First two pipes -Please Advise

magruder · Post by **magruder** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 2:15 am

This is #'s 1 &2.
Pimo prebored blocks.
Please give feedback/advice/criticsm.
All comments welcome. Be brutal if you wish.
I want to learn.
(#2 is my best Jody Davis stem ripoff)
BTW- I smoked both B4 photos - they both smoke pretty well.

RadDavis · Post by **RadDavis** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 2:27 am

These are your first two pipes?

They are incredibly good!

Good work!!!

Rad

magruder · Post by **magruder** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 4:13 am

Rad-
Yes, they are my first efforts.
Thank you for your kind words.
M.

Brendhain · Post by **Brendhain** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 4:46 am

Great symmetry for your first two pipes. Are you using a lathe at all or is all of that done with rasps/files?
You have done some very nice rustication, too.

Keep it up!

RAY · Post by **RAY** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 4:55 am

Very nice first two pipes I like the shapes of both and the rustication job is sweet also the first has some nice birdseye.

Keep up the good work!!!

ALOHA
Ray

magruder · Post by **magruder** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 5:23 am

Brendhain-
All files and sandpaper. I hope to acquire a lathe soon.

Ray- Thanx. Rustication was done w/bound nails.

Thanx to both of you. I am encouraged.

To all: Please feel free to offer suggestions and criticism.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:02 am

Those are your first two? Damn! Those are both really good! You'd better go out and get a stamp bud.

The first one seems a bit awkward on the underside of the shank bowl transition, but not too bad. The stem is very nice btw. The second pipe is just gorgeous. Are you sure you didn't just buff off the nomonclature of an S. Bang or somthing?

Way cool buddy. How much are you charging for custom orders?

achduliebe · Post by **achduliebe** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:39 am

M.

Those are very sweet pipes....and even sweeter being that they are your first pipes. Oustanding! Keep it up.

Chadd · Post by **Chadd** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:47 am

Those are great. You've obviously got some talent for this.

Chadd

Todd_Pytel · Post by **Todd_Pytel** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:19 pm

Impressive work. Particularly given that it was all hand work, your symmetry and clean execution of details is great. The rustication and finishing work is also very attractive.

I don't particularly like the lines of the first one, however. Now, I'm something of a classicist when it comes to shape and I'm sure there's a ton of personal taste here. But there are at least seven major lines that the eye follows in that piece - all of them are basically straight and only two of them (the two sides of the bowl) are parallel or perpendicular (parallel in this case). To my eye, that makes for too much pointy angularity. I think the pipe would have been more attractive without the tapered shank, and with the stem cutout (which is very well executed, BTW) closer to vertical. Again, your opinion may certainly differ.

The shape of the second is great. Cuttys aren't to my taste personally, but this one seems as nice as any I've seen. Possibly I'd make the shank just a hair narrower, but I'd have to see the pipe in person before I'd say that for sure.

But yeah... overall, those are great looking pipes. No doubt about it.

magruder · Post by **magruder** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 12:57 am

Hi Todd,
Thanx for the kind words.
The Cutty couldn't be any narrower,because the stem was pre-made.
There isn't a lot of wood left to work with.
I do agree that it could be a bit more svelte.
Re: the first pipe. I get what you are saying.I like it fairly well as it is though.
Again I value your input and thank you and all of you,
M.

marks · Post by **marks** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 8:41 am

Bravo! I like them both!