Cumberland stem
Length: 5.56"
Height: 1.43"
Width: 1.82"
Chamber: .75" x 1.08"
Weight: 42 grams
The pictures are a little grainy....need to break down and get a better camera.
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+1RadDavis wrote: Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
That one looks better, but the color changes still look all gimmicky. Most times, especially with pipes, "less is more".scotties22 wrote:I made one of these a while back and the piece of briar was almost white. The contrast looked a lot better on the first one. This was a commission and the customer picked (the bottom is a lot redder than the first) the colors. I think had I not put an undercoat on the top of the bowl (which I did not do on the first one) it would not look so muddy. Here is the first one I made back in May.
Rad, You have given me this advise before....probably this time last year on a little apple I carved a faux band around the shank on. I do TRY to remember what you said.....but, I'm a hard headed asshole and a womanSeriously though, thanks. My husband will tell you that I have NO fashion sense and can't match or contrast colors without something clashing horribly. He even went as far as picking paint colors and decorating the house
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I write all of this to tell you that I do NOT consider myself an artist and want the honest truth about my work. My feelers don't hurt easy at all and I don't ever want anyone to pull their punches. And I wasn't trying to justify or defend my color decisions.....just giving you the back story, so to speak. Hearing the hard stuff is what makes me a better carver......