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Does this shape work?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:04 am
by WillAndersonpipes
Re: Does this shape work?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:39 am
by PremalChheda
It can. Keep dialing it in more.
Re: Does this shape work?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 10:41 am
by sandahlpipe
On the first picture, I thought I was looking at a Nate King pipe. It's got some nice, interesting things going on with it. The last two pictures don't have me convinced, though. The trick of an asymmetrical shape is to make it look smooth and flowing from as many angles as possible. The angle the shank face sits at looks awkward to me. The flatter spot at the bottom of the shank doesn't make sense with other angles I can see. And on the front of the bowl, the line going up the pipe towards the rim seems to break the smooth lines.
Having said that, there's a lot of subjectivity that goes into lines, especially on asymmetric shapes. I don't think it's bad the way you've got it, but it can be improved upon. Keep up the nice work!
Does this shape work?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:27 am
by WillAndersonpipes
Alright thanks. I definitely think I need to work on the shape of the shank. I was thinking about mirroring the bowl shape but then I would have to get rid of the second line on the bottom which I really like
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Re: Does this shape work?
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:30 pm
by Ratimus
That is definitely not a conservative shape. Now, physics tells us that for a force F, where the divergence of F = 0, the total energy gain is distance-dependent but path-independent. We call such a force a "conservative force," and conservative forces do no work. So because your shape is not conservative, I would say, "Yes, it does work."
Also, it looks cool from most angles. Keep at it, make it look cool from every angle, and I think you have a winner.
Re: Does this shape work?
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 11:46 am
by pipedreamer
There is always an angle!!! Dial it in more as Premal suggests and look at it!!!