Such a high quality video! I dont even smoke but i found pipes fashinating and love thinkering. Might make one for a smoking friend one day, thanks for the video!
My Dad smoked pipes most of his life. The smell of Borkum Riff was always pleasant. He is long gone, but I swear every once in a while he comes to visit, cause I get a wiff of that Borkum Riff!
Honestly I really didn't do too much. I kept pretty close to a 90 degree edge and have had no issues. Infact that bit has finished the bowls on probably a dozen pipes since I filmed this.
I know this is really late but amazing video quality clear how you did it and showed some backstory, all around great video plus it helped make a bit to hopefully make a pipe for my dad.
Great video. I’m a pipe maker. I’d love to show you my work sometime. I did want to point out to you though that while grinding your bits and shaping them you need to constantly keep them cool by dipping them in water. Even though I use a professional set of tools for making pipes and stems it is nice to have smaller bits made from homemade paddle bits. Good luck
That's a good point to note! I totally missed that. Since I've done this video I've modified several much higher quality paddle bits and keeping the heat under control as to not throw the temper is crucial. I haven't been making many pipes as of late, I'm renovating an entire house, but soon enough I want to do a video start to finish on a pipe build, I have some nice briar set aside. How do you go about your stems? I've been turning down acrylic stock on my lathe and then carefully heating and bending to final shape, but I'd love to hear how other people do it! thanks!
Seems easy enough. I bought one of these from vermont freehand a while back and for the money I could grind several of my own. Did you end up making a pipe? You should do a follow up video.
Thanks! I have since made a couple of pipes. I do have a briar blocks and I will have to do a follow up! I looked at several off the shelf bits and they all looked easy enough, as well as I have a somewhat working machining knowledge. Getting it cut true and sharp by hand was just a matter of going slow.
Always great to make your own tools, and glad it worked for you, but modding a spade bit does not make it a traditional spoon bit. They're a different animal altogether! Not even to be used with power equipment. I've been researching this, see this video ruclips.net/video/GS9zZwQFob0/видео.html
Absolutely, theres some great old ones out there for bit and brace setups. I might just have to do a revisit of this project, turning a proper one on my machine lathe. Theres some really nice looking ones with indexable cutting faces too. I did a poor job explaining how I used the bit, which was very much to just create a shallow semi-circle at the end of the tobacco chamber rather than use it to drill the entire hole.
Such a high quality video! I dont even smoke but i found pipes fashinating and love thinkering. Might make one for a smoking friend one day, thanks for the video!
My Dad smoked pipes most of his life. The smell of Borkum Riff was always pleasant. He is long gone, but I swear every once in a while he comes to visit, cause I get a wiff of that Borkum Riff!
Just the video I needed! Thanks! Do you sharpen the edges of the spoon bit?
Honestly I really didn't do too much. I kept pretty close to a 90 degree edge and have had no issues. Infact that bit has finished the bowls on probably a dozen pipes since I filmed this.
Great story. Once you grow up in that kind of environment you get hooked. Keep honing your skills as you will appreciate them later in life!
Thanks for the kind words! I feel so blessed to have grown up with both a workshop and a father who is always willing to teach me.
wow! that was filmed beautifully. I loved the way you used the zooming and focusing to draw attention specific areas.
Thanks!
I know this is really late but amazing video quality clear how you did it and showed some backstory, all around great video plus it helped make a bit to hopefully make a pipe for my dad.
Hggjhv Gnmgj glad you've found it helpful! Hope you have a great time making that pipe, I'm sure your father will love it!
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Great video. I’m a pipe maker. I’d love to show you my work sometime. I did want to point out to you though that while grinding your bits and shaping them you need to constantly keep them cool by dipping them in water. Even though I use a professional set of tools for making pipes and stems it is nice to have smaller bits made from homemade paddle bits. Good luck
That's a good point to note! I totally missed that. Since I've done this video I've modified several much higher quality paddle bits and keeping the heat under control as to not throw the temper is crucial. I haven't been making many pipes as of late, I'm renovating an entire house, but soon enough I want to do a video start to finish on a pipe build, I have some nice briar set aside. How do you go about your stems? I've been turning down acrylic stock on my lathe and then carefully heating and bending to final shape, but I'd love to hear how other people do it! thanks!
Nice video. May i ask which side do you sharpen?
Seems easy enough. I bought one of these from vermont freehand a while back and for the money I could grind several of my own. Did you end up making a pipe? You should do a follow up video.
Thanks! I have since made a couple of pipes. I do have a briar blocks and I will have to do a follow up! I looked at several off the shelf bits and they all looked easy enough, as well as I have a somewhat working machining knowledge. Getting it cut true and sharp by hand was just a matter of going slow.
Always great to make your own tools, and glad it worked for you, but modding a spade bit does not make it a traditional spoon bit. They're a different animal altogether! Not even to be used with power equipment. I've been researching this, see this video ruclips.net/video/GS9zZwQFob0/видео.html
Absolutely, theres some great old ones out there for bit and brace setups. I might just have to do a revisit of this project, turning a proper one on my machine lathe. Theres some really nice looking ones with indexable cutting faces too. I did a poor job explaining how I used the bit, which was very much to just create a shallow semi-circle at the end of the tobacco chamber rather than use it to drill the entire hole.