Magma
Magma
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See updated pics in thread below if this is 1st time reading, thanks
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While it's all my own issues...
I am still gonna blame Tom Waits for this:
The stem\shank is not as bad as these photos make it look and the mechanics are really nice.
FWIW: 6.25" max length and 2.25" max height.
See updated pics in thread below if this is 1st time reading, thanks
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While it's all my own issues...
I am still gonna blame Tom Waits for this:
The stem\shank is not as bad as these photos make it look and the mechanics are really nice.
FWIW: 6.25" max length and 2.25" max height.
Last edited by billiard on Tue Jul 19, 2011 10:33 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Magma
I tell ya Kurt it's that darn shuffle button.KurtHuhn wrote:So which album caused this? Or was it a particular song?
It's no Chocolate Jesus, that's for sure....
I mean first everything was great and Jesus was gonna be here soon... but then a few minutes later I learned God was away on business... I got so confused I went Underground... but all I did was find myself Starving in the belly of a whale.
Maybe next time I will make a billiard to Pavarotti instead.
What's he doing with all those packages?LAH wrote:Tom Waits is great to listen to while in the shop. "What's he building in there?"
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Well, I'm not going to Lie To You Baby, but a round shank on almost volcano never works well. An inset stem seems to work well so I suggest that you shape like You Got All The Time In The World.
Or, in plainer words, I like it and think that it is a nice start, but the shank is lost and needs all of our help out Upon The Road To Peace.
Or, in plainer words, I like it and think that it is a nice start, but the shank is lost and needs all of our help out Upon The Road To Peace.
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I like the finish. Reminds me of a truffle. Stems a tad lumpy at the tenon end. The round shank...duno as I haven't seen enough to comment. Well done.
Cheers Rolf.
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Re: Magma
Thanks Sasquatch, Boekweg, and Taspiper for the kind comments and constructive criticism re: the stem. Both parts appreciated.
I am Big in Japan, I just got lost at The Bottom of the World!
Understood and hopefully this makes sense: going from the round of the shank to the flat bottom of the bowl, with sharp edges (prior to rustification), was odd, and as you said almost never works. If I had used a square shank I could have resolved this a lot easier however I (in my early days here) don't like to use a square shank as a square shank and square tenon can be problamatic with the few tools I have - however an inset stem to a square shank, especially one that had a reverse taper to add some flare would have worked really nicely on this pipe. So thanks very much and in a couple paydays when I save up some money to order more briar I will get another large to extra large block and have a go at this pipe doing just what you prescribed.
Thanks again,
Bill
KurtHuhn wrote:Well, I'm not going to Lie To You Baby, but a round shank on almost volcano never works well. An inset stem seems to work well so I suggest that you shape like You Got All The Time In The World.
I am Big in Japan, I just got lost at The Bottom of the World!
KurtHuhn wrote:Or, in plainer words, I like it and think that it is a nice start, but the shank is lost and needs all of our help out Upon The Road To Peace.
Understood and hopefully this makes sense: going from the round of the shank to the flat bottom of the bowl, with sharp edges (prior to rustification), was odd, and as you said almost never works. If I had used a square shank I could have resolved this a lot easier however I (in my early days here) don't like to use a square shank as a square shank and square tenon can be problamatic with the few tools I have - however an inset stem to a square shank, especially one that had a reverse taper to add some flare would have worked really nicely on this pipe. So thanks very much and in a couple paydays when I save up some money to order more briar I will get another large to extra large block and have a go at this pipe doing just what you prescribed.
Thanks again,
Bill
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I like this alot. I have similar plans penciled out on a block, but I'm waiting until I finish my block chuck.
I agree with Tas on the stem. It could use some refinement, especially along the bottom, but overall I think it's great.
I agree with Tas on the stem. It could use some refinement, especially along the bottom, but overall I think it's great.
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Thanks JeremyV.
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I blame Kurt for this:
I'm sure hoping a few of you fine fellers will revisit this thread and compared the pics in the first post to these two and see a fairly big difference.
She still aint perfect but it's still my first volcano'ish type pipe
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I blame Kurt for this:
I'm sure hoping a few of you fine fellers will revisit this thread and compared the pics in the first post to these two and see a fairly big difference.
She still aint perfect but it's still my first volcano'ish type pipe
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Actually I really like this pipe. I cant put my finger on it...perhaps send it my way then I can put all 5 fingers on it. not to cause potential frustration but I likedbthe first version better. IMHO.
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Re: Magma
Both this pipe, and Tom Waits are great. Thanks for sharing it.
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Thanks Ramón & Humble Pipe!
Thanks Brandon, this might not make sense but the original version was how it was designed so it had some flair to it like that. The re-did version lost some of that flair but is a marked improvement from a technical standpoint (if I may be flippant enough to use that term in regards to a pipe I made). I think my 2nd attempt at something like this will be much better as I can design it properly and incorporate the flair into the technically correct design. Or something like that anyhow.
Anyhoo, As usual I made this for myself but it ended up going home with a friend late last night so its current form is the finished one and that's probably a good thing as I am out of black stain
If Kurt reads this: well I might not have got a Chocolate Jesus but I did Get Behind the Mule when ya said
Thanks Brandon, this might not make sense but the original version was how it was designed so it had some flair to it like that. The re-did version lost some of that flair but is a marked improvement from a technical standpoint (if I may be flippant enough to use that term in regards to a pipe I made). I think my 2nd attempt at something like this will be much better as I can design it properly and incorporate the flair into the technically correct design. Or something like that anyhow.
Anyhoo, As usual I made this for myself but it ended up going home with a friend late last night so its current form is the finished one and that's probably a good thing as I am out of black stain
If Kurt reads this: well I might not have got a Chocolate Jesus but I did Get Behind the Mule when ya said
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Re: Magma
It looks like you tightened up the bowl/shank transition really well. Unfortunately it's very difficult to provide much more critique on the efforts than that without holding it and turning it over.
What I can offer is that a volcano is a deceptively complex pipe shape. Very rarely (as in almost never) does a round shank work on one. The bowl is all angles and gentle slopes, and a round shank is a fast departure into something unrelated to that theme. There are cases where it can work, and I've seen a Becker that looked wonderful with a round shank, but by and large they're difficult to do and look "right". If you're going to do a round shank, go "all potato" and slam that round shank right into the side of the mountain and make a sitter out of the thing.
What I can offer is that a volcano is a deceptively complex pipe shape. Very rarely (as in almost never) does a round shank work on one. The bowl is all angles and gentle slopes, and a round shank is a fast departure into something unrelated to that theme. There are cases where it can work, and I've seen a Becker that looked wonderful with a round shank, but by and large they're difficult to do and look "right". If you're going to do a round shank, go "all potato" and slam that round shank right into the side of the mountain and make a sitter out of the thing.
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Thanks Kurt for your feedback and advice. I will do my best to listen to it the next time I have a go at something like this and take pictures from more angles as well.
Next time though more standard fare to attempt to build the meager skill set a bit more as I should not be playing just yet.
Thanks again,
Bill
Next time though more standard fare to attempt to build the meager skill set a bit more as I should not be playing just yet.
Thanks again,
Bill
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Looks more like a Big Black Mariah to me...but then I'm all likkered up on that roadhouse corn, left Waukegan at the slamming of the door.
Nothing 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six wouldn't cure. Or even a Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun.
Just about anything Tom inspires one to do is usually fun, if not genius.
Nothing 16 shells from a thirty-ought-six wouldn't cure. Or even a Sweet Little Bullet from a Pretty Blue Gun.
Just about anything Tom inspires one to do is usually fun, if not genius.