Long Pot & My First Volcano

kkendall · Post by **kkendall** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 9:14 pm

As always... comments & observations where improvements can be made are welcome.... Thx

Long Pot (Pipe No "18") - bowl looks kinda like a civil war mortar canon

And my first attempt at a Volcano (Pipe No "17")

pierredekat · Post by **pierredekat** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:53 pm

Nice work. I particularly like the volcano. I think it's my favorite of your pipes thus far.

And how did you do that turquoise band, by the way? I'm scratching my head, here, trying to figure out how you did that.

flix · Post by **flix** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:56 pm

I really like them both. Very nice finish (I'm assuming carnauba).

One question though: why did you bend the stem on the pot? It looks like a straight pipe, which I wouldn't have bent the stem. Just curious about your thinking on that. Maybe I would try it if I understood...

Keep it up, great work!

--Michael

Post by **KurtHuhn** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:03 am

pierredekat wrote:And how did you do that turquoise band, by the way? I'm scratching my head, here, trying to figure out how you did that.

It looks like Inlace with crushed turquoise:
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store ... lace?Args=

Pretty neat stuff. I've used inlace with copper colored metal dust on a candy dish recently.

pierredekat · Post by **pierredekat** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:18 am

KurtHuhn wrote:It looks like Inlace with crushed turquoise:
http://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/store ... lace?Args=

Wow, that is cool stuff. I think I'm going to have to pick some up and try it.

kkendall · Post by **kkendall** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 1:27 pm

flix wrote:I really like them both. Very nice finish (I'm assuming carnauba).

Thank you. That's correct, just a carnuba wax finish.

One question though: why did you bend the stem on the pot? It looks like a straight pipe, which I wouldn't have bent the stem. Just curious about your thinking on that. Maybe I would try it if I understood...

The pipe itself sort of deviates from classical with the little plateaux and the turquoise inlay (inlace), so I decided to depart from tradition on the other end of the pipe as well....besides, I like the slight bend on a short saddle stem. If it was a longer stem on a straight pipe, I don't think it would work.

Frank · Post by **Frank** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 3:24 pm

kkendall wrote:....besides, I like the slight bend on a short saddle stem. If it was a longer stem on a straight pipe, I don't think it would work.

I have seen this bend on other long shank/short stem pipes. In my opinion, I think it looks fine.

flix · Post by **flix** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:53 pm

Long shank, short stem...got it! Thanks,
--Michael