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Very nice. I like the contrast of the skinny and the plump... Definitely original.

Welcome.

Happy birthday Nate!

Nice work Walt.

Overall I like the direction this is going. I agree with Wayne, there is something bulgy going on at the shank stem junction, bottom side i think. The line on the top of the shank/stem is very graceful, the bottom doesn't match.

Rob

Thank you i.keenum. Nice pipe rob. Keep up the good work, is the mother of pearl inlay going to be like a makers mark on your pipes? I'm not sure. I understand the commonly accepted "need" to have a stamp and imprint your "brand" on the pipes you make. However, I haven't signed a...

It's different than anything I've worked with. Not necessarily easier or more difficult, just different. There are some similarities to working with fresh oak, but a little more temperamental. Extremely sharp tools is essential. Remember, this is semi fossilized wood, so it is a little more fragile ...

Tyler wrote:No one's mentioned it so I will...the shank side of the bowl is flat and doesn't match the curve of the opposite side.

Thank you Tyler... would you please elaborate... perhaps with a visual?

I appreciate the sculptural quality of your pipes I've seen. Keep up the good work.

Jeremiah, thank you for the notes. I will definitely consider them in the future. The taper on the shank went that far due to trying the stem rotation sanding method. The junction was perfectly round before I began sanding, then I found a sand pit. While I was chasing that, I sanded out of round, an...

This is a rusticated billiard I recently completed. Top grade Italian briar with a delrin mortise sleeve, hand cut ebonite stem with an integral tenon and a mother of pearl inlay. https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10636000_994623830563964_5430739428874748714_n.jpg?oh=78...

Good looking pipes!
Welcome to the group.

I also would like to extend thanks to Premal for his genuine friendliness and for spending time with me after the show. To all of you fine folks who made me feel so welcome, Thank You! I am better at remembering faces than names. (I wish I would have taken photos of you guys so I could have written ...

I was just looking at google maps of the area, there are quite a few parks there. Does anyone know if they are dog friendly or perhaps a local dog park?

Thanks Todd. The Misses and I are trying to figure things out. She doesn't want me to have to "go alone", but we will be looking for things online that she and Oliver can do in town while I'm at the show.

Does anyone know if the venue is dog friendly? I may need to bring my well behaved, friendly, lovable, etc. boy Oliver. We had to put down his twelve year old brother a week ago today, and coming from Kalamazoo MI, we don't want to leave him alone for extended periods yet. He (and we) is (are) still...

Thank you Chris. I thought it to be as fragile (if not more so) as meerschaum. Nick... I wouldn't think it necessary, except when it is ;) With the one Ive decided to keep, there was a flaw in the wood that exits the bowl at the front/chin area, I did carbonize mine. pipedreamer... thank you. I have...

Thanks Bruce,,, I'm a pie man myself, but I've never been known to turn down cheesecake;)

I've finally experienced my first morta smoke. It seems to act similarly to a meer right from the beginning.

What are the opinions of cake in a morta pipe?


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Paul,

socrates wrote:Very nice Rob, like them both. I haven't forgotten you. There has been a lot on my plate lately. As soon as I can get to the rings I will send you pics.

Good to hear! I haven't forgotten you either;) I understand, a lot on my plate too.