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September 4, 2014

War of the Briar

This past week I had a stummel in the lathe with everything drilled and the shank shaped, just the bowl still to be turned. I was a bit hasty with the gouge and this was the result!
The smaller piece hit me in the stomach, with the larger flying past my left ear.
Who said pipemaking is for sissies?