a journey into pipe making......

deadrise · 11-01-2013, 12:14 AM

Ok here it goes....at the begining of this year I started working on a few blocks of briar and made 2 very nice pipes.
it was a blast then my cheap version of a dremel tool died and work took over and I stopped.
well now work is....not so good so I bought me a new nice rotary tool and I still
have a few blocks that never made the bench till now.
here is some pics of work to date.

I turn this

into this

made this pipe also she is still new has a huge bowl

my new tool and wood rasp bits

my next few blocks

the bottom pipe is a carving kit from the 40's-60's

yes I buy pre bored briar I am not ready to go there yet.
i use the rasp bits to shape it then sand drums to remove the rasp marks then hand sand and sand and sand sand sand sand.
I will be posting progress here and I will be glad to help anyone go down this slippery slope with me.....

11-01-2013, 12:14 AM	#1
deadrise The Manhattan Project Join Date: Sep 2011 First Name: Jason Location: Reedville Virginia Posts: 1,001 Trading: (24)	a journey into pipe making...... Ok here it goes....at the begining of this year I started working on a few blocks of briar and made 2 very nice pipes. it was a blast then my cheap version of a dremel tool died and work took over and I stopped. well now work is....not so good so I bought me a new nice rotary tool and I still have a few blocks that never made the bench till now. here is some pics of work to date. I turn this into this made this pipe also she is still new has a huge bowl my new tool and wood rasp bits my next few blocks the bottom pipe is a carving kit from the 40's-60's yes I buy pre bored briar I am not ready to go there yet. i use the rasp bits to shape it then sand drums to remove the rasp marks then hand sand and sand and sand sand sand sand. I will be posting progress here and I will be glad to help anyone go down this slippery slope with me..... __________________