://www.dremeleurope.com/dremelocs-uk/Product.jsp;jsessionid=04A8AC9E450D7790BA5EA94AC0DF945F?&prod_id=101&ccat_id=123 And, LexKY_Pipe, I'm sorry, but you must keep on wondering. I wanted to make this pipe look a littlebit "fatty" than, thinny and...

Nice shape, but it looks a bit too shiny, perhaps you should try to take a new photo without a flash.

Bowl is made from apple-wood and stem is bought from tobaccoshop.



This is my first rustication, so all questions and comments are most welcome.

I have made two applepipes. I have nothing to complain with. I almost like that they are my best pipes.

I can't see those photos.

So, here it is:



I used three woods in this pipe. Bowl is made from apple tree, inlay is teak and stem is made from plum tree.

Here is the picture from tools which I use to drill the holes : http://www.kolumbus.fi/satu.laitinen/tools.jpg And Jeff asked how I keep the pipe steady, here is answer: I keep the pipe in my left hand and push drill with my right hand, I don't have any vise or something and I don't need them :lol:

I will tell here something what I know about birch burl, if somebody is interested about it. Many trees can have burls. I don't know how or where burls come, but in most cases burls are in sick or old trees, perhaps it's some disease ? I have worked with couple blocks of birch burl and here is my op...

Here is the top view, you asked: http://www.kolumbus.fi/satu.laitinen/pahka1_5.jpg As you can see the hole is in corner, which is not good thing but at least the hole is in bottom of heel. I will try this soon and tell is it good or not. I used bee&carnaubawax mix, which I bought from local pain...

Hi, my name is Konsta and I live in Finland and i'm 17 years old. I have made couple pipes and another woodworks (my english is not so good, but i'm learning all the time).I made pipe from burl of birch and it looks like this: http://www.kolumbus.fi/satu.laitinen/pahka1_1.jpg http://www.kolumbus.fi/...