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I haven't posted much lately. Life outside of pipes is keeping me too busy. Here are three for your consideration. The first is an attempt at a bent billiard. Finding the right balance on the underside of bents has been a weak point of mine and I feel that this one is at least a step in the right direction but on closer inspection it needs more weight towards the back of the bowl. The button and finish on the pot are not exactly what I had hoped. My contrast staining definitely needs more work. I guess the last one would be considered a dublin variant. I would love to hear some thoughts and ways I could improve on all three. Thanks everyone.

Third one looks like a stray Savinelli got into your yard and fucked your Castello.

like the third one the best...
nice pipes....

I like the shaping on all of these. That third one is fer-reaking awesome.
Nice work.

I like #3 the best. The chin on the first two still looks like just a little more briar could come off.

@Sas - I have a constant problem with stray Savinellis getting in the yard. One of them got busy with one of my current billiard's. The resulting offspring was a pitbilliard. It's the meanest pipe I own.

Thanks for the kind words everyone.

bandkbrooks wrote:The chin on the first two still looks like just a little more briar could come off.

Just to clarify, when you say chin do you mean the front side of the bowl towards the bottom?

That's correct.

Very nice pipes Nathan. You do some very good work! I like the 1st pipe. I like the way you rusticated it, it looks differant.

I see nothing at all wrong with the chins on the first two.

Nice work!

Rad

I defer to Rad's experience. Listen to that man. He knoweth what he preacheth.

Rad, you just made my year. Praise from the man whose pipes are the reason I wanted to start making pipes makes me giddy like a school girl