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I know you were - but these days my brain is like a sieve and I just assume everyone else with kids is similarly affected
I have no idea why "shine like mad" became my favorite George-ism, but it really stuck with me

I'D INVITE YOU BOTH TO GO WATCH THAT VIDEO AGAIN.
Jerks

Very cool, thank you. If nothing else, maybe they'll do cool things for the rustication I've been doing occasionally - I could see the bristles tracking into the grooves and possibly adding some interesting texture.

I personally try to make the side of the stem (at the button) be as wide as the slot. This isn't a very good pic of that, but you can see the sides are well defined. Damn, that's something I never considered - I've just been eyeballing mine and then looking at the Abe/Davidson examples mine look to...

Sounds good bud - I tried to really look at the pictures closely because I thought it could be the light but I wasn't sure. How thick is it at the end by the shoulder? My rule of thumb (given to me by a pipemaker who actually knows what he's doing) was to shoot for 6mm at the end of the radius and t...

Okay so I'm going to bump this with a couple of questions: 1. Are these the discs I'm looking for: https://www.amazon.com/3M-RADIAL-BRISTLE-BRUSH-ASSORTMENT/dp/B00VZ3DW2E/ ? 2. As much as I want to get a proper sandblasting set up, the cost/space required makes it unfeasible at the present time - co...

So - some of the pictures are gone/mangled, but I'd highly recommend reading and following the picture guidelines: http://www.pipemakersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=8876 Makes all this shit easier IMO. Standard "I'm a scrub and a newb so take this with a grain of salt" disclaim...

Also the passenger side of the bowl might hang just slightly lower than the driver side.

Caveat being that I don't know the prince and haven't carved any, but that's looking pretty sharp to me. Slight bit of wobble/off angle at the top of the shank, but that might be you preparing for the bend in the stem. Likewise on the bottom view it looks like there's a bulge in the shank just after...

This was really great George - just finished up watching this morning. As a dumbass impressionable newbie, I definitely have been guilty of exactly what happened here - not that I expect any of the pipes I'm making at this point to get smoked and loved for 50 years, but it's definitely something I'l...

Oh shit I've got some homework to do. Thanks again for doing these.

I'm not joking when I say this is George's cell phone and it literally has 2 phone numbers saved in it. Any type of phone originating social media is a no-go for our not-so-friendly neighborhood codger. :thplt: Holy shit that's amazing. I really think we need to get you set up Lee Von Erk Style wit...

.. i'm feelin pretty good about my work right now.. reminds me again how good this place is for makin newer guys like myself reach for the moon This, on the nose - though admittedly I'm flattered but not sure I belong in that original post quite yet. I was talking just the other day on IG with anot...

So here are my thoughts: - chin too big a radius as you mentioned - maybe too sharp a taper in the shank when viewed from above/below - you could cut that line on the back of the bowl just slightly more vertical where it meets the shank - I can't tell if the angle is drilled at 90 degrees and the ri...

There should be a guarantee that the next one is better..... use what you've learned from these two, be deliberate and thoughtful, and the next will show it. Should be, absolutely. I just know that I'm still at a point where I really struggle with consistency - even when I am trying to be deliberat...

Doug535 wrote:...I have yet to make one that I haven't jacked up on at least one thing on all of them.

Ha, neither have I! I'm just not sure I'll have the time to get another one done in time, and even if I did, there's no guarantee it'd end up better than either of these.

I appreciate it, Doc. What's interesting is that your eye seems to match mine in this case - in the various places I've posted, most people are tending to favor #30 - the better flow from the side and better grain outweigh the shortcomings for them. For me, the flaws in #30 are much more damning.

Thanks Jeremy. I've literally got one of those on my amazon shopping list right now. #29 is fairly close (the picture's a bit off but I'd checked another one by mirroring it in PhotoShop). #30 is way off but it doesn't seem as noticeable in person, at least to me. I think had I gotten that shank fig...

JMG wrote:Looking good, Rick.

Many thanks. I've posted full gallery pics here if anybody wants to weigh in on which one I should submit: viewtopic.php?f=18&t=11791

One two... authors kneel before you (not looking like I'll be doing a prince for the carving contest but I couldn't resist). https://s9.postimg.cc/ry7yhr7pr/image.jpg All right so I'd made two of these with the hope that I'd get one right enough for PITH, and unfortunately I did a few things better ...