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Need a pretty big block of wood

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 7:25 pm
by SchmidtN
Finished stummel needs to be 6 inches long, 4 inches tall. Ideally a 1-1/4 tobacco bowl or larger. I also want pretty wood so it can be left smooth and not rusticated.

That's a pretty big block of wood. Any idea where I can find it?

Thanks for the help.

Re: Need a pretty big block of wood

Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:30 pm
by RadDavis
That's pretty freakin' big!

You can try Tinsky, but I doubt he has anything that huge. Wherever you get it it will be very expensive.

Plus the odds of getting a single block that size that will result in a smooth pipe are very, very low.

Good Luck!

Rad

Re: Need a pretty big block of wood

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:39 am
by andrew
Holy stink, man. Give Tim West (JH Lowe) a call too. Sometimes he will have a large "Canadian" block in a stack.

Re: Need a pretty big block of wood

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:43 am
by andrew
If the pipe dimensions are close to the block size you are after, that thing could run a small steam plant once it was stoked up. :D

Re: Need a pretty big block of wood

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:30 pm
by SchmidtN
Thanks fellas, I'll make some calls today.

Re: Need a pretty big block of wood

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:27 pm
by SchmidtN
Thanks again for the helps guys. Mr. West hooked me up. Wont know if it'll stay smooth until I cut into it though. He's even going to do the tobacco chamber for me (I'm kind of only set up for 3/4).

Re: Need a pretty big block of wood

Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 4:07 pm
by SimeonTurner
I was going to suggest Tim. When I visited him at his home a few years ago, he showed me a few blocks of briar that were hilariously huge.

Good luck....may the sand pit be few and the flame grain be plentiful. :)

Re: Need a pretty big block of wood

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:13 am
by flix
It says you're from California, but, I don't believe it. You're really in Texas, right? ;)

Re: Need a pretty big block of wood

Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 4:01 pm
by SchmidtN
Pipe isn't for me, but if you saw my gun collect you might still think I'm from Texas. :lol:

Re: Need a pretty big block of wood

Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:20 pm
by caskwith
Is this pipe finished yet?