From: ???????????????????????????? (Norm Carpenter)
Subject: Carving the pipe


Well the first pipe has been carved and is almost sanded to a smooth
luster.  It is not like most pipes that I have ever seen.  Since I
do not own a lathe it has straight lines instead of curved.  If you
imagine a cube and cut a small amount from the four corners to make
an uneven octagon you may imagine what this pipe looks like.  I cheated
with this one where the tobacco hole and the shank were already machined
for me.  I have two more completely blank briars awaiting my saw and file.
Does anyone have comments on pipes with straight lines rather than curved?

Norm


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