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by Vermont Freehand
Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:57 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, or Trade
Topic: strawberry briar
Replies: 15
Views: 5143

Re: strawberry briar

PremalChheda wrote:
So it has been cured already like that super expensive Coffee that Monkey's poop.
it's about as cured as Micah's virginity problem, I think, maybe I'm pulling that out of my ass too.....
by Vermont Freehand
Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:24 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, or Trade
Topic: strawberry briar
Replies: 15
Views: 5143

Re: strawberry briar

strawberry briar is a similar wood to briar but the grain is a lot more gnarly and swirly, though there are some straighter grained ones that look just like briar. Being a slightly softer wood than briar, it's ideal for gnarly grained blasts. They call it strawberry briar because the berry on the tr...
by Vermont Freehand
Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:36 pm
Forum: Buy, Sell, or Trade
Topic: strawberry briar
Replies: 15
Views: 5143

strawberry briar

STRAWBERRY BRIAR COMING SOON FROM ITALY !!! please email me if you would like to reserve any (stevenorse@gmail.com) ebauchon – $15.00 small plateaux = $15.00 medium plateaux = $25.00 sizes below are W x H x L and are the minimum size, so your blocks may be bigger ebauchon and small plateaux – 1 5/8″...
by Vermont Freehand
Sun May 31, 2015 1:23 am
Forum: General
Topic: To all of PMF
Replies: 36
Views: 4854

Re: To all of PMF

socrates wrote:Has anyone seen the near blind pipe makers clique?
yes, I've seen it, but barely ;)
by Vermont Freehand
Sun May 31, 2015 12:54 am
Forum: General
Topic: Pipemaking ability --- where are you on the graph?
Replies: 8
Views: 2369

Re: Pipemaking ability --- where are you on the graph?

I think each pipe ends up in a different spot, and over time you can collect enough data to see where the cluster is and gauge it from there (kind of like all those little dots Sas made to get his cluster), pretty much the same way the Hot Crazy Matrix is used (check that out on youtube if you haven...
by Vermont Freehand
Sun May 31, 2015 12:33 am
Forum: Stummels
Topic: additional drilling on plateaux kit?
Replies: 10
Views: 4658

Re: additional drilling on plateaux kit?

neither PIMO nor Vermontfreehand appear to differentiate their kits. Perhaps its time I just drill my own... We can custom drill most any kit, just let us know the specs. We also encourage you to get into drilling and have some affordable spade bits for chamber boring, and also some mini reject blo...
by Vermont Freehand
Sat Apr 18, 2015 4:56 pm
Forum: General
Topic: 2015 Chicago phone list?
Replies: 15
Views: 3295

Re: 2015 Chicago phone list?

mine is the same as last year, please add it to the list
by Vermont Freehand
Fri Apr 17, 2015 2:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: anyone flying into Midway, Thurs. at 9:15am?
Replies: 0
Views: 49173

anyone flying into Midway, Thurs. at 9:15am?

anyone flying into Midway, Thurs. at 9:15am?

my old man is coming up for the show
let me know if anyone else is coming in through there at roughly that time, to share a cab ride
by Vermont Freehand
Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:23 pm
Forum: Stummels
Topic: Front/Back of the bowl??
Replies: 28
Views: 6403

Re: Front/Back of the bowl??

IAWP
by Vermont Freehand
Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:20 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Vermont Freehand, Steve Norse
Replies: 0
Views: 49139

Vermont Freehand, Steve Norse

Real name: Steve Norse Age: 35 Location: Dorset, VT Years a pipe smoker: 10 How you got into pipe making: Pipe smoker friend pushed me to make one 10-11 years ago Other interesting facts: Owner of Vermont Freehand, your number one source for pipe making needs!!, bluegrass junkie, caretaker, large sc...
by Vermont Freehand
Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Machined pipes.New Factory in Nashville.
Replies: 172
Views: 35545

Re: Machined pipes.New Factory in Nashville.

The Smoking Yeti wrote:
Vermont Freehand wrote:so those who make turd pipes, are they now considered fartisans?
When the body is deprived of half of one of it's senses....
you don't know the half of it....
by Vermont Freehand
Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Machined pipes.New Factory in Nashville.
Replies: 172
Views: 35545

Re: Machined pipes.New Factory in Nashville.

so those who make turd pipes, are they now considered fartisans?
by Vermont Freehand
Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:41 pm
Forum: General
Topic: SHOP SAFETY!!!!!
Replies: 19
Views: 2893

Re: SHOP SAFETY!!!!!

I've used a table saw thousands of times a month for 13 years straight without a problem, but I sure have ground off 1/4" of a finger on a sanding disc, ha. This guy is lucky his "disability" is a couple missing finger tips, lets see him operate that lathe with one eye, haha, or appro...
by Vermont Freehand
Wed Jan 28, 2015 5:40 pm
Forum: Alternative Materials
Topic: "Practice" material
Replies: 13
Views: 3504

Re: "Practice" material

I do have some reject minis for 2.50 each
by Vermont Freehand
Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: PITH 2015
Replies: 246
Views: 24851

Re: PITH 2015

I'm in !!

I have some bamboo seconds if anyone wants some, they are half price of the regular bamboo.

For those of you who have not delved into bamboo shanks, there is a good explanation on pipedia;

http://pipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_Shanks
by Vermont Freehand
Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Posting Your Pipes For Critique
Replies: 21
Views: 4081

Re: Posting Your Pipes For Critique

I've been meaning to post some stuff, just been so damn busy, I'll get to it one of these days....
by Vermont Freehand
Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:26 am
Forum: Stem Work
Topic: White bulldog stems?
Replies: 2
Views: 2270

Re: White bulldog stems?

I have some 2 3/4" x 3/4" white acrylic, diamond saddle stems, if in fact you are looking for a diamond shape
by Vermont Freehand
Sat Dec 27, 2014 7:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Another inciteful question for Sparkle Markle's amusement
Replies: 29
Views: 4263

Re: Another inciteful question for Sparkle Markle's amusemen

I like tribespeople and Monopoly :)
by Vermont Freehand
Wed Dec 24, 2014 12:37 am
Forum: Tools and Tooling
Topic: Tapered bits locking up in acrylic...
Replies: 18
Views: 3124

Re: Tapered bits locking up in acrylic...

This thread is cursed! An hour after reading it I snapped my 3/8" long flute tapered bit from fuller which I'd been using for months! Now I need a new one, and they're still nowhere to be found in Europe :-( The only place I've found that sells them is Jamestown Distributors and they charge 3x...
by Vermont Freehand
Mon Dec 15, 2014 1:20 am
Forum: Buy, Sell, or Trade
Topic: Knife for trade. (DONE)
Replies: 8
Views: 3008

Re: Knife for trade. (DONE)

I'll trade a kit with cumberland stem for the knife, pm me if interested