how was this accomplished
how was this accomplished
It looks pretty straight forward its just the shoulder that gets me
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Re: how was this accomplished
So in general, you are seeing a briar "sleeve" over an acrylic middle.
In specific, the acrylic middle stops in the barrel of the shoulder, just exactly the opposite of how the briar stops at the bit end - imagine giant acrylic nail driven into briar, then shaped into a stem.
It is possible that the acrylic goes through in one piece and that it is machined in 3 steps - tenon sized, main bit (1/2" diameter?) and the end being 3/4" or whatever the bit width is.
In specific, the acrylic middle stops in the barrel of the shoulder, just exactly the opposite of how the briar stops at the bit end - imagine giant acrylic nail driven into briar, then shaped into a stem.
It is possible that the acrylic goes through in one piece and that it is machined in 3 steps - tenon sized, main bit (1/2" diameter?) and the end being 3/4" or whatever the bit width is.
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Re: how was this accomplished
Thanks Sas, that's what I thought,
I just didn't know if th shoulder was
Cut out and the acrylic notched so to speak
Maybe George would know
I just didn't know if th shoulder was
Cut out and the acrylic notched so to speak
Maybe George would know
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Re: how was this accomplished
Sas, I've always wondered about these myself and how they bend the stem and not crack the briar.Sasquatch wrote:So in general, you are seeing a briar "sleeve" over an acrylic middle.
In specific, the acrylic middle stops in the barrel of the shoulder, just exactly the opposite of how the briar stops at the bit end - imagine giant acrylic nail driven into briar, then shaped into a stem.
It is possible that the acrylic goes through in one piece and that it is machined in 3 steps - tenon sized, main bit (1/2" diameter?) and the end being 3/4" or whatever the bit width is.
Any ideas sir?
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Re: how was this accomplished
Not entirely sure on the bent briar - steam is my guess but it's only a guess.
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Re: how was this accomplished
I thought that too but, like you said, just a guess. Would be great to see one made but, I don't reckon they'dSasquatch wrote:Not entirely sure on the bent briar - steam is my guess but it's only a guess.
want to give up any info like that.
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Re: how was this accomplished
UFOs must be real. There's no other explanation for cats.
Re: how was this accomplished
George, have you gone gangsta on us??
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Re: how was this accomplished
No, I just blanked my mind and let free association supply the image. Something that was the aesthetic and practical equivalent of a wood/rubber laminate stem in the NON PipeWorld.
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Re: how was this accomplished
OK so you you went gangsta
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