I was pretty pleased with it, but when I was stamping it I broke off the shank extension.
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The next is a simple black rusticated pot. Not much to write home about. As usual any critique is greatly appreciated.
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yeti, why isnt it a blowfish to you? what is it missing. is it a fugu?! whatever the difference may be (i thought fugu was just japanese or something for blowfish).The Smoking Yeti wrote:Question- how did you attach the shank extension in the first place?
I wouldn't quite call the first one a blowfish, however, I find the aesthetic very interesting and compelling. I think you need to do a 2.0, and play with the lines, especially the concavity along the sides. I think this design has a lot of potential if you choose to explore it!
About the stain though- it looks like you did a subtle contrast stain, didn't you? The effect is nice and subtle to me, perhaps something a bit more poppin' would be cool too, but idk, It looks beautiful!
That's an interesting opinion. I actually see it almost the other way round.wisemanpipes wrote:i would have liked to see the blowfish in a darker contrast stain since it doesnt have the WOW grain of a virgin pipe
Interesting observation. You might be on to something. So what you're saying is make the asymmetry more exaggerated?The Smoking Yeti wrote:It lacks the stark asymmetry you find in a blowfish shape- it's a bit asymmetric sure, but not the same way a blowfish is.
This strikes me as a blowfish, http://assets.smokingpipes.com/images/p ... 0005_2.jpg
See how the panel on the left side is way larger and bulges whilst the panel on the right seems to be sucked in? Just my two cents possibly, but something along those lines is aesthetically necessary for it to really be a blowfish- now, I know this subject will devolve into endless and unresolvable debate, but that's why I said I didn't think it was a true blowfish.
Shank extension was trouble from the get go. At First I turned a tenon on the end of the stummel and put my zebrawood and ebonite ring on that. Somehow during the process I screwed things up. I thought I was going to have to discard the block, but instead I decided to turn the tenon on my zebrawood and insert it into a mortise on the stummel, just reverse things. The tenon on the zebrawood really wasn't long enough for a really good hold. With enough pressure it broke the tenon on the extension.The Smoking Yeti wrote:Question- how did you attach the shank extension in the first place?... About the stain though- it looks like you did a subtle contrast stain, didn't you? The effect is nice and subtle to me, perhaps something a bit more poppin' would be cool too, but idk, It looks beautiful!