This is one of five pipes I've made and probably one of my favorites. The original block had a deep 'dimple' filled with bark in the plateaux. While picking the junk out, I found the pit was over an inch deep! I shaped the block until hitting the opening from the side and decided it was too unique to remove completely. To me, it enhances the fact it's a natural material.
Jon
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- dragonbriar
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Thanks for the compliment. It smokes as well as my other pipes and better than some I've bought. Maybe the block is rewarding me for taking a chance on it. I started out with more of a billiard shape in mind to practice on symmetry. Don't know how it ended up with that boat-prow and it's visually bulky at the bowl/shank transition, too. Let's just say the wood made more decisions than I did.AAdomeit wrote:I like it. Nice pipe too! How does it smoke?
Jon