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Wow! Why is it that the prices over there are so cheap! Something like that over here would probably cost in the region of $30!

If you use the bench grinder to sharpen, wouldn't you have to get new bits every month or so?

Charl

Thanks for the advice, Frank! I tend to forget that the world is getting smaller because of the net. Good example is this that I'm doing at the moment! :lol: And jeez, Elie's pipes REALLY are work of art, hey! Beautifull! A friendly neighbour of mine took some of my pipes to a local tobacconist chai...

Not a lot of people in SA use ebay, unfortunately! :( Tried selling some pipes at the local montly market here in the village, and sold one, at least! Still waiting for some critique on the pipes though, if you can excuse the poor quality of the photos... Have other photos with different views as we...

Diamond hones should work quite well, yes. Just a shame they're so expensive here. I think I'll try with the stone for a start.

Thanks!

How do you guys sharpen spade bits?

With files or maybe a sharpening stone?

I've tried with files, but it doesn't seem to get as sharp as I would like it to be.

Charl

Like them both, the bent more, though. What's the extension made from? Look oak-ish?

The stain is especially nice, yes!

Charl

:lol: :lol: #0708: Iroko #0801: Balau, with cherry stain #0802: Balau #0804: Iroko, with choc brown stain #0806: Iroko, with cherry stain #0808: Balau, with 1 layer each of choc brown and cherry #0809: Curry (not sure how it's spelled), with cherry stain #0815: Curry Would love to get my hands on so...

So, you've been bitten by the bug, live on the other side of the Pipemaking World and don't have the cash for a new order of materials from over there (seems like shipping, duties etc. amounts to about 80% of material costs!). And all you want to do is make pipes! What do you do? You buy dirt cheap ...

Thanks, Kurt! to donbernard: you're Afrikaans is still there, hey! to frank: I'll be damned! Who would have thought? Dankie! (thanks) to kkendall: Yip, I agree, the shank on the poker should have been thinner. Next time, promise! I did actually wax and polish both of them. Maybe it's my bad photogra...

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First off: thank you to all you guys sharing this WEALTH of information about pipemaking, and especially to you Kurt! I've been wanting to try my hand at making pipes for years, eventually got my stuff together and ordered 2 kits from Pimo (Ginny is really a star!)that I got beginning of December la...