Yeti Pipe #22- Forgemaster

[The Smoking Yeti]

After watching the Hobbit, (which I loved), I came away disappointed in the pipes the dwarves smoked, they just didn't seem right to me. So, here's my take on a modest dwarven pipe.

Also, I'm rather excited about my button work on this piece

Edit:

Updated the photos after re-buffing the stem. I also made the second stem for this piece. The customer requested one churchwarden stem and one semi-warden stem.

[d.huber]

Great pipe, Yeti! The finish is lovely. I could stare at the bird's eye on the front of the bowl for ages.

Also, I really like the design of your button! The slot looks like it's on a slightly different angle than the body of the button. Is that right or am I seeing things?

Only other thing: buff the inside of your stem before you take pictures.

[d.huber]

PS - Your stem appears to have many visible scratches on it still. They're especially visible in the up close photo of the brass tenon.

[Ocelot55]

Great work, Yeti. Look at that grain!

[AldenW]

Gnarly rustication!

[The Smoking Yeti]

Yeah Huber, I had to re-buff, I think there's something in my white diamond wheel... again. GAAAAAH

[MonsieurLabo]

Damn nice man!

[The Smoking Yeti]

PS - Your stem appears to have many visible scratches on it still. They're especially visible in the up close photo of the brass tenon.

Re-sanded and re-buffed. Re-shot the two where you could see the scratches- better?

[d.huber]

Like whoa better!

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[JonBood]

Great job man!

[jogilli]

honestly.. that is beautiful... did you use a bullet shell? for the brass extension? and is that part of the mouthpiece or part of the stummel

tks
james

[Massis]

a gorgeous pipe. The finish is absolutely stunning and the design is really well balanced. The only thing I could comment is that the stem looks to be rather matte black than shiny black, but I assume that's just the photographs or my screen...

[The Smoking Yeti]

a gorgeous pipe. The finish is absolutely stunning and the design is really well balanced. The only thing I could comment is that the stem looks to be rather matte black than shiny black, but I assume that's just the photographs or my screen...

Massis, if you look down in the post I actually re-sanded and re-buffed the stem when this was pointed out. It's oily black n' shiny now.

And the brass was turned from rod stock, and it's a sleeve over the integral tenon. Not part of the shank.

[BigCasino]

wow this pipe is fantastic! nice work

[Cory]

Looks good, but I can see scratches in the stem.

[The Smoking Yeti]

Check the re-worked and additional stem out

[rijks]

I understand why you like your button work !