Saw Stop vs Others

[WinterDeere]

The primary thing I have done with my drill press, lathe and table saw is making pipes. Completely hand made, even the stems. Very different from furniture making.

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Beautiful! Out of curiosity, what do those sell for?

 

[N80]

Beautiful! Out of curiosity, what do those sell for?

Thanks. Most of them I've made for myself. I've sold some over the years. Usually for around $100. That may sound crazy high for people who don't smoke/collect pipes but high end production pipes like Dunhill and Castello start at around $500. Average production pipes like Peterson and Savinelli start at around $120. Artisan pipes can go for thousands.

I haven't made a pipe in about 6 months or so. The raw materials are getting pricey. Good, dry, quality briar wood has gone through the roof and supplies are limited. A medium size block of decent briar (not excellent) is around $30. Really good stuff is much more. High quality ebonite rods for the stems can be $10-15 for enough to make one average stem. Even acrylic rods are $8-10 for 6 inch rods. So before you even start you're in for $40-$50. I've got enough briar to make maybe 3-4 more pipes.

Serious and professional pipe makers use metal lathes. What you can do on a wood lathe is limited. Not only can you do more things on a metal lathe they are obviously more precise and make production much quicker.