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Does this bend look right?
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:10 pm
by WillAndersonpipes
This is 14. It isn't finished yet I was just seeing what yall thought about the bend I've got on this stem. I'll post more pics when it's finished
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Re: Does this bend look right?
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:24 pm
by Sasquatch
It's VERY difficult to make a shank that fat, AND a stem that short, and bend it, and not think "Huh this just doesn't look quite right". I cheat these and take a bunch of material off particularly the bottom side to generate a nicer curvature through the stem/shank area.
Re: Does this bend look right?
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 3:37 pm
by LatakiaLover
Sasquatch wrote:It's VERY difficult to make a shank that fat, AND a stem that short, and bend it, and not think "Huh this just doesn't look quite right". I cheat these and take a bunch of material off particularly the bottom side to generate a nicer curvature through the stem/shank area.
That's not cheating.
Shape, bend, then shape some more if necessary (and it almost always is with tapered stems) is the right way to go about it.
Re: Does this bend look right?
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:49 pm
by pipedreamer
Play with it till it looks good to you, then take pictures and see what you think.Your original pic could go either way. I would follow Sasquatchs'method, which to me is necessary on fat stems!!!
Re: Does this bend look right?
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:46 pm
by JMG
No critique on the bend. But that pipe sure would look nice with a natural finish, just nice and polished. 2 cents and all.
Re: Does this bend look right?
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:06 am
by WillAndersonpipes
Well it's already got a stain on it, but a very light one I'm just gonna leave it like this to make the grain pop and keep it a nice contrast from the Cumberland
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