My first Bulldog

[scotties22]

So she is kind of a mut. Diamond shank on top and oval on the bottom....I was feeling frisky. Things were going smooth and them I (for the 5th fucking time in the past two weeks) decided it would be a great idea to find the airway while I was cleaning up the slot . I'n not too thin behind the button, just right at .17. Needless to say I'm pretty frustrated at the moment. I have about 3 hours into this pipe right now and thought things were going pretty smooth. I figured since I have to start a new stem it wouldn't hurt to get a bit of advise on the ol' girl.









Starting over on the stem is going to be a huge pain in the ass. I thought this one was coming along....maybe not great, but at least decent. I HATE MAKING STEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I literally have 6 stummels waiting for stems. That's it I'm going to bed!!!!


Any advise would be appreciated.

Scottie

[LatakiaLover]

I HATE MAKING STEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I literally have 6 stummels waiting for stems.

Any advise would be appreciated.

Hey... I LOVE MAKING STEMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like you're going to have to come over here, after all. Be glad to show you some technique-y stuff.

Written description sucks, pictures are better, and video is better still. But in-person demo/workshop sessions kick ass.

Be warned, though, my cat is ferocious. She's likely to purr you to death.

[wisemanpipes]

no advice here, scottie. i hate stems as well. why cant we just smoke from the stummel
anyway she looks pretty naize
-evan

[The Smoking Yeti]

You got this Scottie!

I think two things I see, are:

-The transition from the shank to the stem isn't a smooth line. It feels like a steady curve, hits the stem, and bends back down, kinda goofy. I think that line should be smooth n' steady.

-The shank-bowl transition could benefit from a bit more definition, nothing major, just some subtle work.

[scotties22]

George- That would be great! I could really use some hands on help to get this stem stuff squared away.

Yeti- Still have a little work to do on the shank/bowl juntion for sure. I got so pissed off when I ruined the stem that I gave up. I was still working on the top line of the stem too...really doesn't matter now . This is the first diamond shank that I have done and I've learned alot for sure. Where I was at last night I was just glad it was a straight line

The grain isn't spectacular at all and I thought I might try to rustcate the bottom and leave the top smooth. Still debating that though.