Yeti Pipe #49 Troubadour
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Yeti Pipe #49 Troubadour
Hey guys! It's been a while since I posted in the public forum- with the crash happening and whatnot, I thought I'd share some of my latest work to start building up some new content. A big thanks to Kurt for diligently working to get the forum back up and running!
Anyways, this is a commissioned churchwarden, measuring in right around 10"
Anyways, this is a commissioned churchwarden, measuring in right around 10"
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Yeti, the bowl shaping and design are simply exquisite! I do find myself wishing there were slightly more bend to the stem, though. Excellent as usual.
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Thanks I did spend quite a bit of time going back and forth with the bend. The undulating rim makes it somewhat tricky to decide how much the stem should bend to compensate- I ended up where I did after several attempts. However, you may be right about adding a couple degrees. It's one of those things which shall forever haunt me!
Cheers!
Yeti
Cheers!
Yeti
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Alright, I'll be the one to ask... How'd you get it to stand up? Photoshop out the support after pics were taken?
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That is a professional looking pipe, The stem is magnificent, all is in the right place. It should bring a pretty dollar.Impressive Sir!
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I have to meditate for a few hours before photographing- only then can I achieve such balance.Ducksfan wrote:Alright, I'll be the one to ask... How'd you get it to stand up? Photoshop out the support after pics were taken?
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Sweet pipe, Micah and serious props for hand cutting a churchwarden stem!
2 things that I see:
1. I agree with Jessie that the stem could use a touch more bend.
2. I spy with my little eye a spec of light peaking through your shank/stem junction in pic #2.
And a question: at the junction is the stem the same height as the shank? It looks like it's a tiny bit uneven, like I'd feel a ridge there if I ran my finger along the seam.
2 things that I see:
1. I agree with Jessie that the stem could use a touch more bend.
2. I spy with my little eye a spec of light peaking through your shank/stem junction in pic #2.
And a question: at the junction is the stem the same height as the shank? It looks like it's a tiny bit uneven, like I'd feel a ridge there if I ran my finger along the seam.
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That is a beautiful pipe. One of the most elegant churchwardens I've seen.
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Love this one! Awesome job!
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I'm going to be the lone dissenter, here, I think.
The bowl shape and execution is excellent, and the thinner 3/4ths of the stem looks to be spot on for a slenderized, Danish-y design.
What my eyes stick on is the "snake that swallowed a rodent" bulge that the shank and stem share. The slightly upward angle of departure of the stem from the shank also looks a bit off. (I suspect that you saw those things too, but couldn't do much about them without compromising the mortise/tenon integrity. That you discovered as the shaping progressed that the tenon was larger in diameter than you wished you'd used, but were stuck with it.)
The bowl shape and execution is excellent, and the thinner 3/4ths of the stem looks to be spot on for a slenderized, Danish-y design.
What my eyes stick on is the "snake that swallowed a rodent" bulge that the shank and stem share. The slightly upward angle of departure of the stem from the shank also looks a bit off. (I suspect that you saw those things too, but couldn't do much about them without compromising the mortise/tenon integrity. That you discovered as the shaping progressed that the tenon was larger in diameter than you wished you'd used, but were stuck with it.)
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Thanks a lot, George. I didn't notice it until you mentioned it. Now it bothers me.
(Still a very nice one, Micah.)
(Still a very nice one, Micah.)
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I swore a bit about this, yes. The issue came as I began to finalize my shape before drilling, I was quickly running out of wiggle room and had to commit to a point for the mortise, at which point I pinched on the shank ever so slightly. In the future when I do this style of stem junction, I'll probably shape slightly oversize, drill, and fit my ebonite before proceeding any farther.LatakiaLover wrote: What my eyes stick on is the "snake that swallowed a rodent" bulge that the shank and stem share. The slightly upward angle of departure of the stem from the shank also looks a bit off. (I suspect that you saw those things too, but couldn't do much about them without compromising the mortise/tenon integrity. That you discovered as the shaping progressed that the tenon was larger in diameter than you wished you'd used, but were stuck with it.)
I'm always learning.
Cheers!
Yeti
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True. But I loathe working with steel tenons.bregolad wrote:There's always steel tenons...