Thanks

[zztop]

Good afternoon and thanks for welcome myself in this forum .
I 'm italian and start 8 months ago to be a " pipehobbist" .
I read a lot of usefull informations here and I am very much thankfull.
Now I 'm starting to learn " mounthpiece" manufacturing handmade ...so I am in same situation.... when i was making my first bowl ....
A lot of job to be done
But honestly as mech eng I am really in love with this hobby
Thanks rob

enclosed some of my last works , bamboo and reverse calabash





Real name: Roberto
Age: 59
Location:Milano
Years a pipe smoker:3
How you got into pipe making:before I start restoring old pipe.... than I jump in "manufacturing "
Other interesting facts:table tennis , trekking , history

[LatakiaLover]

Hello

What method do you use for attaching the bamboo to the stummel? Also, do the stems have conventional tenons, or did you use the reverse design where the stem fits on a tenon protruding from the shank?

[zztop]

Good afternoon

Latakia Lover , to be honest I have been using different sistems . protruding as well , stainless , ebonite , std stem or "customized " , I

dont have a lathe so all is handmade , done many ...many tests , enclosed some photos , some are "protopipe"
others already tested





by the way I do have a lot a lot a lot to learn ...... i.e make mounthpiece - Vslot .... and maybe is time I get a proper lathe