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Follow up to my post from yesterday asking how to make a “divot” on a pipe stand:

I appreciate everybody’s feedback. Because I don’t own a CNC, a drill press & my router skills are less than desired, I ended up doing it by hand using a couple of different Dremmel bits.

I posted that question because I didn’t have a proper stand for my Nording churchwarden pipe so I decided to make one with some of the leftover poplar wood from my pipe shelf project. I’ll acknowledge that it’s a bit rough but this was a first for me. I would do several things differently if I were making another one. That said, I’m generally pleased with it & I think my Nording is as well.

Link to yesterday’s post
https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/comments/1umwqfh/what_tool_is_used/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1

What tool do you use to make these little semicircle “divots“ (circled in red)?

I received this from my late grandmother. With low conviction, I think it might be Japanese based on other furnishing in her home.

Things to note:

• Completely non-magnetic
• Rings like silver when tapped
• Rolled rim
• Three small punch marks on the bottom

Appreciate any insight!

Enjoying some Blood Red Moon in my Savinelli with a side of dark roast coffee & a good audiobook…all while overlooking an empty park.

Not a bad way lunch....

Thought I'd share pictures of the pipe / "strong drink" shelf I finished over the weekend.  At best, I'm an "every 4 years try to build something" kind of guy & this was something I thought I could tackle with my tools.  And like pretty much every project it took me longer, required more money & involved more mistakes than I thought I would!  But, I guess that's part of the process.  All that said, I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

I used poplar wood & a dark walnut stain. I made the tobacco cubbies deep enough to allow one additional tin to go behind. Made a couple of storage bins at the bottom for unopened tobacco tins & other misc. stuff (extra pipe cleaners, etc…). I had a granite guy I know fabricate the stone for the liquor shelf - which I think turned out great - though I realized that having him miter the edge added 1/2" or so to the depth of the shelf - which caused some minor issues as I was putting it all together. The LED lights are all connected to a single hub & are dimmable.
 
The tobacco holder more time consuming to make than I thought it would be & I’m sure there are better ways to do it, but you work with what you've got, right?  I used my table saw to cut the slots…which was a time consuming process…& if you look closely you can see that it leans just a click to the right (at least, I can see it). I also used the table saw to create the little channels for the LED lights. I realized later that I actually owned a router that I haven't used in like 8 years which would have made oth of those tasks easier.  I also discovered that I'm not very good at applying poly…
 
Fun project & it looks great in my home office.

Good morning boxer friends! Enjoying a morning pipe with coffee, Psalm 1 & my “lap dog” Melbey & twig eating Moose.

A little Aces High t-shirt sighting in Young Sheldon.

Took my family on a vacation to Colorado. We’re staying at a VRBO that’s on quite a bit of acreage. There are horses, chickens, cats & two amazing great Pyrenees dogs (we’ve got two boxers at our house, so our kids love dogs). Our youngest has taken quite liking to these dogs. My 17 year old snapped this picture of her yesterday. Thought it was worthy of sharing.

My two boxers - Melbey…2 1/2 year old F (turquoise collar) & Moose…7 month old M (blue collar).

Taking a walk on the wild side with C&D Autumn Evening in my Peterson 305 at 3:20pm in the afternoon in the summer month of June.

#NoFear

Enjoying some Blood Red Moon in my Savinelli Arcobaleno 626. Plus a pic of my dogs as a bonus.

Thankful for the weekend! What are you guys smoking this evening?

Some C&D Nutty Irishman in my Peterson 305. Man, I love this pipe!

First bowl was Plum Pudding Reserve in my meerschaum & my second was C&D St. Patrick’s Day Reserve in my Peterson 305.

Great evening!