#039 Bamboo Elephant Foot

[pzhan]

Here is a commission pipe.
Bamboo Elephant Foot.

[AlfaDog]

Very nice pipe. Is the bamboo the natural color? If so, you did a very nice job on stain selection, they go very well together.

[andrew]

Now you know why bamboo is so hard

[pzhan]

Very nice pipe. Is the bamboo the natural color? If so, you did a very nice job on stain selection, they go very well together.

Thanks my friend.
The bamboo is the natural color.

Now you know why bamboo is so hard

when making a bamboo pipe, there are a lot things need to be pay attention to.
it is a bit harder than making non-bamboo pipe in general.

[andrew]

The curved bamboo was a perfect choice. It looks great with the pipe. I have problems with bamboo. The exact same issues I see on yours... well, I have not been able to move past yet. More practice. Good bamboo work is flat out hard. I've been able to get around some of it by using rings like you have near the stem, but those transitions straight from briar to bamboo are tricky.

[Charl]

Yip, bamboo is not for the fainthearted!

[pzhan]

The curved bamboo was a perfect choice. It looks great with the pipe. I have problems with bamboo. The exact same issues I see on yours... well, I have not been able to move past yet. More practice. Good bamboo work is flat out hard. I've been able to get around some of it by using rings like you have near the stem, but those transitions straight from briar to bamboo are tricky.

Totally agree... it need 110% care when you trying to match briar with bamboo.

Yip, bamboo is not for the fainthearted!

[Growley]

Man, you're rockin' it with the bamboo. Pretty pipe. That's one I'd consider buying.

[pzhan]

Man, you're rockin' it with the bamboo. Pretty pipe. That's one I'd consider buying.

thanks man.