Teaser of a work in progress
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Teaser of a work in progress
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.
And yes, that's the remains of the plain and ugly reddish stain on the surface. No point in sanding it off first.
Feedback welcome.
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.
And yes, that's the remains of the plain and ugly reddish stain on the surface. No point in sanding it off first.
Feedback welcome.
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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 the stem to match. It'll look nice if it turns out like what's in my head.Frank wrote: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.
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Thanks!BeatusLiebowitz wrote:Nice design, and I dig the rustication, great technique.
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 "stone" texture.
It's the same as what I used on this: http://dreamingdragondesign.deviantart. ... -129302956
I find it really funny that nobody has realized that this pipe's design is a sight gag...
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I think you have to be from the south to get it.Ladyblacksword wrote:I find it really funny that nobody has realized that this pipe's design is a sight gag...
For instance, last week some guys were asking me what kind of wood my pipe was made from, and when I said "Mediterranean Briar root burl" they asked if our local "briars" weren't big enough to do the job...
I'm laughing WITH them, not at them, I thought the same thing when I was 12 or so. My brother and I must've dug up half an acre of blackberry bushes looking for a root burl before we decided that Italian briar bushes must be REALLY big and nasty!
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I bet Brer Rabbit gets it.
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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.
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.
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Turner gets it too...SimeonTurner wrote:I bet Brer Rabbit gets it.
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