Thank you for the welcomes and all.
I think Sas and his crayon lines are true and words correct, i was very aware of the green lines but the transition area between the bowl and the shank i thought i had pretty close, now it's obvious that it wasn't. Good, i'm a firm believer that the most effective (maybe not always the nicest) way to learn is by making mistakes. And BTW, i did not get any hard and picky vibes, straight pointers and advice was exactly what i wanted to hear, not any other BS... Thanks.
I'm here for the single reason of learning (and maybe a little virtual hanging out with the cool dudes), not to show off nor get ungrounded compliments.
Luckily for me the billiard is the simplest shape to do, all you have to do is get everything perfect and that's it!
The Drinking Yeti wrote:Also, if aiming for a true billiard, I think the bowl needs to be shorter by about 1/4".
Yeah, there might be some chimney quality to it, but i think it has some to do with the fact that the stem is about 1/4 or 1/5 too short (a little brain fart of mine while cutting the stem... i had the lenght right, 1/2 stummel 1/2 stem and then... oh yeah... the mortise...) But the saddle compensates it quite well.
Anyways, i thank thee genlemen for the input. I try very hard to get some more shop time in my schedule, and be able to present soon some hideous monster vaguely resembeling a pipe.
Is it just me, but this pipe making business is turning me on!
(BTW, i apologize any spelling errors and such, for i'm not a native english speaker nor writer).