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 The basis for the following article was written by [[Tyler Lane]] for his [http://www.tylerlanepipes.com/index.php website], and is used by permission.
-Turning briar on a wood lathe is a very fun process. Manipulating the chisel into the fast spinning wood, and watching and feeling the pipe take shape is wonderful. The process is very much like clay on a potters wheel. As the roughly shaped block spins, order seems to magically emerge from chaos as an asymmetrical block takes the form of a smooth cylinder. The same results could be achieved using [http://airtoolguy.com/best-wood-planer-reviews/ the very best wood planer] to smoothen the wood, but requires a bit more skills on the user's end. The pipe is being freed from the rugged shell it has been imprisoned in for many decades.
+Turning briar on a wood lathe is a very fun process. Manipulating the chisel into the fast spinning wood, and watching and feeling the pipe take shape is wonderful. The process is very much like clay on a potters wheel. As the roughly shaped block spins, order seems to magically emerge from chaos as an asymmetrical block takes the form of a smooth cylinder. The pipe is being freed from the rugged shell it has been imprisoned in for many decades.
 Turning with a wood lathe is a skill that must be acquired and honed. For this page, I will assume for my comments that the reader has minimal turning experience, but some knowledge of turning vocabulary.