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A commission by a friend of mine. He originally asked for "a Gandalf pipe", so I rebutted "what exactly IS a Gandalf pipe to you"? Thankfully he didn't want a movie replica.
With this one, I decided to try my own take at a simple Danish style egg shape. Something comfortable in the hand, elegant, yet simple. I also tried a different contrast stain combo- I'm shooting for a lighter stain, whilst maintaining good grain contrast. It turned out pretty Strawberry blond. I don't feel like the pictures quite capture it.
Ah well...
Cheers!
Yeti
Critique Shots:
Glamour Shots:
Last edited by The Smoking Yeti on Sun Feb 03, 2013 2:16 am, edited 1 time in total.
These are fantastic glamour shots--great for selling a pipe--but what you need are mugshots--better for critiquing a pipe. It's very pretty, but it's extremely difficult to make out the most important details of the shape when everything is photographed from an oblique angle with such a shallow depth of field. Take some iPhone photos of it laying on your workbench.
ToddJohnson wrote:These are fantastic glamour shots--great for selling a pipe--but what you need are mugshots--better for critiquing a pipe. It's very pretty, but it's extremely difficult to make out the most important details of the shape when everything is photographed from an oblique angle with such a shallow depth of field. Take some iPhone photos of it laying on your workbench.
ToddJohnson wrote:These are fantastic glamour shots--great for selling a pipe--but what you need are mugshots--better for critiquing a pipe. It's very pretty, but it's extremely difficult to make out the most important details of the shape when everything is photographed from an oblique angle with such a shallow depth of field. Take some iPhone photos of it laying on your workbench.
TJ
I've fallen out of habit- sorry. Usually I take a full set on white for the forum. Been lazy lately. I'll do that later tonight for you.
ToddJohnson wrote:These are fantastic glamour shots--great for selling a pipe--but what you need are mugshots--better for critiquing a pipe. It's very pretty, but it's extremely difficult to make out the most important details of the shape when everything is photographed from an oblique angle with such a shallow depth of field. Take some iPhone photos of it laying on your workbench.
TJ
There are some good ol' fashioned photos on white.
The bowl and shank seem to be very nicely done. I like the proportions. The cheeks are sharp enough without being "rigid," and the overall flow is nice. For the stem, it is difficult to tell, but you seem to have a kink in your curve about 1.5" from the button. Also, there is not a bird's eye view of the pipe, but it seems that maybe your flair (moving toward the button) also suffers from some breaks in flow.
Finally, I would say that, while the button is nicely shaped--and I get that many guys are trying to find ways to be distinctive--I can tell you from experience that many (if not most) smokers do not like to have any sharp edges on the button. It's uncomfortable to the tongue. You will also find that with this sort of button configuration, the stem will look like a dog's chew-toy after about a hundred bowls. My suggestion would be to ease the razor's edge that flows around the button apex. Also, I think the stem inlet looks comparatively sloppy when so much attention has been paid to the rest of that section. Again, I would suggest easing that edge around the inlet to create a bit more fluidity and to remove anything sharp that might come into contact with the tongue.
ToddJohnson wrote:The bowl and shank seem to be very nicely done. I like the proportions. The cheeks are sharp enough without being "rigid," and the overall flow is nice. For the stem, it is difficult to tell, but you seem to have a kink in your curve about 1.5" from the button. Also, there is not a bird's eye view of the pipe, but it seems that maybe your flair (moving toward the button) also suffers from some breaks in flow.
Finally, I would say that, while the button is nicely shaped--and I get that many guys are trying to find ways to be distinctive--I can tell you from experience that many (if not most) smokers do not like to have any sharp edges on the button. It's uncomfortable to the tongue. You will also find that with this sort of button configuration, the stem will look like a dog's chew-toy after about a hundred bowls. My suggestion would be to ease the razor's edge that flows around the button apex. Also, I think the stem inlet looks comparatively sloppy when so much attention has been paid to the rest of that section. Again, I would suggest easing that edge around the inlet to create a bit more fluidity and to remove anything sharp that might come into contact with the tongue.
