Pipe Making supplies and sources

[Knucklehead]

Pipe #4 for Smokesahoy. Made from BarG Osage Orange. Brass ring. Pre mold stem with square saddle.

 

[Tomriker]

those look awesome! I really like the grain in them. im going to start my second one tonight. i need to get it figured out!

 

[Knucklehead]

Thank you Tom. Where are you from? It's helpful to put your general location in your profile in case you ever have tobacco growing questions. The answers will depend on location and your areas weather. Click my profile at top of page.

 

[Aaron]

very nice work!

 

[Knucklehead]

Thank you Aaron. How is yours coming? The suspense is growing.

 

[johnlee1933]

Nice looking work. Well Done. -·-

 

[Ashauler]

Remarkable work knucks!!

 

[SmokesAhoy]

that's gorgeous.

 

[indianjoe]

Wow, AK you got it going on!

 

[Knucklehead]

Thanks guys. J and S you weren't supposed to peek.

 

[BarG]

It's hard to choose which of your pipes look the finest, I'm mighty partial to the one on post 75 of this thread.

I wish you would post a couple pics mounted during turning for us beginners on your next pipe.

That Bodark takes a fine polish, and nice grain too. A very hard wood ,Excellent workmanship. Curios to hear how they smoke. The dublin and rhodesian are awesome man.

 

[Knucklehead]

LOL. Post 75. That one's taking a Texas vacation. Probably hog hunting.

 

[Knucklehead]

Kurt Huhn video of drilling a pipe stummel. He started the Pipe Makers Forum. He has alot of good pipe making videos on YouTube under the name "pipecrafter".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBIy8BVKrRQ

Here's a video of roughing in the pipe after the lathe work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLn8FHplCSQ

Tweaking the shape of a roughed in pipe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaGz_gWlIjg

Drilling an ebonite stem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNkm5fQmGus

Filing a hand cut stem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxzNpVFZ5PI

Modifying a premold stem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe-siTJIVr4

 

[DonH]

The Dublin and Rhodesian look amazing, AK! You might have yourself a new career, here.

 

[BigCasino]

nice work AK the rhodesian and bulldog look good

 

[Knucklehead]

Thank you gentlemen. A few more of the small blocks left and then I can take the plunge and get some nice big blocks to play with. The fun starts with the full bents and acute drilling angles. If I don't quit cutting through to the airway on my stems I'm going to have to go to clear stems until I figure out what's going on. Or at least back to acrylic stems. That ebonite is costly.

 

[SmokesAhoy]

I dont know what you're talking about, but the pipe arrived and i dont see how this isnt perfect?? it is utterly gorgeous and the draw is absolute perfection. that airway issue you are talking about doesnt seem to affect performance in the slightest.

like i said in the PM, once you are ready to go pro i'm buying one for my dad from you. thank you again sir.

 

[johnlee1933]

I dont know what you're talking about, but the pipe arrived and i dont see how this isnt perfect?? it is utterly gorgeous and the draw is absolute perfection. that airway issue you are talking about doesnt seem to affect performance in the slightest.

like i said in the PM, once you are ready to go pro i'm buying one for my dad from you. thank you again sir.

Mine arrived today also and it is a thing of beauty. It doesn't need a stand. It stands there proudly by itself. Knucks should absolutely go Pro. The only downside is all my other pipes are hiding out in shame.
Thank you Wallace -·- John

 

[Knucklehead]

I dont know what you're talking about, but the pipe arrived and i dont see how this isnt perfect?? it is utterly gorgeous and the draw is absolute perfection. that airway issue you are talking about doesnt seem to affect performance in the slightest.

like i said in the PM, once you are ready to go pro i'm buying one for my dad from you. thank you again sir.

When I cut through to the airway it destroys the stem. I have to make another one. Here's what I'm talking about. This is a picture of the stem I almost had finished for the Rhodesian. I had to make another. I did the same thing on John's pipe that's why I doubled his price. LOL 2x0=0

 

[Knucklehead]

These things are making the rounds. JBD beat me out of my Dublin.