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Let me know how it turns out!

Hopefully, my stamp will be done by then. DocAitch. Who are you using for that? I'm dying to find a company that will deliver as promised. I tried going through the guy regularly suggested here and I could never get him to fax me (his suggestion, not mine) a proof of the lettering as he said mine w...

Ok, awesome. That's what I thought you meant but wanted to make sure you didn't mean something else.

Thank you so much for the tip, I will keep it in mind for the next one.

Thanks man! I frequently enjoy your work, so I take that as a good compliment. The first thing that struck my eye is the angle of the bottom of the bowl. I think it would look better if that bottom were parallel to the bottom line of the shank. Agreed completely. The entire bottom was longer, but it...

A good friend of mine requested that he get my second pipe. He's been the sort of guy that makes me a better person by just being "around" him, so I wanted to give him exactly what he wanted. His requests were that it be at least 2" deep, a decent sized button, and ideally it should b...

A very hard shape for a first pipe. Hats off for trying! Thank you! I like to really challenge myself when I try new things. Bigger opportunity for a "miss", but even a mediocre "hit" feels good and inspires me to keep trying new things. I drew out the next pipe shape I'm workin...

Very nice pipe and finish! I did notice some minor symmetry "bubbles" when comparing the two sides of the pipe, especially from the view from underneath. Light years ahead of my classic shapes! Keep carving : ) Thank you! Yeah, this shape was a beast. There are so many soft curves and wha...

Challenging convention by re-inventing things that have been field-tested for a century by billions of smokers and settled on is not advised. In this case button shape. While there are subtle variations of it, none involve a "wrap around" design where it extends past the sides of the stem...

Very nice first pipe. I think the lateral flare of the shank makes it look like it has mumps, but that is esthetics, and can be addressed in the next one. It is remarkable that you were that ambitious and brought it off so well. DocAitch Yeah, my next go-around with this shape I'll definitely keep ...

Not bad at all for a first pipe. It's apparent that you did your research and applied some good concepts. I think, from the top looking down, the taper from the bowl to the button could be more gradual and less curvy. That would be the main thing that I see. You mentioned something about buffing wi...

Real name: Denver Dobbins Age: 38 Location: Colorado Years a pipe smoker: 3 How you got into pipe making: I started making cigar ashtrays and just wanted to give it a try. Other interesting facts: For my day job, I make maps. I hope to someday make some form of woodworking my primary income. I just ...

About a year and a half ago I got a lathe, having had no woodworking experience prior to that. I instantly fell in love with woodworking, particularly turning. At the time I was fairly active in the cigar community, so I was fortunate that people were willing to essentially pay me to practice turnin...