Help on #45?

[flix]

Hi,

Here are some pics of my unfinished Bent Dublin Sitter. It needs some help and I'm a little frustrated with the progress I'm making. Any advice would be welcome, the issues are pretty obvious:









Thanks for the help. I'd like to save this pipe from mediocrity...

--Michael

[hollywood]

honestly, i'd clean up the lines a bit around the shank/stem connection; sand the living hell out of it from 320 to 1000(with a little staining along the way); polish it up; and call it a day.

looks pretty good; but i would round off the bottom front of the bowl more to give it a better flow. not a fan of the flat bottom there, but that's just me.

[KurtHuhn]

Keeping in mind that only know enough about photoshop to be a menace to myself and others, take a gander at this and see if it strikes your fancy:



Assuming your drilling will allow it, this is the direction I would take. It makes the pipe look longer, more elegant and curvy, and adds a Danish flair.

[kkendall]

Personally... I would re-sand it and then contrast stain it and see if it adds depth to the pipe. Kurt's shape tweak look sharp.

[flix]

Thank you all for the time you spent helping out with this. I think the rounding off and contrast staining is the route I should go. I'll post pictures in the gallery when it's done.

Thanks again for the help, you guys rock!
--Michael

[flix]

Ok, it's finished. Here are some pictures:







I think it looks a lot better...

[Charl]

Nice job! I like what you did to it!

[Frank]

Wow! Your final finish really brought out the grain. Looks good.

[flix]

Thanks, guys! I think it's a winner, a lot better than before.

[smokepiper]

The magic of stains great work!