Stanwell Straight Grain - Selected Briar

This is a registration era Stanwell Straight Grain, also stamped Selected Briar. Is is a chimney (shape 95), with the bowl being just over 2" high and the entire pipe being just over 5.5" long. I got it from the same person who had the GBD WWII issue detailed earlier in the blog. I have in fact posted a few photo's of this one before, but this time I tried some more detailed processes for defining grain. Enjoy!

More Peterson's De Luxe 11s

Well, I need to dust the pipes more...but today's efforts were aimed at photographing grain in detail. I'm reasonably happy with the results, but there is still a long way to go.

Smoking the new unfinished pipe

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Well it still needs a lot of work but it smokes.
happy with the tobacco bowl a nice taper
The smoke hole enters at the bottom of the bowl nice.
The bit an old p lip fits well.
There are 1 or 2 rough spots but i have learnt a lot.
Hopefully the next 1 will be better.
I so need a better chuck.
Yo HH 1 almost down 49 to go Hahahaha.

Peterson's De Luxe 11s

Just a couple of teaser images, hoping to polish this over the weekend and to photograph it properly. You'll have to wait for the incredible birdseye :) Fresh from the rack.

Pipe progress

Drilling a pilot hole.

Think i will hand turn the inside of the bowl.
My Hobo chuck is working remarkably well.
Holding nice and tight.
Looks a bit scary.

Decided to work on the bowl first.
Roughed out the stem first just to get an idea of what it might look like..

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Arbor for Drill chuck

I used the chuck from the hand drill press.
Now i can drill on the lathe and it's also a variable speed polisher as it fits the head stock.

Stanwell de Luxe No. 86

Well, my polishing setup doesn't work with the carnauba - not enough heat produced. Still, at lower speeds I used it on the bit and was VERY impressed with the results. That reflection you can see is a screen door about 4 meters away from the pipe. Will keep working to get a setup that will actually melt the carnauba.

Pipe Spotting Donald Campbell speed king

Watching a doco  Donald Campbell speed king.

The start of my pipe workshop

Why didn't the old guy throw a sheet over the lathe before he painted.

The overspray is killing me.

A long way to go before i have a pipe to put tobacco in  

Does this room look familiar HH.

95% Alcohol

The Chemist assures me that the other 5% is water.
I will give it a try should be alright.
Its a small bottle $4 nice.
Should clean pipes well.

Hobo Lathe Chuck

Well it works i will make 2 more
4 will hold it better.
The briar is hard.
At least it a start.
The nuts are welded to a bolt that passes through the face plate .
And can be positioned in 8 places.
All i did was drill the face plate screw holes
out to 12mm
On my hand powered drill press.

Briar Block

Now i just have to work out some Hobo way to hold it to the face plate.
I have worked it out and will post about it when i have made it.

Thanks go to Hobo Hoot for the briar blocks.
Hope i can do some good with them.