I have a piece of briar that I really like and want to make a horn pipe out of. I am hoping to make it paneled with a thickish flat stem. Would just like any advice for this shape.
rev
horn pipe
horn pipe
"but rev, isn't smoking a sin?"
well I suppose if one were to smoke to excess it would be a sin
"but what would be smoking to excess?"
Why smoking two pipes at once of course
well I suppose if one were to smoke to excess it would be a sin
"but what would be smoking to excess?"
Why smoking two pipes at once of course
Re: horn pipe
I find that if you'd like to do a horn, using a bit that will produce a conical tobacco chamber will give you more room to shape as opposed to a cylindrical one. Seems to me that most horns are also 1/4 bends. That's about all I know about it.
Re: horn pipe
Horns are hard to make look snazzy. Take a look at some of Nordh's horns. They're pretty snazzy .
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Re: horn pipe
There's a l'Anatra horn with a really great-looking stem that you might want to take a look at. It's on sale on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/121042069040?ss ... 1438.l2649
The stem flattens out into what could be described as a spade shape. Ocelot is right that most of the horns seem to be 1/4 bends with a gentle bent stem, but the l'Anatra has a straight stem. I guess whatever the desginer wants is what's right. You might also want to look at some il Ceppo horns -- he makes some really nice ones with a interesting way of shaping the mouth -- they're at an angle to the chamber and the lips are rounded, not flat. Very elegant looking.
But these examples, of course, are just what other folks are doing.
The stem flattens out into what could be described as a spade shape. Ocelot is right that most of the horns seem to be 1/4 bends with a gentle bent stem, but the l'Anatra has a straight stem. I guess whatever the desginer wants is what's right. You might also want to look at some il Ceppo horns -- he makes some really nice ones with a interesting way of shaping the mouth -- they're at an angle to the chamber and the lips are rounded, not flat. Very elegant looking.
But these examples, of course, are just what other folks are doing.
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Re: horn pipe
no offense but I found that l'antra hideous
I am definitely looking to go more in the Bo direction
rev
I am definitely looking to go more in the Bo direction
rev
"but rev, isn't smoking a sin?"
well I suppose if one were to smoke to excess it would be a sin
"but what would be smoking to excess?"
Why smoking two pipes at once of course
well I suppose if one were to smoke to excess it would be a sin
"but what would be smoking to excess?"
Why smoking two pipes at once of course
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Re: horn pipe
Rev, I agree about the pipe itself (why the one flat edge? was the block weird?), but I really liked the stem. I just like the possibilities of the shape, although I'd like to see it on other pipes before I made any final decision. Or, for that matter, I'd like to try smoking with that stem before making a final decision.
Just a general question: Are horns one of the least-made shapes these days? True horns (rather than just, er, horny? looking pipes) don't seem to come up too often. I own an il Ceppo that is a true horn and it takes real concentration to smoke, without dropping hot coals on my lap, but I still like it a lot.
Just a general question: Are horns one of the least-made shapes these days? True horns (rather than just, er, horny? looking pipes) don't seem to come up too often. I own an il Ceppo that is a true horn and it takes real concentration to smoke, without dropping hot coals on my lap, but I still like it a lot.
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