Thanks, everybody for your kind words. This was one of those pieces that seemed to want to be good from the start, and I was just along for the ride! I am very pleased with the result!
mahaffy wrote:Bet you can still feel the echos of that first thrill as it was finally brought to life on the buffer.
You're right John, theres nothing like the feeling when you begin to really see what the final product will look like!
Heinz_D wrote:The only thing I would have done in an other way - after my fancy - is the trim ring. I would have done it wider (1 or 2 repeated to the actual width) and colored in contrast. Perhaps boxwood or anything similar?
You are right Heinz. It could have looked better with more contrast between the pipe and the trim ring. It's a result of two mistakes, one miscalculation in drilling, the trim ring was originally meant to be maple and about 3 times as thick. The other was I went one coat too far with the stain and got it too dark. I could have changed it but decided to leave it like this.
flix wrote:The only thing I don't like is that I can't see it too well, you might consider using a fill flash on your photos.
My fill lighting wasn't working that day! (it was cloudy!) :dunno:
Now I think I'll go light up a bowl too! What is it about looking at pipes that makes you want to smoke one???
David
The stem is hand cut ebonite, made to look like a push stem. The trim ring on the shank is bubinga. The pipe is a hair under 5 1/2 inches long and extremely comfortable to hold in the teeth. And only a couple minor pits! Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
