the weekend project

[pipeguy]

this was the result from this weekend, more sanding and finishing needed any ideas on color? What a pain in the ass horn is.

[wisemanpipes]

looking good. not a fan of the shape myself, but it looks well executed. is that a dunhill design/shape?

[AlfaDog]

Nice start. Looking forward to the completed pictures. Is that a built in wind screen? I've never seen that before.

[pipeguy]

Yes it is a dunhill patented shape from 1909 ish Hey wise, is it me or are you not much of a fan of anything? ha

[wisemanpipes]

Yes it is a dunhill patented shape from 1909 ish Hey wise, is it me or are you not much of a fan of anything? ha

hey bob, checked your site and saw your shop. ughhh i wish i had that work bench.
and no ive checked out some of your other stuff and its great! im a fan of alot. i dont remeber what else on here, where i said i didnt like it. people ask for critics on pipes so i give a very uneducated one i never said i wasnt a fan of you work, just said i wasnt a fan of that quirky dunhill shape. didnt mean to be harsh. my appologies bob.

[pipeguy]

Its all good my friend , thr truth spoken constructively never hurts and we're supposed to have thick skin and I'm no exception
cheers Bob

[JonBood]

Nice start Bob!
I don't know how that Dunhill patent you're using as a template looks, so with that in mind I might not be able to provide valuable critique.
However I think it needs more work on the horn and stem, so it matches the thickness of the shank. There also seems to be some glue-residues between the horn and shank.
Regarding the colouring, natural or with brown contrast stains with natural top coat works great with horn accents (in my opinion , others may think different)

Best regards, Jon

[pipeguy]

Thanks John, remember it's not off the bench yet and I dont think there's a template for this

[JonBood]

Hehe.. Maybe "template" was the wrong word, google translate gets the translation of tricky words wrong sometimes. It sounded about right to me in the Swedish translation
I thought you wanted feedback on the pipe as a whole, as like it was ready for colour and buff. Keep at it man