3 in progress

[Boekweg]

Here are three i am currently working on at this time. Keep in mind they are not done yet but i am going to show them anyway just so "some" people dont think that im just loitering on this site.

this one is for my brother.




this one is for me. I made the bowl a bit meaty, but thats my taste.




This is for a friend.




Like i said, they are not done yet (obviously) but critique away!

[SchmidtN]

I like that poker... how big is the bowl? Looks like a biggin'!

[hawky454]

Great improvement there mac. Are you still working with 'pipe kits' or are you engineering them yourself? Needless to say, you're my peer, so constructive criticism would be of little value. How are ya liking your new lathe? what kind of woodturning tools are you using?

[Sasquatch]

The poker's looking pretty good. I think a lot of material can come off the bottom of both churchwardens, both bowl and shank.

[Boekweg]

Are you still working with 'pipe kits' or are you engineering them yourself?

No pipe kits. My 1st pipe was my only kit. All the rest are are now done all by me.
I love my wood lathe, its definitely different then a metal lathe. I am just using wood tools from Harbor Freight.
I have to sharpen them allot, but oh well.

The poker's looking pretty good. I think a lot of material can come off the bottom of both churchwardens, both bowl and shank.

Thanks for the compliment on the poker. I agree on the churchwardens, i can take more off.

I like that poker... how big is the bowl? Looks like a biggin'!

Thanks. The tobacco chamber is 7/8" and 1 3/4" deep. The bowl is 2 1/4" tall and 1 1/2" wide. the pipe length is 5" long.

Thank you for your comments guys.

[frazeeg]

I like the shapes on the churchwardens. Are you planning to bend the stems at all?

[Boekweg]

@frazeeg,
Yes i plan on bending both stems.
Thank you for your comment.

[andrew]

The poker is an excellent shape. That pipe will serve you well. I would spend some more time defining the shank/bowl transition. The poker shape really lends itself to definition. If you want to see what I'm talking about, take a look at some of Teddy Knusen's work: http://www.teddybriarpipes.dk/master.html, pipe number's 19 and 22 might give you some ideas.

[Boekweg]

@ andrew, Thank you. I did look at the website you posted. It helps.

PS. I had to preview this post a few times to make sure i got it right.