Pipe # 5 Ball/Tomato
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 2:57 pm
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Yes, you're right kkendall. I'm still honing my stem/stummel skills. The stem fits snug with the shank but their is a gap between the white lucite and stem that you can't see in the pictures. I didn't notice it until after the epoxy dried. I masked it some with epoxy filler but it's still noticeable on close inspection. I was disappointed to find two good sized and one smaller pits develop once I got the shape where I wanted it to be so I tried my hand at filling. The fills turned out better than I expected for my first time. The smaller one is tough to spot but the other two are easy to spot but blend in decent. I mixed up some wood glue, briar dust, and clear lacquer for a filler and am fairly happy with the results. I'm guessing that combination has been used before. I'm having fun experimenting and trying new things.kkendall wrote:Well done! Symmetry looks good.
The only thing that catches my eye - and it may just be optical gymnastics - is the stem/shank joint. Looking at the side shots, it doesn't appear to be perpendicular at the joint.
Have you tried briar dust and CA glue?wdteipen wrote:... I mixed up some wood glue, briar dust, and clear lacquer for a filler ...
Don't sweat it, your method seems to have worked very well.wdteipen wrote:Ah, yes. I thought about that but was concerned that the superglue would dry too fast. What are your thoughts? Does a superglue/briar dust mixture dry quickly?