I'm pretty sure that instead of worrying about the effects of tobacco use, the surgeon general should start crafting warning messages about stamping pipes. LOL
I am in the final stages of finishing a club pipe order of 15 pipes. Today I finally mustered up the courage to stamp them all, which was an even more involved process than usual because in addition to my own stamp, I was stamping the club lettering on the pipe as well.
14 pipes down (with mainly satisfactory results), and 1 to go, I wound up with this:
Turns out there was a small flaw in the wood lurking just below the finished surface which ran horizontally across the shank, and when I pressed the stamp in...CRACK.
Oh man...that hurts. Now I have to make another pipe for the club pipe order, which means it will be that much longer before I can start on Christmas pipes. *sigh*
Stamping is bad for you
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Re: Stamping is bad for you
Look on the bright side; at least you found that flaw.....
Re: Stamping is bad for you
ROFL!!BeatusLiebowitz wrote:Look on the bright side; at least you found that flaw.....
Of course, you're right. Better to find it now than have the customer find it with similar results.
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Re: Stamping is bad for you
I know your pain. Not from stamping though. I was making identical pipes and out of the first 5 blocks i marked out and drilled only two of them were good enough to be finished. All the others showed up flaws as some stage. Very frustrating. The only good thing is that i was able to re-use the stems.