My first pipe.
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My first pipe.
Hello!
I'm new in this forum and totally new in everything regarding pipes. In fact, i even never held a pipe before, needless to say that i haven't been smoking one either. So you might say I'm a virgin.
Also, I'm from Sweden and not the best in English so I'm sorry if what i write is total gibberish..
This is what i made from a pre-drilled block i bought. The stem was included in the kit. I don't have a lathe, belt grinder or any other tools like that. I just use a file, knife and sandpaper. I googled some different pipe models and i choose to make a billiard pipe. I don't know if i succeed with that but have in mind that i never held a pipe in my hands before.
I stained it 4 times until i was satisfied. Now I'm looking forward to start another project. This was fun!
Feel free to give critics so that i might learn.
/Lars
I'm new in this forum and totally new in everything regarding pipes. In fact, i even never held a pipe before, needless to say that i haven't been smoking one either. So you might say I'm a virgin.
Also, I'm from Sweden and not the best in English so I'm sorry if what i write is total gibberish..
This is what i made from a pre-drilled block i bought. The stem was included in the kit. I don't have a lathe, belt grinder or any other tools like that. I just use a file, knife and sandpaper. I googled some different pipe models and i choose to make a billiard pipe. I don't know if i succeed with that but have in mind that i never held a pipe in my hands before.
I stained it 4 times until i was satisfied. Now I'm looking forward to start another project. This was fun!
Feel free to give critics so that i might learn.
/Lars
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Re: My first pipe.
Lars,
That's a great looking 1st pipe. You should be proud indeed. My first pipe was terrible. Keep up the good work!
Brian.
That's a great looking 1st pipe. You should be proud indeed. My first pipe was terrible. Keep up the good work!
Brian.
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Not too shabby. I like all the birdseye.
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Thanks for liking it guys, i know there is a lots of space for improvement. Just wish i could do my own stems.. I have nothing against it being pre-drilled, but i really don´t like the shape and feel of the stem, if you understand my point..
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With practice you can make a preform almost indistinguishable from hand cut. Don't look at that as a huge barrier, especially starting out. One thing at a time.
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If you start with an over-sized stem, it's not all that hard to bring it down to size with a file and sandpaper. Even with pre-molded stems, you have more control over their final shape than you might think at first.
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Exactly what he said. ...well, except the "Brian" part.Growley wrote:Lars,
That's a great looking 1st pipe. You should be proud indeed. My first pipe was terrible. Keep up the good work!
Brian.
Are you using a lathe?
p.s. your English is just fine!
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Hello Sir! As i wrote above, this is what i made from a pre-drilled block i bought. The stem was included in the kit. I don't have a lathe, belt grinder or any other tools like that. I just use a file, knife and sandpaper.Lowpockets wrote:Are you using a lathe?
p.s. your English is just fine!
I wish now after looking at so many amazing pipes in this forum that i would have made the shank less cone shaped and more straight. I´ll try to do that better looking on next pipe.
Thanks for commenting Literaryworkshop and Andrew, encouraging words for an newbie like me. I´m looking forward at the day when i can make my stems myself.
Enjoy Your day!
/Lars
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Looks pretty good for a first.
Keep your tooling simple like this for a while. It'll teach you a lot.Lars J.P Johansson wrote:I don't have a lathe, belt grinder or any other tools like that. I just use a file, knife and sandpaper.
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Yeah I can guess so. Luckily I like working with handtools. And I don't have any choice anyway, I live in a small small apartment.UberHuberMan wrote:Looks pretty good for a first.
Keep your tooling simple like this for a while. It'll teach you a lot.Lars J.P Johansson wrote:I don't have a lathe, belt grinder or any other tools like that. I just use a file, knife and sandpaper.
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You'd be surprised what you can fit into a small apartment...Lars J.P Johansson wrote:Yeah I can guess so. Luckily I like working with handtools. And I don't have any choice anyway, I live in a small small apartment.
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Haha yeah but my girlfriend would put up a fight..UberHuberMan wrote: You'd be surprised what you can fit into a small apartment...
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Make her a piece of jewelry and She will see the value to your hobby.If that fails get a new girlfriend.
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I didn't say you had to fit her in the apartment too.Lars J.P Johansson wrote:Haha yeah but my girlfriend would put up a fight..UberHuberMan wrote: You'd be surprised what you can fit into a small apartment...
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haha, yeah but i kinda like to have her around