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Specs in inches: Bowl height: 2.3; width at top: 1.8; chamber diameter: .75; with a depth of 1.9. The over all length is 5.6.
Over all I'm pleased with this effort. The ebauchon block from Tinsky was really nice. Unusually wide, and must have barley missed being a plateaux. Skillfull blasting (like Rad's) would have yielded beautiful rings, and had it not been for a couple of flaws, it would have been a really nice straight grain. Still, the rustification scheme was in my original design and I think it turned out well. It was really exciting to see the nice birdseye on the top. The stem is hand cut from German ebonite.
While not without issues, I think it's my best yet, and I'm going to allow myself to graduate to plateaux. I have one annoying problem with the bottom of my chambers. The spade bit I have from Pimo is just not working out for me. I use a short centering drill, then a 3/4" jobbers bit, and then follow up with the 3/4" modified spade bit. I often end up with small groves in the bottom, and a little breakout in the sides. I can sometimes sand these out, but was not able to eliminate them this time. I'm going to look into alternatives. The drilling on this worked out about perfectly otherwise.
I thought I'd ruined the pipe when I slipped with a letter stamp and gouged the shank. 8O I was able to recover without greatly compromising my shank shape, but now the stamping is not very well defined. I'm really looking forward to getting my own custom stamps!
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As always, tear it up folks. I'm here to learn. I appreciate all comments, especially those bordering on subjective aesthetics
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