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I wanted to have a pipe with multi colors. I chose to do a freehand that fades from a dark brown at the top of the bowl and end of the shank to a slightly more brown than natural at the bottom of the bowl. The freehand is cradled in a natural colored "overlay".
The edges of the overlay and the colored parts of the bowl were not quite as defined as I would have liked but hey it's my first attempt at something like this.
Let me know what you think and what I can do to get better edge separation (carving and coloring) for the two sections of the pipe.
Brandon Brooks
Brandon Brooks
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"The voices in my head won't let me have any imaginary friends"
Brandon Brooks
You're very creative. The pipe is nicely shaped. The bend in the stem seems abrupt. Also, I think it would be nice if the contour of the bowl above the overlay matched the bowl underneath it. It seems like a very difficult pipe to make. Very good work.
You're absolutely correct on matching the contour. You're absolutely correct on difficulty too. The contour is something I noticed and tried to correct but I got to the "ok time to finish up" point. ...next time.
Brandon Brooks
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"The voices in my head won't let me have any imaginary friends"
Brandon Brooks
Pretty cool design. You might be able to define your edges better with micro files. Small paintbrushes could be used to apply stain but you would need a way to even it out. Perhaps you could even it out with a q-tip or something similar and denatured alcohol.
to get the best staining i guess you have to darkstain the whole pipe at first and sand it off to the effect you want, for the edge work a dremel is perfect and after you can use 400 grit paper on a piece of profiled wood so the sharp edges isn´t ruined.
