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Bamboo Volcano
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2017 11:43 am
by kamkiel
Re: Bamboo Volcano
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 2:00 am
by DocAitch
Interesting pipe. It is generally attractive and puts me in mind of an opium pipe.
Understanding that you were limited in your options by the fact that this is a piece of scrap briar, I still have a couple of comments.
1) The shank appears to curve to the right on the bottom view
2) the bowl rim treatment looks 'kinked' with a relatively sharp upward sweep that I think would look better if it were smoother (less sharp)
3) I think that this would look better with less bamboo, perhaps only two knuckles
4) I agree that the stem has something going on, but I am not exactly sure what that is. It looks like you continued the groove from the bamboo into the acrylic, and that affected your profile, but I am not sure. I am also not sure I like those beads at the leaf joints, seems like something that will be quickly lost.
DocAitch
Re: Bamboo Volcano
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 4:32 am
by kamkiel
Thanks DocAitch for taking the time! You're right about the shank coming out towards the right of the bottom. That piece of bamboo isn't drilled in the "center" either. I followed center dot on the bamboo and let the drill bit do the rest. As a result the shank is thinner on the left side of the pipe. I think that it is what also messed me up on the stem. When I was going for the original saddle cut the stem looked even more off center.
As far as the other design choices/experiments go, it was also an experiment to see what others thought. With this pipe, I wanted to see how other pipe makers felt about them. I did three knuckles on the bamboo because its a small piece of wood, and I didnt want it to appear too "stubby". The mini holes around the knuckles was to exaggerate that texture, and the beads(more like the shape of the top of a hamburger bun) were for the fun of it. I am not worried about those falling out. They are in there pretty good.
The pipe won't be smoked because of that fracture around the shank stemming from the flaw. I have a friend who runs a tea shop out here and he likes to collect and display all kinds of knick knacks. I will probably just give him the pipe to put in his "neat stuff" case.
Thanks again!
Kiel