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I'm interested if you still have this for sale. I dropped you an email asking for the list.

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I'd call jogilli and talk him into being my tour guide.

I'd see mimo for sure, and I'd try to hit a few carvers.

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true, good point. Although I would assume it's possible (hard, but possible) to hand drill this with a forstner bit or even a very large brad point, before drilling mortise and airway? Sure, theoretically, though as you say it would be incredibly difficult. If you picture what's going on with the p...

The countersink is a few thous. larger than the stem. You need a pin gage set and a counter sink tool (easily made) to do this. Could you not readily achieve this with a forstner bit on the lathe? Drill a 15mm hole with a forstner drill, then the mortise and then the airway? PS: like all I've seen ...

That's really cool. Are pipe clubs common in China?

It helps reinforce the wood. Watch the j Alan pipes military mount video. He sells what you need to do it but it's really easy to make your own Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I made one from a $2 harbor freight screwdriver. Works fine. Still figurin it out before I use it on a finished pipe. So...

It's not really necessary to have the button side of the rod stock squared.

See, lots of ways to skin the cat. I will gently comment to those using a grits above 600: you don't have to. Some would even say you don't have to go above 400. I'd suggest that if you are getting better results going that far, you could save some time researching methods that get you there withou...

See, lots of ways to skin the cat. I will gently comment to those using a grits above 600: you don't have to. Some would even say you don't have to go above 400. I'd suggest that if you are getting better results going that far, you could save some time researching methods that get you there without...

You will have a hard time doing a good job buffing off under-stain with brown. It's too aggressive. The secret to a good contrast stain is good under-stain removal. It needs to be very even after your done removing the under stain. My suggestion, don't buff the under-stain, just sand. You'll have lo...

I use: 220 400 Understain Buff off 600 to touch up and remove buffing compound Overstain Finish You're using way may steps than you need, and you are staining too late. I would guess you have trouble getting things to color deeply? Just to help a newb understand clearly... "buff off" - is...

At least it's not partially upgraded.

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I can only remember one time being offended by a browser at a pipe show. He (and his wife) walked up to my table, he picked up a pipe, and told me I didn't know what I was doing because stems need to be bent to parallel with the top of the bowl. He claimed to own a pipe factory, and to know much mor...

I don't think this is because of social media. You can't easily learn to make a pipe on Instagram, Snapchat, or whatever. YouTube, perhaps, but is that social media? Maybe, I guess, but this forum is still a very efficient way to communicate about pipes. I've had several conversations with people ov...