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  1. gambit88

    Metro Detroit Folks -Should we try again?

    I dont think I could do the 29th. I Have a museum function that day. I Think the 30th is the arrowhead regional pipe smoking compitition. Maybe we could meet up for that. I'm free right now the rest of April.
  2. gambit88

    Metro Detroit group September Gathering

    Not sure I'll make it. Gotta look at my calandar but I believe thats the weekend thats the weekend of the great train robbery in coldwater. I Believe that's on Sunday though. Gotta look it up now.
  3. gambit88

    Check Out This Pipe Repair: Loose Stem

    You could warm the tenon up a bit and press it against a flat surface. It will expand the tennon a bit. If you press too had you could split the tenon so be extra careful.
  4. gambit88

    Metro Detroit July gathering

    I won't be able to make it. I'll be in Grayling that weekend for the antique artillery competition. We have to win our title back. Last year we lost by something like three inches.
  5. gambit88

    Pipes and fountain pens

    Snowyowl I've only made two(3rd blew on the lathe) and have some ideas I might try this weekend when I go though my scrap bin. This is the first tamper I made. Second is similar.
  6. gambit88

    Pipes and fountain pens

    Snowyowl I've only made two(3rd blew on the lathe) and have some ideas I might try this weekend when I go though my scrap bin. This is the first tamper I made. Second is similar.
  7. gambit88

    Pipes and fountain pens

    @gordebak the whole reason I got my lathe was to play with pipe making.I had no experience at the time with wood turning so I started with pens. they are fairly straightforward and a good way to learn.
  8. gambit88

    Pipes and fountain pens

    I've only made one pipe and it was by hand from a hobby kit. I've turned a few tampers but haven't tried turning a pipe yet. I'm fairly close to the famous Pauls pipe shop. Next time I go up there I plan on buying another kit.
  9. gambit88

    Pipes and fountain pens

    Pen making is a hobby of mine. Something to do while smoking a pipe. I find it very relaxing. My doctor uses fountin pens exclusively so I made one for him. I liked the look and feel so much I made another for myself. A few of the fountain pens I've made.
  10. gambit88

    A Kaywoodie Blowfish? Happy Fathers Day Indeed! (pics)

    They did use the bowl shape a few times i belive but the diamond shank is the rarity. I want to say they used 23c for the different shapes.
  11. gambit88

    A Kaywoodie Blowfish? Happy Fathers Day Indeed! (pics)

    23c is the shape code on mine. I also mistook the model as mine is actually a flame grain not super grain. The 4 dodget number makes it older then mine so they must have made that shape earlier as well. Heres mine
  12. gambit88

    A Kaywoodie Blowfish? Happy Fathers Day Indeed! (pics)

    Nice pipe! I Don't know the number off the top of my head but I have the same pipe in a super grain model. That shape with the diamond stem was only made in 1957.
  13. gambit88

    Repairing Stem Insignia?

    I use acrylic paint. I put a dab over thr logo and let it dry. I then use really fine sand paper (800 or finer) to take off the excess.
  14. gambit88

    Metro Detroit June gathering

    As of now I don't have any plans so I should be able to make it.
  15. gambit88

    A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To The Forum(via the doctor's office)

    That was a funny read. My doctor asked me once if I smoked. I said yes to the cigars and pipes. His response...At least its not cigarettes. He's more against drinking.