Pipes #1, #2, and #4

[Cory]

Finally finished my first and second pipes and also started and finished the fourth (first is the billiard, second is the cutty/horn thing [drilling is off and shaping isn't right = shop pipe], fourth is the poker). I had a busy day needless to say.

Here are some pictures (still trying to figure out how to make my P&S take decent macro pictures - trying to perfect my light box technique).

Give me your critique on all please. Each of these have flaws that I know of. The time it would take to redo it isn't worth it considering they are my first pipes. I have learned a WHOLE lot from each of these. I expect pipe number five to be much, much better. My biggest problem is stem/shank fitment. The stem/delrin/mortise are all square with eachother, but I always managed to make them at an angle - have it partially figured out, so that should be alleviated on #5.

Number One:





Number Two (already has a thread, but I made so many modifications, I figured I would just put it here):



Number Four:

[Sasquatch]

Wow you got a neat piece of wood on the third one!

That one needs to be tightened up to look right - the sides of the cylinder shape on the bowl bulge out at the shank. Gotta keep the lines of the bowl hard and straight or it looks like it's melting.

[Cory]

Wow you got a neat piece of wood on the third one!

That one needs to be tightened up to look right - the sides of the cylinder shape on the bowl bulge out at the shank. Gotta keep the lines of the bowl hard and straight or it looks like it's melting.

I figured as much - I was hoping I could get away with it haha .

The plan was to rusticate the poker, but I liked the birdseye way to much once I started shaping (it is one of the pieces I got from Makis). Turned out much better than I initially had thought.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[wdteipen]

Yeah, I'm with Sas. That third one looks to be a really special piece of wood. Is the birdseye all the way around the bowl or are you hiding some cross-grain in the angle not shown?