Sold my first pipe today
Posted: Sun Jan 18, 2015 7:58 pm
Hello everyone. It has been a while since I have had time to post, or even read here. Pipe making took a back seat to a bunch of other things that were non negotiable over the last half of last year. Still, the pipe bench called, and having some of the friends I do in our local pipe club, people twisted my arm. So today with much fear and trepidation, I delivered my first commission and first sale. The good news is, he loved it. It is not perfect, and has lots of warts, but it smokes (I watched him) and it seems to smoke well. I decided not to post this in the gallery, not because I am afraid of criticism, but rather because by the time I got to take pictures it was late at night and I had to hand hold the camera because I could not find the mount for my tripod.
In any case, this is a pickaxe requested by a friend of mine. He picked the shape, and gave me considerable latitude with how to design and finish it. The stem is hand cut, and the stumble is blasted with a two tone stain. I even put one of those smoker killing bowl coatings in it. I realize I do not have a lot of closeups, but any comments on how to improve, particularly on style, would be appreciated. Technical aspects are harder to see, and I am pretty confident I know what needs to be improved there. This is pipe number eight for me. Pipe number nine should be delivered to its new owner tomorrow, and if I can find my tripod thingie, I will have better pictures for the gallery.
To those of you who have been my mentors, I am hard at work at the things you have taught me, and I really appreciate the time you have taken to help me out. Thank you. And to all who have contributed to this board to make it an informative place, I really appreciate the time you have taken to share your knowledge and experience as well.
In any case, this is a pickaxe requested by a friend of mine. He picked the shape, and gave me considerable latitude with how to design and finish it. The stem is hand cut, and the stumble is blasted with a two tone stain. I even put one of those smoker killing bowl coatings in it. I realize I do not have a lot of closeups, but any comments on how to improve, particularly on style, would be appreciated. Technical aspects are harder to see, and I am pretty confident I know what needs to be improved there. This is pipe number eight for me. Pipe number nine should be delivered to its new owner tomorrow, and if I can find my tripod thingie, I will have better pictures for the gallery.
To those of you who have been my mentors, I am hard at work at the things you have taught me, and I really appreciate the time you have taken to help me out. Thank you. And to all who have contributed to this board to make it an informative place, I really appreciate the time you have taken to share your knowledge and experience as well.