shop pipes?

[wisemanpipes]

i've been reading alot of old posts and people who are just starting out. they show odd looking or not 100% accurate drilling, shape, proportions etc... every one says they will make this there shop pipe. im no exception to the shop pipe and have a few.

im proposing the questions; how many "shop pipes" do you guys have? and how many is too many.
Personally, i have what looks like 30+ that lve made since i started and its always growing (unfortunatly), but keep about 7 around that i smoke regularly.

SOOO...how many d'ya got?


-evan

[Ocelot55]

Three. That's it. When I screw up a pipe it tends to be completely destroyed, so those that survive to "shop pipe" are rather rare.

[Joe Hinkle Pipes]

About 15. Of which I smoke around 6.

[Charl]

Shop pipe? What is that?

[caskwith]

Only a couple, if they are really bad flaws then i don't bother wasting the time to finish them, if the flaws are minor then I put them to one side and finish them up as presents for friends later on.

[wisemanpipes]

i guess i should have been more specific. i guess i consider a shop pipe a pipe that i will finish but for now its reallly only a rough out line that has either horrible flaws or i fucked up bad. some dont actually have stems so i probably dont have that many if i only counted completed...sanded stained polished pipes etc. i think im with you chris, give it to a friend is a good choice. really number is ~10 or so but a few of those are just to bad to smoke ie giant crack, aweful slot work or draught hole to high and off center. i gues i still have to many
evan

[wdteipen]

I only have a couple. If a pipe is flawed to the extent that I can't sell it but I actually decide to finish it, I typically gift it to a friend. I don't typically take the time to finish flawed pipes out though. One of these days I'm going to take the time to make myself my perfect pipe.

[The Smoking Yeti]

Yeah Wayne, I too am hoping to find the time to make my own pipe sometime. It hasn't happened yet

[Joe Hinkle Pipes]

You guys should do it today. Put everything else on hold and just do it.

[d.huber]

You guys should do it today. Put everything else on hold and just do it.

But if they make their perfect pipe... they could sell it...

[the rev]

I missed center on a pipe, will smoke fine, but I just don't have time to finish the pipe. One of these days... I need another shop pipe, just bought some cobs to hold me over

rev

[d.huber]

I've got one that I finished and smoke and about 5 in a drawer that'll never get finished because I ruined them.

[Growley]

Here are my shop pipes. Only one of them did I actually purpose to make for myself. The others were either really early on pipes, or just pipes that don't fit my standards today. These are the ones I've kept. I've given a good number away too.

[wisemanpipes]

brian those are sweet.

-evan

[Growley]

brian those are sweet.

-evan

Thanks.

[AlfaDog]

Here are my shop pipes. Only one of them did I actually purpose to make for myself. The others were either really early on pipes, or just pipes that don't fit my standards today. These are the ones I've kept. I've given a good number away too.

What will you take for a five pipe lot? #3,5,6,8,10

[Growley]

I'm not trying to hijack Wiseman's thread here. I just always like seeing pictures, so I posted one myself. These pipes aren't for sale. When I say these are my "shop" pipes, what that means is, these are my only pipes. Minus a few stragglers that I didn't make, this is the sum of my collection. I use them both in my shop and for all around smoking. I guess I don't make a distinction. I just smoke whatever pipe wherever.

[wisemanpipes]

no worries about thread hijack. its kind of inevitable on this forum. i posted this to ask a fun little trivial question so its awesome that we got to see your "shop pipe" collection

-evan

[BigCasino]

Yeah Brian I really like the rhodesians specially the one with the metal band....LOL

So far all my pipes I have made are for me so I guess they are all shop pipes

[Growley]

Yeah Brian I really like the rhodesians specially the one with the metal band....LOL

So far all my pipes I have made are for me so I guess they are all shop pipes

That's the only I actually purposefully made for myself. It an Acrylic "horn" band. I haven't worked with metal yet.