little vid of new home made pipe

[buckeye]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPHk5UinOxA

 

[ohin3]

Great vid, fantastic pipe. You are going to make me start buying blanks and carving pipes damnit. Just what I need...another hobby. Nice work buddy.
Cheers.
P.

 

[buckeye]

thanks. made a lot of dust with that block.

 

[jship079]

get that thing stained I have to see the finished product! the grain on that thing was very very nice. Were do you pick up your blocks

 

[collin]

Good night, that's a lot of work!! Great job!!

 

[unclearthur]

Very nice! Each looks better than the one before!

 

[buckeye]

thanks. got this block at pimo. it was the biggest one they had.

 

[duncan]

Yep definitly getting the PIMO block next. Love that grain, mine had good grain but had a ton of pits in it hence partial rustifaction.

 

[jcsnaps]

You really seem to be turning out the wood. You make it look easy-- like a pipe a day plan. I'm quite sure it is more involved, and I'll have to try and wittle some wood over the holidays. Thanks for the inspiration, if I come up short just change the name to Stubby.

 

[bubbadreier]

Very nice buckeye! I love the shape of that pipe and the look of that grain!

 

[mlaug]

buckeye's inner Dane is coming out.
Great looking freehand. Those bowl walls will take a lot of heat.

 

[bowhatchie]

Not only are you becoming a master of pipe making... but I would offer kudos on the video production as well..... nicely done!

 

[admin]

Very cool Buckeye! Nice vid and nice pipe!

 

[flipflopsandshades]

Very cool. Would love to have a huge pipe like that. You are very talented.

 

[searock]

Hey Buckeye! You're doing great and it does look like it's going to be a nice pipe.
I don't know if you've finished it yet but if you're interested I would suggest a couple of things. First, definately don't cut off the plateau. It can look really great on a large freehand. Brush the pleteau with a hard wire brush to remove all the loose bark then when you stain the pipe you might want to do the plateau in a two tone effect. Your can stain the entire plateau in a darker color than the rest of the pipe, then after it dries you can buff off the stain on the high points, then stain the entire pipe a lighter color. Or, just do it all one color if you like. Whichever you choose it should look great.
It looks like you still need some shaping as the sides are a little flat. I assume you want a round bowl. Let's hope you don't hit a flaw.
In my view a good band saw is a must for pipe making. In order to drill the bowl and draft holes properly... so they meet exactly at the right point... you need to be able to "square-up" the block so the sides are exactly at ninty degrees. Then when you chuck the block in the machine vice to drill everything is straight. (I'm assuming this is how you will do it) The problem is that most "consumer" band saws don't do a very good job. The blade tends to wonder and you don't get a striaght cut. If your wellet can stand it I would suggest you buy an Inca, they're really good. If not try to get one that is heavy duty at least.
Best of luck with your project and be sure to post a pic when it's finished.

 

[unclearthur]

Good information searock. I am in the process of setting up a new chuck on my lathe for drilling. Pictures when I get it done. My bandsaw is a delta , but I have spent a lot of hours tuning and tweaking it to get the best performance from it.

 

[buckeye]

thanks for the advice searock. its not completely round. it is one of the best smoking pipes i own.