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reminds me of maori decorations. Nice job! I second the good words and the the work on the spirals is inspiring with the wood burning shades giving an aura to the pipe . :idea: :rockon: Thanks Marbella! I'm going to try woodburning some more on future pipes, as I think it turned out pretty cool her...

SimeonTurner wrote:I bet Brer Rabbit gets it.

Turner gets it too...

Uh, guys, you're overthinking it. Seriously.

It's a Briar Pipe.

(Briar=Bramble in common usage=thorny mass of vines.)

Heck, the joke was so simple that my hubby got it on the first try, and said I should make one with a liner.

next time buy some argentinium silver It dosn't tarnish like sterling but is just as strong, heck for an inlay I'd use fine silver it's even brighter Argentium is only tarnish resistant if it's been heated after all other finishing work. And it can be a little more brittle than sterling in some app...

I'm curious, since I've got a couple decent sized ones on hand: Has anyone heard of making a pipe from Tagua nuts?
I'm wondering about heat resistance and possible toxicity.

Nice design, and I dig the rustication, great technique. Thanks! It's kinda funny to me to hear this called "rustication" as it's a texture technique I came up with for background areas on carvings before I ever touched a pipe. I've always thought of it as a "pebbled" or "s...

Rusticating the areas between the carved patterns looks like a good idea. Shaping up nicely. Don't forget to blend the stem into the carved shank. I'm not planning on doing any carving on the stem. I'll be using my signature silver spacer as a transition, and probably slightly rounding the edges of...

I've got another spiral pipe in the works as well, but I don't feel like sharing that one until it's done. This, on the other hand, is too much fun to NOT share. Italian Briar, picked up at the local place as usual. It's obviously far from done...But the pattern will totally cover it when finished. ...

flix wrote:reminds me of maori decorations. Nice job!

Thanks!
The spirals are roughly based on both Maori and ancient Celtic designs. (The spirals at Newgrange, for example.) I do them a little different than I've ever seen in native art, but I feel that there is a definite connection.

LJ

Makes me think of soup. Oh wait, that's probably the beans! I like that one. Pear again? What is it sitting on in the first pix? Yep, pear again. The guy wanted one like #1 and I got lucky and found another just like it. It's sitting on a piece of burl my mother-in-law brought me back from a trip t...

This one is #3, Pathways Of Fire. Feel free to offer crits, but remember that this one is a commission and the guy is happy with it. I'll be shipping in a couple days. I did a little work on the stem on this one, and the stone is black jasper. The wood had a soft spot, so I set the stone to hide whe...

wdteipen wrote:Very cool! Love it!

Thanks! I'm glad to hear that.
LJ

Charl wrote:Lovely!

Thanks!

You do incredible work. Do you recommend a place to get the dental burrs? I also use a Foredom. bob Thank you. The complements are very encouraging. I get my burrs from Rio Grande jewelers supply. They don't have a minimum order any more, and their customer service is great. If you like, I can go f...

Domba wrote:Wow!! This is wonderful, really!!
Great looking pipe!

Thank you! I really appreciate that!
LJ

Nice work LJ. You are indeed very talented. Hang in there, I have never met an artist that became famous overnight. Thanks. *blush* I'm not sure I want to be "famous". I think that would be the kind of thing that would keep me out of the shop. I'd rather win the lottery so that I could bu...

I gotta ask - who's your pop? Maybe I know him. :) You probably don't. 99% of his work is fully functional hunting knives and cutlery. Art knives aren't his thing. I had to talk him into these, and he ended up handing them off to me after getting a totally lukewarm reception out of his customers at...

Those are amazing!!!! *blush* Thank you. I was honestly a bit nervous about posting on here. I figured I'd get a lot of flak about modifying a commercially made pipe rather than starting from scratch, and I didn't expect anyone to really notice the post here about the other stuff I do. Now I'm just...

Those are amazing!!!! *blush* Thank you. I was honestly a bit nervous about posting on here. I figured I'd get a lot of flak about modifying a commercially made pipe rather than starting from scratch, and I didn't expect anyone to really notice the post here about the other stuff I do. Now I'm just...

I am glad to hear that you like my work. I have days where I get in a bad mood and consider hanging it up, especially when it's been awhile since something actually sold. Unfortunately, this work doesn't pay my bills yet- my hubby's job as a convenience store clerk does that right now, just barely....