pipemakersforum.com

Hello everyboy,

It's almost about 4 years I've researched (mostly on PMF), made, smoked my pipes, and now I think it's the time to show my first pipe collection to you.
This is some pictures of my first pipe collection made from Bog Oak.

I am going to post 7 of them for now (I've made 10 pipes, but i think other 3 are have similarity in some aspects, so i avoid to post them)
I will glad to know your helpful critique about my first works. I'm sure i've made many mistakes on important details, so please help me to recognize them to avoids in my future works.

Best Regards,
Keresaspa

#3

#4

#5

#6

#8

#9

Just an observation on bite areas.
The magic number 0.15” (3.8mm) at the button is a guide line. The smoker’s teeth actually contact the stem ~2 cm forward of the button. If that area is much thicker than 0.2” (5mm), then the bit will not be very comfortable.
There is a reason that the blades of the stems made by successful pipe makers on this forum have a certain taper.
Unless you are a total “sipper” (don’t clench a pipe at all), you aren’t going to like that first stem.
I also recommend that you take your photos with more light or photo edit them so that we can see detail.
The other 3 pipes are interesting and graceful, and aside from some quibbles about extraneous details, they are appealing, and those stems (what I can see of them) look comfortable.
DocAitch

DocAitch wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 3:22 pm Just an observation on bite areas.
The magic number 0.15” (3.8mm) at the button is a guide line. The smoker’s teeth actually contact the stem ~2 cm forward of the button. If that area is much thicker than 0.2” (5mm), then the bit will not be very comfortable.
There is a reason that the blades of the stems made by successful pipe makers on this forum have a certain taper.
Unless you are a total “sipper” (don’t clench a pipe at all), you aren’t going to like that first stem.
I also recommend that you take your photos with more light or photo edit them so that we can see detail.
The other 3 pipes are interesting and graceful, and aside from some quibbles about extraneous details, they are appealing, and those stems (what I can see of them) look comfortable.
DocAitch

Thank you my friend,

You're right, the most important thing about the pipes is the bit.
I also pay lots of attention in that area. Measurement of the stems (all the pipes) are:
*Thickness behind the bit 3.65~3.85 ( mostly close to the magical number, 3.80mm )

The pipe #1 (the Chubby Bulldog), I made it for myself. Thickness behind the bottom on this case is 3.40 (yes, it's a little bit dangerous) but because of the nature of that sort tapered stem my teeth never reach the crease behind the bottom.
**I just measure thickness of the blade at my teeth mark, that was 3.95~4.80mm
(You are right about it, it's a little bit thick... I should avoid to make a taper stem like that for a customer).
**I was a little bit greedy to made my own pipe with tapered stem, by the way the Pipe #2 is another Chubby bulldog with a saddle stem. (I'll attacked a photo of that)

I also agree with you that the red suede background was a mistake, I'll try to edit them and make them lighter for my uses.
I should use a white background in the future.

Thanks again for your attentions

I agree with Doc.

You definitely have technical skills... learning what is and isn't considered commercially acceptable design-wise TO SMOKERS---so that you know how to best apply those skills---will be your challenge.

Well-executed outrageous / original designs are always in demand, but they MUST be reasonably comfortable and smokable if you hope to find an audience.

LatakiaLover wrote: ↑Tue Sep 03, 2019 5:27 pm I agree with Doc.

You definitely have technical skills... learning what is and isn't considered commercially acceptable design-wise TO SMOKERS---so that you know how to best apply those skills---will be your challenge.

Well-executed outrageous / original designs are always in demand, but they MUST be reasonably comfortable and smokable if you hope to find an audience.

Thank you George,

When Doc said "quibbles about extraneous details"
I think you are speaking about (extending bamboo groove/channel into the stem (Poker) or into the stummel (Stack billiard), right?
Actually I didn't know how other people react with that design, I just got the idea and I've done it. Let's see what happens in the future, maybe i cease that idea...

I also like to know If you can show me my other mistakes (specially technical details that effect on smoke).

*I know you idea about shank Extension (about the possibility to ream the air-hole with a drill bit on bamboo/horned shank pipes) which we discussed on your YouTube channel (cm area (If you can remember that)?! I already learned that idea (And it was a great matter that changed my mind for ever (thank you sir)). but i made some pipes without knowing that (Unfortunately).
*I also made the Pipe #1 (my own bulldog) with two different piece of Ebonite. So you can see an hair line in the middle of stem! I wan't for my stupidity! Actually I didn't have enough length of 36mm diam ebonite!
I also commit dual time on faceting that stem, that was my lack of enough knowledge at that time.
Maybe one day I make another stem for it, and fix these problems when i buy an ebonite thick and long enough.