2nd Pipe - Olivewood Featherweight

[frazeeg]

Just finished an olivewood featherweight for my little brother. He and I were at a tobacco/pipe store one day when a customer came in with a featherweight he needed fixing. My brother prefers a shorter smoke and thought the featherweight was perfect. Me, having just enough olivewood left over from my first pipe, thought I might as well make him one. And practice

The stats:

weight = 30 grams
length = 4.5"
bowl width = 1.2"
chamber width = 0.75"
chamber depth = 0.8"
stem length = 2.7"
stem material = vulcanite

The pics:













The stem still has scratches in it but I'm not gonna worry about those too much. Any feedback is much appreciated

[Charl]

Sort out the scratchmarks and offcenter drilling

[Alden]

To really make it a featherweight, and better looking IMO, I would take all the meat off the bottom of the bowl so the line of the shank continued straight all the way across the bottom.
There are pipes where the bowl drops down below the shank, some of them work well, but in this case I would lose the extra wood (unless doing so would leave the bottom of the bowl too thin).

[frazeeg]

To really make it a featherweight, and better looking IMO, I would take all the meat off the bottom of the bowl so the line of the shank continued straight all the way across the bottom.
There are pipes where the bowl drops down below the shank, some of them work well, but in this case I would lose the extra wood (unless doing so would leave the bottom of the bowl too thin).

The bottom probably could have been thinned a little more to bring it in line with the bottom of the shank without making the bottom too thin. You're right - now that I look at it it does look a little weird compared to other pipes. My brother says he likes it fine so I'll leave it alone but thanks for the tip.

Sort out the scratchmarks and offcenter drilling

The off-center was a product of trying to drill it in the drill press without a vise and the scratch marks a product of pure laziness Both of which will be remedied for the next attempt...

[e Markle]

Both of which will be remedied for the next attempt...

As long as you actually implement the changes, I think that's a good philosophy. When you finish a pipe, call it done, and move on to the next. As long as you're doing your best, you'll learn with each finished pipe.