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I just uploaded an image of an early kit pipe I made with a kit purchased from Mark Tinsky. The image is located in the new photo gallery and can be accessed here:

http://www.tylerlanepipes.com/modules.p ... ge&pos=-13

Very nice!!

That is quite a pipe Stephen. I am impressed not only with the shape, but the nicely modified stem blank as well. I am very impressed with the symmetry of the shape, and I like the "undersided" shank/bowl jucture. The grain is also quite nice. You picked a good shape for that block.

Well done.

BTW, I took the liberty of editing your post to see if I could include the photo from the new gallery in the actualy post. Obviously, it worked! Thanks for being a guinea pig!

Tyler

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When I first read the post I thought you wrote that this was you first pipe. I thought to my self "Cripes! That's his first!!" Very nice pipe indeed.

That's a nice piece of briar, and a great carving job.

BTW, I am curious as to how many pipes you had done prior to this (kit or otherwise), and how many hours you estimate you have in it.

Way cool pipe bud! You did a heck of a job on it. Reminds me alot of a Bari pipe I own, though not as tapered toward the top. Again, great first pipe.

Great pipe! You made the best use of the grain. I like the shape and the style of shank. Lots of work there. Beautiful pipe.

Dave

Thanks for all the positive comments. This was my final kit pipe and my 5th pipe ever carved. It took me quite a while as I was still learning at that time. I had absolutely no previous woodworking experience so I was having to figure things out as I went along. I'm guessing I spent about 30 hours on the thing in all. That's one of the luxuries of just doing this for fun instead of trying to make a living at it. The activity of creating and the relaxation that comes along with "playing" in my shop is as much a motivation for me as having another pipe to smoke.

Since this pipe, (which I carved in December 2002) I have been drilling my own briar and using acrylic stem blanks that I obtained from Larry Roush when he moved on to hand cutting his own stems. Just recently, I went to work trying my skill at a hand cut vulcanite stem. It really adds a lot of time to a pipe project but has been something new to challenge me. We'll see how it turns out when I finish the pipe in the next few weeks.

A ringer! I thought so. Okokok, maybe not. But it wasn't your first pipe. I'd love to see your other work.