Pointed Cutty "MacReedy"

[Sasquatch]

Dear Yeti

Can I use the fact that I have a belt sander rather than a French wheel as an excuse?

[LatakiaLover]

Can I use the fact that I have a belt sander rather than a French wheel as an excuse?

I always figured you Squatchy dudes just chewed your briar into shape with your fangs.

[Sasquatch]

I know it looks that way.

[The Smoking Yeti]

The fact that you're Canadian is excuse enough. (No offense to Parks or Downie)

[maxmil]

He fundamental is that it is negligible in view, the rest is inconsequential.
Best regards.

Lo fundamental es que es inapreciable a la vista; lo demás es intrascendente.
Saludos.

Only say that little distortion can fix in a few minutes.

That seems intuitively true---only an exceedingly small amount of aberrant material is in play, so removing it to achieve virtual perfection should only take a correspondingly small amount of effort.

The situation is quite the opposite, though. Each time the distance to the goal is halved, the energy required to get there is doubled. Toward the end of that graph, the x-axis (achievement) line is asymptotically horizontal, and the y-axis (effort) line is asymptotically vertical.

Give making a distortion-free pipe & stem a go if you are in the mood sometime, and report back your findings.

[maxmil]

An appreciation that I respect but do not share.
Best regards.

Una apreciación que respeto pero que no comparto.
Saludos.

The fact that a pipe is handmade should not be used as an excuse for a wavy line.

[maxmil]

These are my tools:

Estas son mis herramientas:

http://pipasmasso.blogspot.com.es/searc ... rramientas

Bast regards.
Saludos.

Dear Yeti

Can I use the fact that I have a belt sander rather than a French wheel as an excuse?

[maxmil]

As we say in Spain, if you do not like my pipe, take cherries.
Best regards.

Como decimos en España; si no le gusta mi pipa, échele guindas.
Saludos.

The fact that a pipe is handmade should not be used as an excuse for a wavy line.

[wisemanpipes]

I like the bend in the stem. Your shapes are creative and original. Keep them that way. Don't get trapped in the "tradition" of any one country's notion of what is a proper pipe. You have the right idea. Put your own name on it and make it the way you want.

If someone else tries to insist that if a pipe has a particular word in the name it therefor must conform to a rigid set of design specifications, that is their choice to make for their own pipes. Don't let them impose their design standards on you.

okay this was projected at me and you are taking it out of context. I merely said I wouldn't have bent it because a traditional cutty does not have a bent stem, whether that be English, Italian, or French. I said I liked the pipe! and obviously felix can do what ever he wants when making pipes. this is a pipe making forum, not a stroke everyones dick forum. I can voice my opinion on a traditional shape and not imply I think the pipe is ugly simply because it doesn't follow a set of guidelines. sheesh...

this is why the gallery is slowly dying... nobody can post a pipe without someone throwing a tantrum that has more significance to them than anyone else. just make pipes...

Evan

[lancefisher51]

Well said evan!

Lance

[The Smoking Yeti]

this is why the gallery is slowly dying... nobody can post a pipe without someone throwing a tantrum that has more significance to them than anyone else. just make pipes...

Evan

I don't quite follow what your saying here(honest!) could you explain what you mean?

[d.huber]

this is why the gallery is slowly dying... nobody can post a pipe without someone throwing a tantrum that has more significance to them than anyone else. just make pipes...

Evan

I don't quite follow what your saying here(honest!) could you explain what you mean?

I have the same question as Micah. I hadn't perceived that the gallery was dying at all.

[The Smoking Yeti]

These are my tools:

Estas son mis herramientas:

http://pipasmasso.blogspot.com.es/searc ... rramientas

Bast regards.
Saludos.

They look almost exactly like my tools!

[wisemanpipes]

this is why the gallery is slowly dying... nobody can post a pipe without someone throwing a tantrum that has more significance to them than anyone else. just make pipes...

Evan

I don't quite follow what your saying here(honest!) could you explain what you mean?

I have the same question as Micah. I hadn't perceived that the gallery was dying at all.

compared to before (ie when I first started frequenting this forum) there seems to have been a decline in people showing their work on here for critique. I "think" that its because people don't want to get slammed or they don't think they are good enough. everyone has an opinion about shit, but when one person says "your OPINION is wrong" no one wants to say anything. it also seems that when someone posts a pipe, the threads get hijacked and people start arguing about something random or ridiculous. People, when conversing online, misinterpret others; tone and emphasis. This makes it hard to express things.

This probably doesn't resolve your guys question, but shit like that comment just irritate me. especially when I have nothing but respect for felix and someone tries to go out and make me look like im hating on his work and im trying to make him conform or whatever.... *sigh*

like I said, people should just make pipes.... post them on the forum for critique. accept said critique and appreciate someone took the time to write it. There obviously exceptions, like when an established maker is being critiqued by a beginner but you get the jist.

AND for god sake David and Micah, please don't make me rant again

Evan

[wisemanpipes]

I hadn't perceived that the gallery was dying at all.

Maybe its not, I guess it just feels that way to me.

[The Smoking Yeti]

Alright, I think I agree with what you're saying!

I feel like the issue of valid critique has been hashed and re-hashed many times. I think people need to understand there is a difference between aesthetic preference and technical excellence.

[wisemanpipes]

. I think people need to understand there is a difference between aesthetic preference and technical excellence.

This, Micah. I honestly couldn't have said it better. that is what I was getting at.

[Alden]

when someone posts a pipe, the threads get hijacked and people start arguing about something random or ridiculous.

Kinda like this one?
Seriously, the comments George made are entirely valid.
Maxmil explained that he doesn't care.
That doesn't make George wrong, and it doesn't make Max wrong for not caring.

[maxmil]

I gladly accept constructive criticism as both destructive, but influence is something like a tiny noticeable curvature only through a reflection in a photograph for me it is still nonsense.
Best regards.
Félix

Acepto de buen grado tanto las críticas constructivas como las destructivas; pero incidir en algo como es una ínfima curvatura apreciable únicamente mediante un reflejo en una fotografía para mí no deja de ser un sinsentido.
Saludos.
Félix

[wisemanpipes]

when someone posts a pipe, the threads get hijacked and people start arguing about something random or ridiculous.

Kinda like this one?
Seriously, the comments George made are entirely valid.
Maxmil explained that he doesn't care.
That doesn't make George wrong, and it doesn't make Max wrong for not caring.

You know Ryan, as I was writing that whole thing of bullshit, that is all I could think to myself....obviously I wrote it anyway.

What George and felix did was great, they explained each others argument, George said what he had to say and felix accepted it and humbly disagreed. Awesome! its when people say stupid shit that things go astray. I get this board is all in good fun but there is a line in the sand between complete bullshit post about useless information that only starts unneeded confrontation, (Yak, MM, Random all come to mind, as well as, yachtexplorer's post) and actual constructive disagreements and suggestions/critiques.

I did not critique felix's pipe, I stated my opinion on what should be a traditional cutty shape. regardless of what has been said and what will continue to be said, I like the pipe and it is well executed.

Evan