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I've been wondering the same thing about rustication and sand blasting.

Thank you Maddis. I see what you mean now and I wasn't saying you were wrong. It was just how I did the bottom that I'm not sure if your line would have worked with what material was left. If I were to re-do the shape, I would go back and try to match the front and back better. But it got me thinkin...

I see what you mean with the lines. I really see it from the front view

Thanks Tyler! I wasn't so much using it as an excuse as much I was just painting the mindset of a new maker. When I saw the block I just thought damn....but I'll make the best I can of it. You are right though! No argument here. I was wondering when you'd pop up Sasquatch. So what you're saying is w...

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z6/sykofiddle/018af794-b2af-4030-a4fd-1ee6339c5cc3_zpsy0uyrggg.jpg I was discussing this with Maddis on the PSF. This is what he had suggested. I agreed with him though because of the flat bottom I had thought perhaps go about halfway of the new shank line he drew...

Ron I think I see what you mean with the stem. Almost like it just ever so slightly flares out a bit from the shank.

Thanks guys for the feedback! Tyler, to be honest I am not quite sure. The block itself was oddly shaped and all the shaping was done freehand. Once I liked how it looked from the side I left it, but perhaps I should have tried to make it round. All things aside I really had no other reason, I just ...

Thank you. I did notice those scratches too, I think I'll go back and try and get them out. I used to sand to 220 and stain after each grit, but then I started just sanding right up to 600 and start staining. I find I get better results with the previous method so I think I will go back to that for ...

Oh I forgot to put critique me in the title...please don't hold back. I made sure to stock up on band-aids and kleenex hahah

A different take on what I was doing with pipe 018. The facing on the shank and accent didn't turn out well so I listed this as a shop seconds...I also wasn't happy with how I shaped the shank. Ah well...the posting is done. Now to await the inevitable. https://scontent-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1...

This pipe was requested by a previous customer. He really didn't leave me much detail on what he wanted. More or less said I want a devil's anse, keep me updated. If I could go back and change this, I would change the ash accent, make it smaller and the stem longer. Also the line where the shank mee...

So I'm new to this forum...and I've been making pipes here and there since last summer. Started selling them in November to help with expenses as I learn, and now after lots of similar advice, I'm finally coming here to receive some constructive criticism. Basically, if I want to get any better I am...