Chimney

[kamkiel]

I was browsing through an old W.O. Larsen catalog online and saw some chimneys and I　ｊｕｓｔ　ｋｅｐｔ　ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｈｏｗ　　　　ｇｏｏｆｙ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｌｏｏｋ．　　Ｓｅｅｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｈｉｍｎｅｙｓ　ｔｈｅｒｅ，　Ｉ　ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ　ａ　ｐｒｅｔｔｙ　ｎｉｃｅ　　　　　　　ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ　ｔｓｕｇｅ　ｃｈｉｍｎｅｙ．　　Ｉ　ｌｏｏｋｅｄ　ａ　ｂｉｔ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｏｎｌｉｎｅ　ａｎｄ　ｓａｗ　ａ　ｄｅｓｉｇｎ　ｂｙ　ｔｓｕｇｅ　　ｗｈｅｒｅ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｈａｄ　ａ　ｃｈａｍｂｅｒ　ｒａｉｓｉｎｇ　ｐｉｎ　ｔｈａｔ　ｃｏｕｌｄ　ｂｅ　ｐｌａｃｅｄ　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｐｉｐｅ　ｓｏ　ｙｏｕ　　ｄｏｎ＇ｔ　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｏ　ｓｍｏｋｅ　ａ　ｗｈｏｌｅ　ｃｈｉｍｎｅｙ．

I made this chimney for myself. There are some sanding scratches left on the stem, the shape of the stem is not really how i imagined it, the piece of briar is literally grainless, and 　Ｉ　ｈａｄ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔｌｙ　ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ　ａ　ｎｉｃｅ　ｓｔｅｍ／ｓｈａｎｋ　ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎ．　　Ｉ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｈａｖｅ　ａ　ｂｕｎｃｈ　ｏｆ　ｌｉｔｔｌｅ　ｍａｃｈｉｎｅｓ　ｉｎ　ｍｙ　ｓｈｏｐ，　ａｎｄ　Ｉ am really trying to push myself to see what kind of shapes I can get. I took my time for most of this pipe, but when it was getting down to the finishing touches I rushed it and its not as nice as it could have been obviously. I was just really pumped to smoke this pipe, and I am smoking it, right now

as always, critiques and advice are welcome and appreciated.

Ｔｈａｎｋ　ｙｏｕ，
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Ｉ　ａｐｏｌｏｇｉｚｅ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｏｎｔ，　ｂｕｔ　Ｉam on my wife's computer and it does this all by itself　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｉｔ　ｔｈｉｎｋｓ　ｉｔｓ　ｃｏｏｌ．











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[Billy Klubb]

obviously I can't give any advice, but that looks really cool!

[sandahlpipe]

I'm trying to figure out how it is you're smoking it. The bottom of the chamber doesn't show the airway...

[kamkiel]

I'm trying to figure out how it is you're smoking it. The bottom of the chamber doesn't show the airway...

Good morning Jeremiah! The seventh picture is a shot of the whole chamber (plus the magnetic ball holding the pipe). The second to last photo has a picture of the briar pin that can be placed into the bowl. The last picture is of the pin in the bowl.

[kamkiel]

I'm trying to figure out how it is you're smoking it. The bottom of the chamber doesn't show the airway...

Good morning Jeremiah! The seventh picture is a shot of the whole chamber (plus the magnetic ball holding the pipe). The second to last photo has a picture of the briar pin that can be placed into the bowl. The last picture is of the pin in the bowl.

Like this

[Ocelot55]

My Buddy has a Tsuge chimney just like this. He claims it smokes great.

On to the pipe, your main problem as I see it, is a less than graceful flow to the shank and stem. There is a lot more meat you can take off the stem on bottom primarily but also on the top as well. The bend seems to be concentrated in one area of the stem. It would look better if it was a more gradual bend.

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Even in my edited pic, there is probably still not enough of a gradual bend and too much material on the stem, but I think by adding a little more to the bottom line of the briar and taking quite a bit off the bottom of the stem it looks much better.

[kamkiel]

My Buddy has a Tsuge chimney just like this. He claims it smokes great.

On to the pipe, your main problem as I see it, is a less than graceful flow to the shank and stem. There is a lot more meat you can take off the stem on bottom primarily but also on the top as well. The bend seems to be concentrated in one area of the stem. It would look better if it was a more gradual bend.

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Even in my edited pic, there is probably still not enough of a gradual bend and too much material on the stem, but I think by adding a little more to the bottom line of the briar and taking quite a bit off the bottom of the stem it looks much better.

Thank you for this critique. I have a feeling it will take a lot more time understanding these fine subtleties that create beauty through lines and proportions. This is going to make me crazy, as I'm still trying to stop making beginner mistakes and leaving scratch marks on pipes. There is also always that lingering temptation to get some color on the pipe before the final shape has been dialed in as well. Time to try and enter a new stage of "slow the f*@k down".

Thanks!
Kiel

[kamkiel]

Oh yeah, I smoked the pipe today twice! Once to break in the bottom half, and the second to try it with the chamber pin. It was quite nice, and I look forward to its next smoke. I'll have to try and get my hands on one of those tsuges for comparison.

[Charl]

That pin is quite interesting. Would love to see what the Tsuge pin looks like. Or is it the same as you made?
Adding to Mr Jones: the button (front to back) seems a bit thin to me? Might just be me.

[kamkiel]

That pin is quite interesting. Would love to see what the Tsuge pin looks like. Or is it the same as you made?
Adding to Mr Jones: the button (front to back) seems a bit thin to me? Might just be me.

Thanks Charl. I normally keep my button (front to back) around 2mm. I have a napkin lying around in the workshop with E markle's button sizes on one side and Todd Johnson's on the otherside. I dont have one of those digital calipers, just the plain old regular kind.

I haven't seen the tsuge pin either. I saw it in that drawing and thought it was pretty cool. If I end up burning through my pin, I'll make sure to post an update on here. So far its pretty nice. I just turned a piece of briar to a diameter that would fall into the bowl nice and easily. I was going to try and make it look like a golf tee, and advertise it as a pipe for both 18 and 9 holes, but I have nobody to sell pipes to I ended up doing that screw kind of design because I wanted to see if I could.

Kiel

[Charl]

Thanks Kiel!