Well, here goes. My name is Tu Combs. JMG is a very good friend of mine, brother would be a more fitting word. He introduced me to the pipe world almost 5 years ago and I've been kind of itching to try my hand at making a pipe since he returned to the states. He had a reject block with a lot of flaws that he wasn't gonna use so I decided I would play with it since I would probably mess it up anyways. I decided to make a poker since they're one of my favorite shapes and although I have a few nice pokers, none of them sit. All drilling was done on a drill press. Delrin tenon in a pre-mold stem that I didn't spend much time on. The pictures aren't the greatest, but I tried to catch the important angles. Thanks for looking!
Here's the best shot I have of it.
And then a few of it getting there.
^^This isn't perfectly round, but is not near as bad as it looks in the picture.^^
First pipe & first post.
First pipe & first post.
Tu Combs
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Re: First pipe & first post.
Looks a lot better than my first pipe!
JMG is a one stand up guy. Welcome to the forum! Read a lot and ask questions.
JMG is a one stand up guy. Welcome to the forum! Read a lot and ask questions.
Re: First pipe & first post.
Welcome!
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I'm with Jesse; better than my first by a long shot. Welcome to PMF and the joy of pipemaking.
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Ditto...wdteipen wrote:I'm with Jesse; better than my first by a long shot.
Welcome! Now go make another one!!!
Cheers!
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Re: First pipe & first post.
Hey Tu, welcome to the forum!
That is a great way to start your pipe making! That poker looks good. You did a good job on that one.
Keep 'em coming, because i think you could get very good at this!
That is a great way to start your pipe making! That poker looks good. You did a good job on that one.
Keep 'em coming, because i think you could get very good at this!
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Re: First pipe & first post.
You've obviously been looking and listening here already. You've done a lot of things right. To my eye, the stem is a little too long for the pipe, and the stummel is a little too thin, but otherwise it's not a bad pipe.
- Steve S.
Re: First pipe & first post.
Thanks for the compliments and critiques. I had a lot of fun making this pipe. As long as it continues to be therapeutic I'll keep at it. My favorite look on this pipe was right before I did the final stain so I went back and changed it up. I like this much better.
Tu Combs
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This is terrible. You should be ashamed.
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Re: First pipe & first post.
Welcome.
To be the first is very well
Best regards.
Félix
To be the first is very well
Best regards.
Félix
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