Danish Bent Bulldog

[wdteipen]

Finished this one up today. It's a Danish inspired sandblasted bent bulldog with a Cumberland ebonite stem. If I had to do it over again I would have gone with a lighter sandblast because I lost some definition and symmetry of the upper half of the bowl especially on the 'back' of the bowl. You can especially see it in the first picture. Critiques welcome.

[Ocelot55]

Out...freaking...standing

Bulldogs are becoming one of my favorite shapes, and I love the danish interpretation especially.

Everything looks well done...now if only I could fit that pipe into this month's budget.

[SchmidtN]

I don't often critic pipes, but that is seriously pretty. Great design and execution.

[Growley]

Nice pipe Wayne! For some reason the half saddle totally hit me right on this one. Design wise, I can't see why it's necessary, but I really like the way it looks. I LIKE black pipes too. Makes me want to go make one.

The only thing I would say as a critique is it looks like your saddle it thicker than your shank, not where the stem hits the shank, but the bendy part near your bowl. I might just be seeing a shadow or something that's making it look smaller.

Very cool pipe.

Brian.

[Alden]

A+

[wdteipen]

Thanks fellas. I can't take full credit for the design. It's inspired by a recent Karsten Tarp pipe I bought. His is way better though.

You are correct, Brian. The shank is a touch thinner near the bowl. I lost a bit of thickness with the sandblast there too. Good eye.

[taharris]

Wayne,

Please tell me that is your pipe in the hat trade entry!

Nicely done.

Todd

[maxmil]

Beautiful, you're a true artist.
Best regards.
Félix

Preciosa, eres un verdadero artista.
Saludos.
Félix

[Sorringowl]

That's a beautiful pipe! I really like the harmony between the cumberland half saddle (very Kai Neilsen-esque--whose work I love) and the deep, sandblasted bowl. I, personally, really like the deep sandblast on this. It seems, for some reason, I don't often see a bulldog with a deep blast like that and I think it's one of the many things that make this pipe work.

There is a fine balance playing here between contrast and harmony that is really working. The deep blast on a bulldog (a usually classic shape that I think a lot of makers are cautious to modernize). The bent half saddle cumberland (very modern) that works with that classic bowl. I don't know, Wayne, I can't put my finger on it, but it's all working, man.

REALLY nice!

And I just checked out your website (which I haven't visited in awhile). Wow. Some really beautiful eye candy there and your skills have gotten crazy good! Keep it comin'! Thanks.

Oh, yeah, if you get a chance. Could you post some bigger pix of this? I feel like I need to see this beauty up close.

[d.huber]

Great pipe.

[Tommi]

Hi,
beautiful work, nice pipe.
Best
Tommi

[Abi Natur]

Hi Wayne,
I am looking at a beautiful pipe!

Best,
Abi