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This is a pipe I copied from a well known pipe maker. It is labeled as a Dublin but seems Rhodesianesque to me. Thoughts on that?

Looking for critique.

There were a number of small pits scattered about and one large one on the shank. I suppose I could have rusticated it but the grain was so nice I decided not to.

Hope pics show up this time.

Pix, she not vorking...

Damn. I don’t know what’s wrong. Will try again tomorrow linking from a different site.

I see them just fine

One more try:

That's an attractive pipe - I'd like to see less "chin" on the bottom line, and a little more curve up toward the bowl (a curve in the shank I guess is what I'm trying to say).

Sasquatch wrote: ↑Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:47 am That's an attractive pipe - I'd like to see less "chin" on the bottom line, and a little more curve up toward the bowl (a curve in the shank I guess is what I'm trying to say).

Thanks Sas. Agree about the chin area. It is fairly pronounced on the original I copied and it was a feature I meant to lessen a little but failed to do so. The original is also a little more sinew-y and the shank and stem are thinner and more elegant. That part I wanted to capture and didn't quite.

A technique I discovered, or remembered form somewhere, that helped this pipe was heating the pipe slightly after the last application of carnuba and lightly polishing with a very soft cloth. This not only got rid of any wax streaks that I had missed but also brought the shine up a notch. Not sure if it is a legit technique or not.

I have very stiff opinions about wax and what it's for and how to use it, and they're probably wrong, so I won't comment on that!