Chicago pipes #1- Ball

[scotties22]

Well, here we go. I'm shooting for 20 by the last week of April. We'll see how close to that I get. Sorry about the pictures...I'm still messing around with my light box.

Italian Briar
Cumberland Stem

Length: 5.65"
Height: 1.60"
Width: 1.58"
Chamber .8125" x 1.32"
Weight: 42 grams













Any comments or critiques welcome.

Thanks for looking.

Scottie

[Ocelot55]

Scottie I really really like that pipe!! Classic!!

[N.Burnsworth]

Very nice work Scottie! I think I'm going to have to give the silver work a try soon.

[oklahoma red]

Holy shiite girl! Way to go!
Maybe just a little more height on the bowl but I'd buy it the way it is.
Having that bun in the oven has given you inspiration.
Chas.

[the rev]

really nice pipe there

rev

[d.huber]

20?!? Jeez, Scottie. Too fast for me! I'm hoping to bring between 6 and 10.

That's a good lookin' pipe, btw. I look forward to laying hands on your work in person!

[AlfaDog]

Holy cow, Scottie. That's a great pipe! You're coming along like gangbusters.

[Alden]

Very nice work !
Critique you say ?
The shank and stem are stunning, it makes this pipe. Proportion here looks marvelous, the silver is just right, all class baby. Amazing work, that.
Problem is, it don't match that bowl. If the bowl had 1/8th inch more all the way around, or if the whole thing was 1/4" or so taller, this one is out of the ballpark.
The front pic also looks unbalanced. Could be the angle of the shot but I suspect the two cheeks of the bowl are different thickness and shaped on two totally different curves.

[Great Plains Piper]

This pipe sucks. Everything about it just blows chunks. Too bad the grain on the briar is so ugly...

/sarcasm

[LatakiaLover]

A nice interpretation of Peterson's old JAP shape. Hardly ever seen, anymore. I like the way you think, Scottie.

[scotties22]

Thanks boys.

Red- I would have loved to make it a little taller. This was a really little block (height wise) I have been sitting on for a while. I really squeezed all the height out of it I could. I have another I'm working on now that is shorter than this one (same reason).

Alden- You are right about the cheeks. I have noticed that I tend to leave the left side (from above) a little heavier just before the shank when I'm at the wheel. Something I have working on since I shaped this one. Initially it was a bit fatter all the way around. I had just gotten a new shaping wheel and got a little carried away taking material off the bottom front of the bowl. By the time I got it all straightened out I was a little thinner in the walls than I wanted to be.....lesson learned for sure.

I paid particular attention to my proportions on this one. Now I am going to focus more on button work and slowing down while I'm working at the wheel. I have another one ready for final sanding and finishing up the stem.


Hang on boys....it's gonna be a bumpy ride.

[Alden]

Thanks boys.
I have noticed that I tend to leave the left side (from above) a little heavier just before the shank when I'm at the wheel

Yep. I recognize the problem because I eF up the same thing.

[Ocelot55]

Thanks boys.
I have noticed that I tend to leave the left side (from above) a little heavier just before the shank when I'm at the wheel

Yep. I recognize the problem because I eF up the same thing.

I tend to leave the right cheek a little heavier. It's something that's very apperant in my previous work.

Interesting observations.

[e Markle]

Not sure if it's just the pic, but did you drill the chamber deep enough? Looks like you might be high still.

[Sasquatch]

She should be - it was a helluva big joint I rolled her, but I agree, the airway intersection could be cleaned up by hand or the chamber possibly cut just a hair deeper.

[The Smoking Yeti]

Yeah, you can always cut that last bit by hand with the spade bit, just twist it and push. Turns out twist n' push is applicable in most walks of life including pipes!

Cheers!

Yeti

[scotties22]

Yeah, it was. Already fixed. I forgot to do it before I took pictures.

[Charl]

Well done, Scottie! Another thing you could have tried, is to thin down the shank to get the bowlsize in proportion.