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2 of Pipe Making Directions
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Mark
centers on bowl & shank - drill 1/4" pilot holes
- enlarge with 1/2" drill bit. Pipe bowl - enlarge
to bottom of pilot hole & shank 1 1/4" for stem.
Make
and fit stem* to squared pipe blank. 
*directions
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Round
the pipe bowl using the horse shoe rasp.
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This
bowl is now rounded and has the holes drilled in it.
It now needs to be smoothed
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Remove
deep scratches of horse shoe rasp with 1/2 round file
and smoothing file. Sand pipe bowl with sandpaper
- course/medium/fine. 400 wet/dry - for a glossy finish.
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Polishing
with Beeswax
Put 1/4 to 1/2” of water into an old fry pan and place
over stove burner.
Place pipe bowl in the fry pan and turn on heat. When
you touch the bowl with wax and it readily melts at
any point on the bowl, the proper temperature is reached.
(Be careful at this point it gets hot!)
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Turn
heat off. Take bowl out quickly using a cloth. Use
a cloth and beeswax to quickly cover the entire bowl
with wax.
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This
cloth has been used by Chuck for about 40 years it
was originally a cotton tee shirt but is now crusted
with wax. He uses it for every pipe he crafts to move
the wax around quickly so that it doesn't set. |
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Immediately
place the bowl in cold water to set the wax. |
Dry
and buff with a soft cloth. Make sure any patches
of extra wax are removed from around the bowl entrance. |
Copyright: Gloria Hazell
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003. 2004, 2005, 2006 updated 2007
All Rights Reserved. |
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