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How to Make a Tobacco Pipe with Hand Tools, Part 4: Stem-Bending, Staining, and Finishing
On balance, I would say that half of pipe making involves sanding. It’s not exactly the fun part of making a pipe, but the results are worth the care and effort. Theoretically, rasps and files are used to establish the … Continue reading
How to Make a Tobacco Pipe with Hand Tools, Part 3: Shaping with Rasps and Files
When we left off last time, we had a stem inserted into a drilled block of briar wood. Now, you could smoke this block if you wanted to (I’ve seen it done!), but you probably want to do some shaping … Continue reading
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Literary Workshop Is Now Live on Etsy
It is with some trepidation that I announce that the Literary Workshop has gone commercial. I will now be selling my tobacco pipes (and perhaps a few other items) at my new Etsy shop. I plan to make one or … Continue reading
Tobacco Pipe Finished
This is one of my favorite stages of a project. The shape is roughed out, and there are tool marks scattered over the surface like craters on a distant planet. Yet the form is evident, and I can finally see … Continue reading
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