#14 blue tomato (finished last week)

[the rev]

feel free to criticize as harshly as you want, I want to get better





rev

[kkendall]

Could have done a few more things ...
* Taken a bit more off the top of the shank where it intersects the bowl
* Defined the shank/bowl intersection a little better on the bottom (@ 5 & 7 o'clock)
* Spent more time with the tripoli getting some more stain off to show off the grain better
* The stem.... well, it looks too long,



and the internals are lacking. Should open the airway and flare the slot.

[the rev]

so the preformed stems internals aren't opened up enough? Great to know thanks. After I put the shellac on the color doesn't change much if at all. should I be using tripoli before the shellac? Thanks

rev

[the rev]

btw, hope you are well brother, was great meeting you

rev

[The Smoking Yeti]

Oh rev, try using a scroll saw blade to open your airway- break off one end, then sand it down so it tapers to a point. Then you can slowly but surely work the slot wider, cutting bit by bit till you cut through the tapered section of drilling. Then you can easily widen from there.

[LexKY_Pipe]

Great advice from Yeti. Works really well.

[e Markle]

Hi Rev,
Enjoyed meeting you in Vegas.

The only problem I see is that it's BLUE! Making a spherical bowl is tough, and your lines lose their curve a bit - not bad though. The stem shank transition and the bowl shank transition are tough, but you need to focus a bit on those. Keep at it!

[the rev]

thanks guys

Ernie, I only regret that I did not have big pipes to throw at you.

I am planning on seeing y'all in Chicago, maybe by then I will have some nicer pipes for you to critique

rev

[Sorringowl]

Very nice, Rev. I love that stain, and the amber stem goes perfectly. Very distinctive. Nice.