From: ???????????????????????????? (Norm Carpenter)
Subject: Carving pipes


I have been working with wood for a long time now.  In fact,  I learned
about this mailgroup from the posting in rec.woodworking.  I would like
to begin making my own pipes, but I don't know where to begin.  Is there
a good reference source?  How about supplies?  I have access to people
who travel to Northern Italy quite a bit.  I understand that Italy has
a lot of pipe blanks,  does anyone know where I can find them?

Norm Carpenter

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[There's a company in Chicago called Pimo's that sells briars, stems,
tools, etc. for pipemaking. I'll dig out the reference, if no one else
in pipe-land has it {it's about 100 miles away, in my parents'
cellar}. I've tried it myself, and even bought a flex-shaft to work
with; pipe carving is a hard skill to acquire. Can anyone help Norm
out? -S.]

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