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  1. pentangle

    Bending Lucite

    never forget that after bending lucite and vulcanite needs ALWAYS to be sanded and polished if you want a perfect result
  2. pentangle

    Bending Lucite

    I use a tool similar to an hair dryer, used to remove varnish .It's hot and could burn but distance will save the lucite.Pay attemption if you'll see bubbles on the lucite surface stop.Then bend the lucite gently in more steps.Of course at finally lucite needs to be sanded with 1000 grit and...
  3. pentangle

    Staining a Pipe?

    Sand with a 400 grit.Sand again with a 800 grit then stain with an alchol dark brown (better than black) then sand with a 1000/1200 grit .At finally stain with alchol mixed stain (about 40%yellow+40%orange+10%red+10%walnut).Carnauba with a speed around 1000 rpm will be the last step Maurizio
  4. pentangle

    Bulls Eye Shellac and Pipes

    Shellac is a natural varnish.the use on rusticated pipes is practically obligatory, as carnauba remains white in the depressions of the briar and it turns out not polished.But shellac even if lesser than other not natural varnishes will seal the briar.Pipes with shellac make more condenses than...
  5. pentangle

    Help Dating this Savinelli

    Don't have much time nowadays,but sometime i will stay Maurizio
  6. pentangle

    Help Dating this Savinelli

    The savinelli Extra was a little step over the entry level production.You can see the small crown instead of the classic "S" Savinelli logo on the stem.The 3 digit shape number says of a post 1975 production.According to the shape number and the line of the product i whould say that has been...
  7. pentangle

    Happy Easter

    Happy easter to everybody Maurizio
  8. pentangle

    Some New Pipes I Carved

    buckeye You love your country family.....and guns a true american!and Klu klux klan?I'm leaving so i can smile Thinking about the fortune i have to live here. My friend Zanthal they're expensives (not overpriced) but more than the money i look at the person that want to buy one.You're ok...
  9. pentangle

    My Time Has Ended

    I always smile My lady I try to read between the lines, my intelligence drive me to understand over the appearance and probably i'm surprised that others don't shows similar attitudes.So need an escape from the box.I feel myself compressed in a room.Maybe will change, maybe i will feel better...
  10. pentangle

    My Time Has Ended

    Thank you my love for your words yes it seems we are tuned From one 'ol hippy to another, Ciao
  11. pentangle

    My Time Has Ended

    Yes next week i will leave the forum.Maybe for few months or maybe forever.The photographic season is at the door and i will be fully occupied.That's a good reason? maybe not, maybe i could get some time to visit the forum also,but i think for the moment my time has really ended.Somebody said...
  12. pentangle

    Some New Pipes I Carved

    The festival of Italian language! I really appreciate guys Thank you ! The stem is transparent lucite but i think could be called perspex guess is the same
  13. pentangle

    Some New Pipes I Carved

    Well i have a degree in modern literature especially in north american literature.But I do not know much English and the american language is also different.So im' like an elephant in a crystal store.I'm trying to do my best
  14. pentangle

    Some New Pipes I Carved

    Thank you for the comment BB but thank you a lot for the correct italian!
  15. pentangle

    A Pipe I Carved

    " Now I have a drill press vice so I know I could pull off some accurate angle bores" That's the way.If one day you had need to get a fast way to do perfect angle bores let me know i will post to you some pics of how i work Maurizio