Carved my own
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With just a single cigar, we can escape from the cares of the world. - Richard Carleton Hacker
With just a single cigar, we can escape from the cares of the world. - Richard Carleton Hacker
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Very nice!WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain0 -
Outstanding.“It has been a source of great pain to me to have met with so many among [my] opponents who had not the liberality to distinguish between political and social opposition; who transferred at once to the person, the hatred they bore to his political opinions.” —Thomas Jefferson (1808)
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LoneSmoker
With just a single cigar, we can escape from the cares of the world. - Richard Carleton Hacker0 -
Looks great how long did it take?
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If you are a newbie I got Dem nachos....0 -
Great! Fantastic first pipe. Going to carve another one? One constructive criticism I have is the transition between the shank and bowl, your pipe's is a bit heavy in my opinion. Now you need to buy a buffing machine, buffing wheels, White Diamond prepolish and carnauba wax,
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Wow that looks greatNon Crux sed lux1
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Does anybody just smoke those as-is? It might not fit in your pocket but, no pipe stand required.1
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That sucker is heavy before any cuts are made. Probably 4 to 5 ounces. It's completely acceptable to leave the bottom flat though. I've got a block too that I'm going that direction with.1
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I bought the block on January 22nd, but didn't work on it everyday.NorCalR1 said:Looks great how long did it take?
LoneSmoker
With just a single cigar, we can escape from the cares of the world. - Richard Carleton Hacker0 -
The buffing wheels I had for the dremel did very little except put little white fibers all over my pipe. I have carnuba, tripoli and white diamond. the staining/polishing part seemed to present the biggest challenge. I used Fieblings black, then Saddle Brown dye for the stain then set it on fire then tripoli. White Diamond and Carnuba for the polish, but I need better buffing/polishing equipment. Overall though I am satisfied for my first time outta the gate. Here's a pic of it after I stained it black then re-sanded it before staining Saddle brown and sanding and polishing the stem.silvermouse said:Great! Fantastic first pipe. Going to carve another one? One constructive criticism I have is the transition between the shank and bowl, your pipe's is a bit heavy in my opinion. Now you need to buy a buffing machine, buffing wheels, White Diamond prepolish and carnauba wax,
LoneSmoker
With just a single cigar, we can escape from the cares of the world. - Richard Carleton Hacker3 -
Sweet2
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As we say in English class, "Ya dun good!"
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There are two plateau blocks with stems up for bid on eBay now. They would be great for someone who wants to carve their own freehand style pipe
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Italian-Briar-build-your-own-pipes-or-use-as-bookends-as-I-did/253779026865?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1431.l2649
"Any cigar smoker is friend, because I know how he feels." Alfred de Musset
"A fine cigar is just like a woman. If you don't light it up just right and suck on it with a certain frequency, it will go out on you." Unknown
“A pipe is to the troubled soul what caresses of a mother are for her suffering child.” Indian Proverb1 -
If they aren't pre drilled, it takes more specialized tools than I have. I've been whittling away at the same block for two years in no particular hurry to finish. I don't even know what shape I want1
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They are pre-drilled and ready to carve
"Any cigar smoker is friend, because I know how he feels." Alfred de Musset
"A fine cigar is just like a woman. If you don't light it up just right and suck on it with a certain frequency, it will go out on you." Unknown
“A pipe is to the troubled soul what caresses of a mother are for her suffering child.” Indian Proverb0 -
Vermont Freehand is the go-to place for briar, and pipe making supplies/kits. I've made a couple pipes, and have another pre-drilled kit ready to start when the spirit hits me.
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Made this one for a friend, kinda wish I had kept it >.>
This was the first one I made, I ended up **** up the briar block that came with my kit, but the original owner of my local B&M is a pipe maker, and I was able to buy a block of briar from her private stock 25 yr old Algerian briar.
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I like the way the blue penetrated the grain and is visible from the sides.1
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It was very blue! I put a light coat of the blue on right after the 220 grit sanding phase, so it just left a hint of the blue in the grain on the pipe after I was done sanding. The briar is almost white without that stain.
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