3/4 bent with cumberland and cocobolo

[calsbeek]

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Still improving. The shank clearly flares a bit and I'd like the stem to bend more gracefully.

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[Charl]

The shank and stem makes this look "top heavy" because of that flare. Maybe thin it down so that it fits the bowl better? The stem could also have been shorter.

[baweaverpipes]

With the shank getting larger from cheeks to mortise, it lacks flow and that's all I see. My eyes became fixated on the lack of a graceful flow.
If you would lightly taper from the cheeks and soften the bend in the stem, you would have a pretty piece.
The stem is long, but a graceful bend would help. You need to start the bend very close to the mortise.

[calsbeek]

Thank you gents