Non-Flush Stem and Freehand Drilling
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:16 am
Hey everyone,
When shaping first and then drilling how would I go about doing something like this? (this is one of Todd's pipes):
Do I just chuck up a large forstner bit in the headstock and drill a large mortise before I go on to make the regular mortise and draft hole? Also, is this hole tapered at all? Is the white part of the stem tapered through the entire length or is there a straight part at the tenon end?
Thanks!
When shaping first and then drilling how would I go about doing something like this? (this is one of Todd's pipes):
Do I just chuck up a large forstner bit in the headstock and drill a large mortise before I go on to make the regular mortise and draft hole? Also, is this hole tapered at all? Is the white part of the stem tapered through the entire length or is there a straight part at the tenon end?
Thanks!