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#16 - Bent billiard
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 8:01 am
by BrianMadsen
Re: #16 - Bent billiard
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 9:42 am
by sandahlpipe
What would totally take this pipe from being a nice pipe to a great pipe is the bottom line of the shank. On a bent pipe, the shank line needs to swoop lower. Basically, you need to connect the curve coming down around the bottom of the bowl to the curve in the stem in one, continuous curve.
Great progress so far! Keep up the good work!
Re: #16 - Bent billiard
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 2:27 pm
by BrianMadsen
Thanks Jeremiah. I know the bottom line looked a little bit off, but i was thinking more about the stem.
Now that you point that out, it becomes more visible to me. Thanks!
Re: #16 - Bent billiard
Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:58 pm
by Thomas Tkach
sandahlpipe wrote:What would totally take this pipe from being a nice pipe to a great pipe is the bottom line of the shank. On a bent pipe, the shank line needs to swoop lower. Basically, you need to connect the curve coming down around the bottom of the bowl to the curve in the stem in one, continuous curve.
Great progress so far! Keep up the good work!
Can you really accomplish this without drilling the mortise and airway on different angles?
Re: #16 - Bent billiard
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:17 am
by sandahlpipe
To make a bent pipe look right, you need to drill mortise and airway at different angles. Otherwise, you're going to have to leave too much material on to get the right shape and your proportions will then be off.
Re: #16 - Bent billiard
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:08 pm
by Joe Hinkle Pipes
I like the pipe overall. What bothers me is the shank is totally straight. It looks like a straight pipe with a backwards cant, rather than a bent pipe. The shank needs some curve on top and bottom.