Oom Paul Competition

[d.huber]

[caskwith]

I made one today, took me 5 minutes and was better than everything here. Won't post pics though, in case it makes you feel bad

[Sasquatch]

Thought all your pipes took about five minutes Chris??

[taharris]

I made one today, took me 5 minutes

You made one of what?

Todd

[TRS]

I made one today, took me 5 minutes

You made one of what?

Todd

Is it bigger than a breadbox?

[cmueller]

I have started my pipe 3 times. 1 drilled wrong, 1 drilled wrong, and 1 were the extention broke. I am not going to give up though

[Sasquatch]

Yeah these things can fight a bit, huh?

[bandkbrooks]

Ok. Not a 90 degree pipe. But I made a Hungarian. Attempt #3 starts tomorrow.

[taharris]

In the spirit of sharing, I thought I would post my progress:



and my first aborted attempt:



By the way, Black Palm is a real bear to work with...

Todd

[Sorringowl]

Can I enter? This is the first Oom Paul I've ever done...

DUUUDE! Have you seen the accompanying video? SICK! (and I never say "sick!") Oompa Loompaula, indeedafreakaroni!

Okay, some of these are gonna' be hard to beat. Especially since I haven't started yet

I need to get on this...

[billiard]

Hey guys, I am not entering the contest, I just wanted to be part of the thread

Though I had not cut into briar yet two years ago I had already made several corn cob Oom Paul's by then, and, well, mechanics are mechanics. So I should know how to do this already... whether I do or not is besides the point of course!

...and to be honest, I aint looked up the word capriciousness yet, so even though I don't know what it is, just the thought of a "Capricious Sasquatch" scares the heck out of me!!

[Sasquatch]

Too late Bill, you're in. You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

(Guitar solo)


The rave review Art gave your pipe on SF is also a factor. Proof positive that you built the thing good.

[billiard]

I am just headed out to the garage and now I am gonna have the freaking eagles stuck in my head all day

So this is for you:

It's a small world after all, it's a small world after all, it's a small world after all, it's a small, small, world!

Enjoy!

[Sasquatch]

Hey that's just mean.

[HumblePipe]

[quote="Sasquatch"] You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

(Guitar solo)


Thats awesome Sas! I met Joe Walsh from the Eagles once, funny character. He kept saying, "Your from Cleveland? Man, I'm from Cleveland too"...

[bandkbrooks]

Oom Pile

[bandkbrooks]

Oom Pyre

[Sasquatch]

That's strike three, Brandon. You're out.

[smokindawg]

Wow, some nice ones here for sure......... Some major competition.

But the main reason that I'm in this is the very thing that got Sas involved in starting this. To get the creative juices flowing in the newer carvers that haven't done much in the way of pipe making, and to go outside the comfort zone of many of us in that we have to make something we have not tried before, something that isn't the easiest thing too do and to get us thinking outside the box just a bit on the mechanics of drilling a bear like this thing has been so far for me.

Actually, I've gotten lucky so far and have the drilling, extension on and the rough shaping done with no major problems so far. But I still have enough time and material still on the block to totally screw it up.

Thanks again Sas, you lit the fire under me a bit and I appreciate the chance. This not only has me involved as I stated above, but also has me in the shop working on pipes more than I have in a while.

[bandkbrooks]

Oom Pyre not umpire.