As much trouble as SOME pipes are to insert into the top-board's holes (especially if very long, or very very bent), this design when stacked ought to make it much easier to insert pipes into the bottom level without knocking out any of the top level's contents. Or so it looks to me.
Well, trial and error has left me with, IMHO, a decent design. Here's the rough finish. Sanding, staining, poly, felt inserts all still need to be done,but I thought I'd show you where I was with the project...
Anybody want to drive by here and acquire my old Craftsman 4-1/4 inch jointer? I have neither a motor nor a stand for it, and have realized that I'm not likely to build a lash-up for the thing. Got if from a guy who was trying to clear out his shed enough to set it back up as a workshop. I had to pass on his other item, a 20 inch Craftsman scroll saw, as it was just tooooooooo big for my space. Even though the price was beauteous.
Thus why I did violence to my piggy bank the other day and ordered a Grizzly 6 inch jointer they had on sale until the 20th.
Stain not quite dry enough to polyurethane yet, but I temporarily slipped the felt inserts in to give you guys a glimpse of the near finished project...
Is there any kind of consensus here as to what the best distance-between-centers for the average pipes? And for the best diameter for the pipes to rest in? I re-checked this thread, and only found one reference to these two measurements, 1-1/4" dia. for the rests, and 1-1/2" between centers.
I do have some pipes with 1-1/2" bowls and some 1-3/4" dia.
@AnantaAndroscoggin I use a 1 1/4" forstner bit to drill my holes. 1 1/2" centers will work fine for all "common" sized pipes. But I've also found that 1 5/8" centers will give you a roomier and more comfortable fit for almost all pipes. Hope that helps... And yes, I posted this at 3:28 AM... One of those nights...
Another pipe project I started. Just stained this little box I purchased at a hobby shop last year for about $5. It's cheap, but I thought I could put it to use somehow for my pipe hobby. Once dried, I will show you the surprise on the the top of the lid before I poly it. That's all I'll say for now...
Well the stain is all but dry so, as promised, I'm showing you the surprise. My neighbor across the street does wood burning art projects on the side. Usually poster sized works that he frames and sells. I told him about this little box and he said to bring it on over and he'd "fancy it up" for me. Well he sure did! I'm now going to poly it and then start working on the inside to try and custom fit it to a meer figure pipe that is without a case... Here's before I polyurethane it...
Your neighbor does nice work! Can't wait to see the finished product. Because of the artwork I could see two Peterson System pipes a lighter and tamper in a foam cutout for travelling.
Nice.....I made quite a few Cigar Humidors some years back. I also made Jewelry Boxes, Keepsake Boxes, etc. mostly out of Eastern White Cedar. I would line my Humidors with Spanish cedar. They are mostly gifted away. I used to leave the exterior natural with either poly or several coats of MinWax. Always used tiny brass hardware.
A friend and his brother-in-law use to work in construction together. They purchased a 1” x 10” x 10ft. Maple board and two 1/4” x 4” x 8ft. Spanish Cedar boards to make a couple of custom cigar humidors with. Well, as is said, live today as you would if it might be your last. My friends brother-in-law went ice climbing just a few days before Christmas. He might have had a head cold at the time. They were up above Red Lodge, Montana 4k-6k elevation? in the mountains somewhere and apparently he passed out lost his footing and tumbled down a long ice flow killing him. Worse, he left a young wife and three small children just before Christmas. That was over 15 years ago. When helping my friends sister (widow) move out of their house into another, I was given the planks by my friend and his sister. I still have those planks just waiting to make a couple custom humidors. I may procrastinate a little🤔
What a horrible story, those poor kids and his wife, especially at Christmas.
IF you cut that Spanish Cedar, wear a respirator. The saw dust it gives off is very fine and can cause respiratory issues if inhaled even in small doses. There was once the thoughts years ago that the sawdust was poison by the Latinos packing cigars and making the real Spanish cedar boxes because they would come down with lung issues.
Ok. I've been thinking about how to do the inside of this box, and I've had a midstream objective change. Instead of making the interior for an exclusive pipe, or pipes, I've decided to use "egg carton" foam. This way I can change at any time the pipe(s) that are to be stored in the box. I'm also trying to make due with materials I already have. Since I have a few extra pistol cases I never use, I decided to use the foam from one of those cases. The foam had a notch cut out where the case handle was located, so I cut and stained 2 pieces of wood to fill those gaps. My neighbor said he will burn my initials in the bottom piece, and put a small pipe silhouette in the top one. Nothing is glued yet, just temporarily set in place. So here's what it will look like, minus the wood burning of course...
Had a few scrap pieces left and it was either throw them away or make another rack. Needing something to do during this semi isolation, I went with the rack. I had an abundance of ebony stain, so that's the way I went. I didn't want it black, but I found that by quickly wiping the stain off soon after application, it resulted more of a dark gray. I used red inserts because... well because that's the only color I had left... Also, notice I made this rack very spacious. I could have made this a 6 pipe rack, but decided to give more room for larger pipes...
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Now I'm going to try create a different design...
what years were you in Portland?
I thought there was at least one other Coast Guard on here besides @PappyJoe🙂
Here's the rough finish. Sanding, staining, poly, felt inserts all still need to be done,but I thought I'd show you where I was with the project...
And yes, I posted this at 3:28 AM... One of those nights...
That and the fellowship.
Once dried, I will show you the surprise on the the top of the lid before I poly it. That's all I'll say for now...
My neighbor across the street does wood burning art projects on the side. Usually poster sized works that he frames and sells. I told him about this little box and he said to bring it on over and he'd "fancy it up" for me.
Well he sure did!
I'm now going to poly it and then start working on the inside to try and custom fit it to a meer figure pipe that is without a case...
Here's before I polyurethane it...
What a horrible story, those poor kids and his wife, especially at Christmas.
IF you cut that Spanish Cedar, wear a respirator. The saw dust it gives off is very fine and can cause respiratory issues if inhaled even in small doses. There was once the thoughts years ago that the sawdust was poison by the Latinos packing cigars and making the real Spanish cedar boxes because they would come down with lung issues.
Instead of making the interior for an exclusive pipe, or pipes, I've decided to use "egg carton" foam. This way I can change at any time the pipe(s) that are to be stored in the box.
I'm also trying to make due with materials I already have. Since I have a few extra pistol cases I never use, I decided to use the foam from one of those cases.
The foam had a notch cut out where the case handle was located, so I cut and stained 2 pieces of wood to fill those gaps.
My neighbor said he will burn my initials in the bottom piece, and put a small pipe silhouette in the top one.
Nothing is glued yet, just temporarily set in place.
So here's what it will look like, minus the wood burning of course...
Needing something to do during this semi isolation, I went with the rack.
I had an abundance of ebony stain, so that's the way I went. I didn't want it black, but I found that by quickly wiping the stain off soon after application, it resulted more of a dark gray.
I used red inserts because... well because that's the only color I had left...
Also, notice I made this rack very spacious. I could have made this a 6 pipe rack, but decided to give more room for larger pipes...
Need to finish sanding, staining, inserts, etc., but here's the basic...