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This is the pipe I was talking about in my thread in the Stem Work forum. The inlay is my first - a piece of birdseye maple. I suck at taking pictures, still. A few issues were brought to my attention once I took the pictures and looked at them. First I need to go back (if I have the patience) and resand and finish the bowl rim. I had a problem with it - the first time I went to buff it, it was pulled from my hands and slammed into the lathe bed, which put a big nick in the top. I sanded the whole rim down, but probably should have spent more time on the re-finish job. Secondly, the stem/shank fit looks a little awkward. As I mentioned in the other thread, my first stem for this cracked when I was trying to drill it out. So this was my first attempt to fit a new stem to basically a finished pipe.

Lastly, I want to coat the bowl. I have found that for these cheap ebauchons it makes the first bowl taste better - not sure why. Oh, and of course this pipe is infected with the new hobby carver virus: stainus slopinda bolus.






Thanks for looking and please feel free to tell me what works with this one and what doesn't.

-Scott

I can't seem to keep the wax out of the bowl (see the white in the bottom of the bowl in the shot of the top). Is that a sign of having too much on the wheel?

Oh, and another issue - there appears to be a red stain on my carpet. Durn kids!



One last thing - for a forger of war clubs, this one came in at only 60 g. At least I am headed in the right direction...

Hey Scott,

Nice pipe. For the problem you had with the stem, the pipe and new stem turned out great. I don't see a thing wrong with that pipe. I like the thick walls of the bowl. Nice extension/inlay work, looks very good.

I've seen some Danish pipes that are very thick in the bowl, so don't fret that.