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Chubby Checker
Chubby Checker
Here's a fat and twisted sitter pipe. Right now it's just tripoli buffed, no stain or wax. I'm putting finishing touches on hold until I decide it's fate. I like the birdseye panels and the shape flows with the grain between... but it's clunky. There are a couple pin prick flaws and I have enough material that I can continue to work it down and thin out the design and hope for the best. Honest opinions... should I work Chubby down? The outside dims are 5-1/2" across the top, 2-5/8" down. The bowl ID is 3/4", depth 1-7/8". Another issue is the button isn't exactly parallel with the front plane of the pipe, but there's not much I can do because of the bend (see top view). Is this a real aesthetic/functional no-no in your opinion? I wish I had 1" rod to do it right from scratch, rather than using the pre-fab. Should I order rod and wait?
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pierredekat
Okay, I love "Chubby". He's fat. He's a little different. He's bold. He's manly. And he's cool with who he is. 
But you know, if you want an honest opinion, the one little thing I don't really care much for is that panel that Chubby sits on. To me, it seems like it disrupts the flow of some of the lines.
If I were going to do anything, I'd abandon the "sitter" thing in favor of getting those lines to flow again.
But maybe that's just me. To me, if a pipe "sits", that's cool. But I wouldn't go out of my way to make it sit unless the person I'm making it for insists on a sitter.
One thing you might consider if you do decide to abandon the sitter thing is making a custom stand out of a piece of scrap that sets "Chubby" up just exactly like you want him to be.
That way, he can sit and still have nice flowing lines. Does that make sense?
I don't know, that's just my two cents worth.
But you know, if you want an honest opinion, the one little thing I don't really care much for is that panel that Chubby sits on. To me, it seems like it disrupts the flow of some of the lines.
If I were going to do anything, I'd abandon the "sitter" thing in favor of getting those lines to flow again.
But maybe that's just me. To me, if a pipe "sits", that's cool. But I wouldn't go out of my way to make it sit unless the person I'm making it for insists on a sitter.
One thing you might consider if you do decide to abandon the sitter thing is making a custom stand out of a piece of scrap that sets "Chubby" up just exactly like you want him to be.
That way, he can sit and still have nice flowing lines. Does that make sense?
I don't know, that's just my two cents worth.
Sit, good boy.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I set out to make it sit, so before all else, I figured the fulcrum and shaved the butt. I stuck with it and worked around it even though the shape out grew it. Next time I'll let the wood tell me if it likes to sit.
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pierredekat
