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Bending Lucite
never forget that after bending lucite and vulcanite needs ALWAYS to be sanded and polished if you want a perfect result- pentangle
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- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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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...- pentangle
- Post #12
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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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- pentangle
- Post #24
- Forum: Pipe Repair and Maintenance
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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...- pentangle
- Post #13
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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Help Dating this Savinelli
Don't have much time nowadays,but sometime i will stay Maurizio -
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... -
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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... -
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...- pentangle
- Post #16
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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My Time Has Ended
Thank you my love for your words yes it seems we are tuned From one 'ol hippy to another, Ciao- pentangle
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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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...- pentangle
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- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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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 -
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 -
Some New Pipes I Carved
Thank you for the comment BB but thank you a lot for the correct italian! -
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 -
Hello Uncle A are you still out there?
"@Mick Don't count your money as lost. Uncle Arthur seems to be on his on schedule. I expect he will return when he is ready. He has before. Unfortunately being a nice guy is not the same as being a good businessman. Perhaps part of the problem is that he gets much more attention when he isn't...- pentangle
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Some New Pipes I Carved
The pipe You have posted here in the forum needs a brother!......or a sister :-) I see you have a good hand Maurizio -
Some New Pipes I Carved
Recently i have acquired some thousands of briar plateau and ebauchons all around the mediterranean sea.Here are some of the pipes i carved in the last weeks.Rusticated are made with Grecian and Spanish briar, Straight grains with Italian briar (Calabrian,Ligurian,Tuscan).The first has an olive... -
A Pipe I Carved
The briar shows very nice bird eyes and it's well carved.The gurgle problem is surely due to the short shank and the tenon mortize that probably leave a very small portion of briar between chamber and the tenon.Usually is known that 5 millimeters are good enough to don't get the chamber burned... -
Pipe I made today.
Walnut smokes decent.It's a little bit bitter the first 20-30 smokes and it's prone to burn easily.So must have over 5 mm thikness around the bowl hole.10 mm it's ok.If nicely carved and drilled can last much more than cobs if in a good rotation.I've made some pipe with european walnut and i'm...