Saving a Smooth Pipe: Removing Flaws on the Fly

[@af4od02]

That is a nice pipe. The flaw improved it. Thanks for the video. I Hope to acquire one of your pipes soon. Those volcanoes look great.

[@jalanpipes]

Thanks 👍

[@viralviolin9468]

your videos are fantastic; Very informative :) Thankyou for your content!

[@jalanpipes]

Thanks for watching!

[@SmokingCardboard]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@PipeandTamper]

Outstanding video, Jeff.

[@jalanpipes]

Thanks!

[@seasmokepipes5533]

Nice save!

[@corksauve4949]

great craftsmanship. When you add decorative material, do you worry about one material being harder than the other and sanding unevenly?

[@jalanpipes]

Great question! Yes, that is definitely a concern. So it takes a little experience to get it right and learn which materials are suitable. In this case, Ivorite is perfect. Another issue is polishing, and it’s more pronounced than sanding. If this is a problem, sand to a super high grit before polishing very lightly.

[@Jake-zc3fk]

Jeff, I love your'e videos! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge here on youtube. Can you please share what company it is that you had make your stamp that you mark your pipes with? Thanks Jeff, keep the great content coming!!

[@jalanpipes]

Hmm, I’d have to do some digging. It’s a company in Ohio, if I remember correctly...but it’s been a few years

[@Jake-zc3fk]

@@jalanpipes Was it by any chance Buckeye Engraving? I've looked at a number of online sources and they are in OH.

[@kingxavisape]

Hey Jeff! I'll be finishing my very first pipe tomorrow when I get my hands on some shellac for it. Next up is the mouthpiece, and I wanted to ask you: do you think regular black acrylic would do well as a mouthpiece material? All these other materials I've seen used such as vulcanite or those fancy acrylic acetate rods are hard to come by in my country, so I figured I'd try with regular acrylic. Great video, by the way! Really related to it hahahaha

[@jalanpipes]

Congrats to you on putting in the hard work to make your own pipe. Yes, I think normal acrylic will work, but I suppose it depends what type of acrylic it is. Worst case is that you make a mouthpiece and it doesn’t work out. Best case is that it’s just fine. In either case, the journey should be worth taking

[@johnw.brunson9400]

Nice looking pipe.

[@jalanpipes]

thanks

[@garbagemanpiper]

Jeff a very timely video! Thanks so much!🍭🐓👶

[@jalanpipes]

Glad it was helpful

[@waltermitty8397]

Hi J. Alan, I´m a big fan of your KZbin Channel and I just saw you video “Making a Handcut Pipe Mouthpiece“ but I still wonder how to make a bend Mouthpiece for an Sherlock Holmes pipe. Sincerely, Walter Mitty

[@jalanpipes]

Bending a mouthpiece is accomplished with heat.

[@chroniclesofapipemaker5175]

hello sir first off i want to say that you are a badass and a true artist in your craft i hav recently started to try making pipes and find myself really falling in love with the art of pipe making and hope to continue my attempts and i love watching your videoss and thank you for always doing vidos to help others learning the art one last qeastion is what product are you using to clearcoat or finish your beautiful works of art ?

[@jalanpipes]

Thanks for your comment and for watching!

[@chroniclesofapipemaker5175]

@@jalanpipes thank u for yur unintersted responce its nice to know you seem to pick and chose who u actually reply to I'm pretty sure I did have a qeastion in my vomment regardless of a"" but that's the beauty of this community is that its very fake and generic anyway thanks for you noble attempt at an answer to my comment and qeastion happy holidays

[@jalanpipes]

@@chroniclesofapipemaker5175 ah, missed your question. Sorry, have been going through lots of old comments I missed. For the smooth pipes, I’d recommend a Danish Oil. There are lots of formulas, so try a few out until you find one that renders the results you like.

[@chroniclesofapipemaker5175]

@@jalanpipes thank u a ton all yur videos claim u r welcome to helping losers like me wich is awesome but ? Yeah its sad and hurtful that somebody who's trying to learn this trade gets sidelined well we don't know why but u answered qeastions after my own in full details

[@mikebasham2027]

I really enjoy your videos. I am interested in purchasing a lathe. What do you recommend? Should I have wood Lathe only or metal lathe or both?

[@jalanpipes]

Both can be successfully used. Metal lathes are ideal if you intend to make your own mouthpieces from rod stock.

[@londoncallingwithsimon6817]

Nicely done. I’m interested in the pin you used to mount the pipe on the lathe, is it simply a tight fit that holds the pipe? Thanks

[@jalanpipes]

Yes, it is a friction fit. If you buy a set of pin gauges you will have all you need for pipemaking.

[@londoncallingwithsimon6817]

@@jalanpipes thanks for you reply. No danger of the pipe flying off?

[@jalanpipes]

There’s always that chance. But using a tight fit and working slowly mitigates the problem