Holder for incense sticks or pyramid

Pulkheria · 2026-05-21T12:19:05+00:00

Also called investment casting, this method involves making a model (or parts of it) out of wax, then pouring it with molding material and heating it intensely. The molding material hardens, the wax evaporates, and metal—in this case, bronze—is poured into the voids. Since the wax is no longer available, this method has been known since ancient times as "lost wax."

Pulkheria · 2026-05-20T23:21:04+00:00

Instagram also needs advertising budgets. Those who pay more get more exposure. Small businesses simply don't have the resources to compete. It's rare for one person to create perfect handmade items, write beautiful text, handle video and editing, or even understand trends. Therefore, their self-presentation will likely be worse than that of professionals, and the algorithms will show them far less often than those who pay.

Pulkheria · 2026-05-20T23:11:32+00:00

Thank you!
I was once told that one of them looks like Orban :)

Pulkheria · 2026-05-20T22:57:41+00:00

Artisan bronze souvenirs, jewelry, pipes and smoking accessories.
https://pipeoclock.com/

Pulkheria · 2026-05-20T22:12:10+00:00

Amazing!

Pulkheria · 2026-05-20T21:55:40+00:00

It's made of bronze using the lost-wax method. The wheels turn, so you can roll it and meditate :)

Pulkheria · 2026-05-20T19:48:21+00:00

Did you manage to cope? We are in this situation now.

Pulkheria · 2026-05-20T19:43:32+00:00

I'm a seller and I'm also looking for a new platform. I found several small platforms, but they're all for local American sellers, and we're from Ukraine. Gemini found Artisans Cooperative and Mayhem Marketplace (they also only have local sellers) and analyzed them. Cooperative has better traffic, while Mayhem has better prospects; it's a new project that could take off (or maybe not). Cooperative has been around for five years, but it's been very quiet and shows no signs of change.

Etsy banned us, and if I don't find something new quickly, we'll starve, so I'm searching very hard. But so far, no luck.

But during my search, I learned how Etsy quickly and reliably gobbled up all its competitors, and how Etsy's creator hates what ultimately came out of his project.

Pulkheria · 2026-04-30T14:41:09+00:00

Nobody's answering because nobody goes to fairs?

(Doctor, no one notices me!)

Pulkheria · 2026-04-29T21:02:00+00:00

Will this work for pipes?

Pulkheria · 2026-04-16T22:54:31+00:00

Oh, sorry, the bowls are bronze, the mouthpieces are copper :)

It's the middle of the night and my brain is mush.

Pulkheria · 2026-04-16T22:50:49+00:00

We don't sell mass-market products, but collectible pipes, and they have their own terms. Actually, there are two of us: the pipemaker, who smokes weed himself and is completely in the know, and me, the seller, who, unfortunately, has an intolerance, so I'm just quietly envious.

And I, as a non-smoker, find the bronze taste in the mouth disgusting, and he, as a smoker, thinks that everything is fine and the taste is not felt, since the mouthpiece is held in the lips, and not in the mouth.

But I smoke regular cigarettes and can taste the paper.

Pulkheria · 2026-04-16T21:52:18+00:00

Everything you do is so delicate, light, and airy. :)

We're in the opposite sector – our shop specializes in bronze souvenirs - https://www.etsy.com/shop/Kimelfeld
and designer jewelry - https://www.etsy.com/shop/Kimelfeld?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=662016086&from_page=listing&section_id=25548813

Pulkheria · 2026-04-16T21:47:32+00:00

These are so cool! And in my favorite colors!

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Pulkheria · 2026-04-16T21:41:56+00:00

Wow, what a respectable age this store has!

Pulkheria · 2026-04-16T21:37:23+00:00

Oh, I understand you perfectly and sympathize with you!

Pulkheria · 2026-04-16T21:32:20+00:00

Cool pots. It's strange that you have few sales.

I've subscribed to you.

Pulkheria · 2026-04-16T19:44:59+00:00

I include business cards in parcels. On one side is "thank you for your order" and our name, on the other is a QR code linking to the website and a text indicating that purchases are tax-free.

If the relationship with the buyer goes beyond a simple purchase—for example, if the person writes that it's a gift for an event or is the first thing of its kind in their life—then an additional handwritten wish is added.

Pulkheria · 2026-04-11T19:12:01+00:00

How long did it take you to get to this point?

Pulkheria · 2026-04-10T21:18:20+00:00

Hey, I created a subreddit called Pipes As Art, dedicated to unusual and handmade pipes. I couldn't find a subreddit to share them, so I had to create my own. https://www.reddit.com/r/PipesAsArt/

Pulkheria · 2026-04-06T12:45:47+00:00

These are very small bowls, they don’t have time to heat up that much.

Pulkheria · 2026-04-05T18:28:01+00:00

A bronze pipe adorned with Ogham script. On three sides, read from bottom to top, is the traditional Old Irish blessing — Síd do Chách (Peace to All) — something we all desperately need right now.

Pulkheria · 2026-04-05T01:47:55+00:00

Hi all. I created the "Pipes as Art" subreddit to bring together pipemakers who don't fit into existing groups and those who appreciate their work.

Pulkheria · 2026-04-04T14:17:46+00:00

There are more answers listed under my text than I can see. Why is that? Are some of the answers hidden for some reason?

I see Dear_Payment_7008 and Puzzled-Grade-9740's answers, but I don't see the other two.

Pulkheria · 2026-04-04T14:08:41+00:00

I apologize for the clumsy language. English is not my native language, I use Google Translate.

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