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This section is under development. Thankfully there exists an excellent forum dedicated to pipe making information with many very helpful participants called [http://www.pipemakersforum.com/index.php the PipemakersForum.org]. We highly recommend reading and participation in the forum. New pipe makers will find these two charts helpful. Classic pipe shapes, by Bill Burney: [http://www.aspipes.org/shapes/shapes.html Pipe Shapes]. And pipe parts along with their names, also by Bill Burney, see [http://www.aspipes.org/parts/parts1.html Pipe Parts].
This section is under development. Thankfully there exists an excellent forum dedicated to pipe making information with many very helpful participants called [http://www.pipemakersforum.com/index.php the PipemakersForum.org]. We highly recommend reading and participation in the forum. New pipe makers will find these two charts helpful. Classic pipe shapes, by Bill Burney: [http://www.aspipes.org/shapes/shapes.html Pipe Shapes]. And pipe parts along with their names, also by Bill Burney, see [http://www.aspipes.org/parts/parts1.html Pipe Parts].
[[Image:teddy_shaping.jpg|thumb|350px|Teddy Knudsen shaping, courtesy Lars Kiel]]


[[Image:kent_shaping.jpg|thumb|right|Kent Rasmussen shaping, courtesy Lars Kiel]]
[[Image:teddy_shaping.jpg|thumb|right|Teddy Knudsen shaping, courtesy Lars Kiel]]
[[Image:tonni_sanding_stem.jpg|thumb|right|Tonni Nielsen sanding a stem, courtesy Lars Kiel]]
== Getting Started ==
== Getting Started ==
Many pipe makers in the US start out with a small Book called [http://www.pimopipecraft.com/book.html Pimo's Guide to Pipe Crafting at Home]. While far from exhaustive, this small book offers many helpful tips on pipe making with minimal tooling. Also helpful is the article [[Pipe Making For The Rank Amateur]], by Bob Everett.
Many pipe makers in the US start out with a small Book called [http://www.pimopipecraft.com/book.html Pimo's Guide to Pipe Crafting at Home]. While far from exhaustive, this small book offers many helpful tips on pipe making with minimal tooling. Also helpful is the article [[Pipe Making For The Rank Amateur]], by Bob Everett.