A Short Stemmed Billiard For Critique/Comments Please

[shikano53]

Hi Folks, Here are a few pics of a short stemmed billiard I recently finished for your critique and advice.
Thank you in advance.

[caskwith]

I am assuming the stem is not handcut?

[shikano53]

No, it's a preformed.

[caskwith]

That's ok then, otherwise I was going to say you did a great job of copying a crappy design stem! lol.

As a stacked billiard it is quite nice but I would say it is a little fat in the arse area, some more material removed there would make for a much more elegant pipe.

[shikano53]

Thank you! Next go around I'll be way more judicious in the size and material removal. For some reason sitting in the back of my mind is the thought that I gotta use all the briar in the block otherwise I'm wasting. Gotta try and continually be thinking perspective and symmetry.

[caskwith]

Pretty much every pipe you will ever see could always benefit from just a little more material taking off, the trick is getting to the point where that bit is so small no-one notices.

[shikano53]

Thanks Chris!