Anyone here turn smoker's pipes?
 

I do, and just interested in finding out if anyone else does. I turn most of
mine from
cherry, various shapes and sizes. I use a 4 jaw chuck turning the stem in
one direction,
then the bowl in the other.

bill otten

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 22:04:29 -0500, "Bill Otten"
wrote:

I do, and just interested in finding out if anyone else does. I turn most of
mine from
cherry, various shapes and sizes. I use a 4 jaw chuck turning the stem in
one direction,
then the bowl in the other.

As separate pieces, or in one chunk?



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Bill,

I am a pipe smoker myself. By coincidence I was going to pose the same
question as you ! I'll just sit back and wait to see the responses you get.

I have a 4 jaw chuck for my lathe although I have never used it. It was
meant for metal turning. How do you avoid marking the wood when you
re-mount it for the second phase of tuning?

Mick Perry

"Bill Otten" wrote in message
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I do, and just interested in finding out if anyone else does. I turn most
of mine from
cherry, various shapes and sizes. I use a 4 jaw chuck turning the stem in
one direction,
then the bowl in the other.

bill otten

I do also. I drill the tobacco chamber and air way. turn the shank and the
bowl. Complete the preliminary on a disk sander and lots of hand sanding
to finish.

Andy
"Bill Otten" wrote in message
...
I do, and just interested in finding out if anyone else does. I turn most
of mine from
cherry, various shapes and sizes. I use a 4 jaw chuck turning the stem in
one direction,
then the bowl in the other.

bill otten

So where are your pictures? I want to visualize this marvel!

Bob Darrah
West Linn, Oregon
"Bill Otten" wrote in message
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I do, and just interested in finding out if anyone else does. I turn most
of mine from
cherry, various shapes and sizes. I use a 4 jaw chuck turning the stem in
one direction,
then the bowl in the other.

bill otten

there is a professional pipe maker in Texas that has a special jig setup for
drilling both holes on the lathe, but i'm not sure if he
also turns the bowl on it. he only uses briar...that's the best wood for
pipes. i hand carved 3 pipes and have another in the
works. it's a lot of fun and you can turn out some intricate carvings on
them.
good luck with your turning.
rich

"Bill Otten" wrote in message
...
I do, and just interested in finding out if anyone else does. I turn most
of
mine from
cherry, various shapes and sizes. I use a 4 jaw chuck turning the stem in
one direction,
then the bowl in the other.

bill otten

In one chunk.....I usually turn the bowl first, then the stem. Yes, it
requires rotating the piece and getting it chucked up correctly in line, but
it's not that tough to do.

bill otten

"Chuck" wrote in message
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On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 22:04:29 -0500, "Bill Otten"
wrote:

I do, and just interested in finding out if anyone else does. I turn most
of
mine from
cherry, various shapes and sizes. I use a 4 jaw chuck turning the stem in
one direction,
then the bowl in the other.

As separate pieces, or in one chunk?



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Denis Marier wrote:

Smoker's pipes making always fascinated me. When walking to school as a kid
I would stop and look at the store window displaying raw material and the
pipes when finished.
Today, after all these years I am looking for information on how to make
smoker's pipes.
I would appreciate to be pointed in the right direction to find enough
information to begin
making pipes for personnel satisfaction.


Hi,

Tyler has some good info at http://www.tylerlanepipes.com/ and Tarek has some
slide shows of some big name European pipemakers at work at
http://theitalianpipe.com

mike o in knoxville