Thread: Briar for scales

I saw a video once of a guy making pipes from briar and apparently when they cut the stuff there's a 50-50 chance it will crack and can't be used for pipes.

Yeah, this wouldn't ruin the pipe inside, I gotta take pics to give you a real idea how big this sucker is. I made on pipe, years ago (a volcano, subsequently gave it to a friend who loves it since it doesn't get hot on him even with his seriuos no rest style)

I got this one as a kit from Mark Tinsky at American Smoking Pipe company. I don't remember what I asked for, other than big, but remember it cost me about 75 bucks back then. I think it's about 2.5" wide, maybe 3, and about 7+ inches long, a big half circle that is flame grain on one. but there is a lot of cutting involved to get it into a pipe, I just never had the guts and creativity to try it. I'll get some pics for you guys when I get back to town. (fri).

I'd be interested in something MIlton. you got any pics of your pipes? what's your favorite shape.

Red

All right guys, here she is, you can see the size from the pics, this camera doesn't work great so sorry if the pics aren't great. I just stuck the bit and pen there to show the angles of the holes. the bowl of course needs to be enlarged in diameter, but it's almost 3" deep!!! that's a big chamber. I wiped it with a wet rag to show the grain. one top pic you see where I had circled an area where the peaks were missing from the plateau.







Red

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Anyone know if the scales were ever completed? I tried to do a search but nothing else came up.