"Fire in the hat"
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"Fire in the hat"
I've seen so many nice and funny skull pipes when surfing around at the net. Decided to make my own version of it.
I think it came out well... so what do you think?
It´s not a Briar pipe, but its made out of masur ( curly ) Birch, steam acrylic and stummel ( ? ) stabilized Oak. Stand bone = reindeer antler and spruce.
So give me good and bad
carlMichael
I think it came out well... so what do you think?
It´s not a Briar pipe, but its made out of masur ( curly ) Birch, steam acrylic and stummel ( ? ) stabilized Oak. Stand bone = reindeer antler and spruce.
So give me good and bad
carlMichael
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Re: "Fire in the hat"
The stem has a kink in the bend. You really want to work on making that one graceful curve from the stummel to the button. Can you post a picture of the button? There really isn't a shot where it's in focus. Sand the stain out of the tobacco chamber now that the pipe if finished.....just a little detail, but it really makes a huge difference in how the pipe looks.
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I am not sure about the toxicity of Masur Birch. I do know that it is not suitable for pipe smoking. It will burn very easily compared to briar. It also does not hold up to the constant change in heat and moisture like briar does.
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The toxicity is no problem at all ( use it all the time in our outdoor cups here in Scandinavia ) and of course its not as good as Briar but it holds pretty good actually as I have tested it in my ever fist pipe http://pipemakersforum.com/forum/viewto ... 18&t=10621 the sides of the chamber no damage at all after about 50 times used. the bottom has of course carbonized some. So it works but not fore ever... see this pipe more as a fun art pipe than a utility one for heavy smoking.PremalChheda wrote:I am not sure about the toxicity of Masur Birch. I do know that it is not suitable for pipe smoking. It will burn very easily compared to briar. It also does not hold up to the constant change in heat and moisture like briar does.
Thanks! I've now sanded out the stain from the chamber I see what you mean about the steams "kink" in the picture. in real life it doesn't look so bad.scotties22 wrote:The stem has a kink in the bend. You really want to work on making that one graceful curve from the stummel to the button. Can you post a picture of the button? There really isn't a shot where it's in focus. Sand the stain out of the tobacco chamber now that the pipe if finished.....just a little detail, but it really makes a huge difference in how the pipe looks.
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This is where taking pictures of your pipes comes in handy. Pictures don't lie and will show you things that you missed. Even if it doesn't look too bad up close it still has a noticeable kink in it. Bending stems is it's own art form and pictures of your pipes will let you know when you nailed it or not.carlMichael wrote:PremalChheda wrote: I see what you mean about the steams "kink" in the picture. in real life it doesn't look so bad.
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Do you drink really hot beverages out of these cups?
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I was surprised to hear from one of my collectors that he smoked my pipe 25 times in the first couple weeks. I don't smoke a pipe much more than 2-3 times a week myself. From that aspect, 50 times by a careful smoker isn't a sufficient test to tell if it will hold up to consistent use. I'm not saying it won't, but if it were me, I'd be smoking the heck out of it to see if I can get it to burn out. I never want a customer to have a burnout in one of my pipes.
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Yepp Here is one of mine...clickklick wrote:Do you drink really hot beverages out of these cups?
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Now that's a handy cup!
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The bowl is a little too big, and there you go again putting straight shanks on bent pipes.carlMichael wrote:Yepp Here is one of mine...clickklick wrote:Do you drink really hot beverages out of these cups?
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That knife is really sweet. What does a knife like that go for?carlMichael wrote:Yepp Here is one of mine...clickklick wrote:Do you drink really hot beverages out of these cups?
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