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After reading Rad's "Meet the Gang" post, I've decided I don't want to become the character, known as the "Expert", who criticizes everyone else's work but never post photos of his own.

So below will be posted some photos of some of my latest pipes...

Large Blasted Bamboo Billiard:

Bent Egg:

Liverpool:

Stacked Blasted Billiard:

Volcano:

Nice! The white/ivory colored stems really look sharp.

Sincerely,

The Guy Who Likes Everything

I think the dark stummel/light stem thing works really well - I did one like that recently too:




If you'd like to see more of my work, please visit www.briarsweatandtears.com

Nice job on the pipes Walt

Signed

The Guy Who's Selling Something

Really good stuff Walt!

I don't know if these are up here for critique or just show and tell, but I've always wanted to know why you don't round the edges of the button. Is it an aesthetic choice? They do look great though.

Ocelot55 wrote:Really good stuff Walt!

I don't know if these are up here for critique or just show and tell, but I've always wanted to know why you don't round the edges of the button. Is it an aesthetic choice? They do look great though.

Are you asking about this edge?



I "break" that edge, so that it is not sharp, but if I round that edge, then it feels like the pipe is going to slip out of my teeth and, consequently, induces the smoker to subconsciously bite with greater force!

I do the same.


You can see more of this at BriarSweatandTears.com if you like.

Magnificent all; as usual.
Best regards.
Félix

Magníficos, todos; como siempre.
Saludos.
Félix

Sorry. I wasn't clear enough. This is what I meant.

Ocelot55 wrote:Sorry. I wasn't clear enough. This is what I meant.

Oh, I see. Yeah, aesthetics I guess. I can't think of any advantages of doing that one way over the other...

Great collection. I especially like the blast you've perfected.

Beautiful pipes! My two favorites are the volcano and the bent egg. Certainly not being an expert but making awesome pipes is obviously an advantage. Thanks for showing us your work's.

Love them all, but that egg is crazy!

WCannoy wrote:

Ocelot55 wrote:Sorry. I wasn't clear enough. This is what I meant.

Oh, I see. Yeah, aesthetics I guess. I can't think of any advantages of doing that one way over the other...

I used to make my stems the same way until a customer told me the corners poked him in the side of the mouth. Might have been user error or whatever, but I've started filing those corners off since then.

Like I said, not really a critique as much as a question and observation. Regardless those pipes are awesome!

Ocelot55 wrote:

WCannoy wrote:

Ocelot55 wrote:Sorry. I wasn't clear enough. This is what I meant.

Oh, I see. Yeah, aesthetics I guess. I can't think of any advantages of doing that one way over the other...

I used to make my stems the same way until a customer told me the corners poked him in the side of the mouth. Might have been user error or whatever, but I've started filing those corners off since then.

Like I said, not really a critique as much as a question and observation. Regardless those pipes are awesome!

Well, I do round them slightly, again to make sure they aren't sharp, but I don't take off a noticeable amount of material.

Your photos are top notch, too.