GP02 2nd pipe, 1st rustication
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:53 pm
So I made this pipe for me and in the end I'm really ok with it, especially considering all the trials along the way.
I have a very basic workshop setup (hand tools, cordless drill, and two different dremels) and so I purchased a pre-drilled kit and stem from Mark Tinsky. The block ended up with tons of large pits when I was nearing final shape and so I knew I'd rusticate, even still, some of the pits are visible. Shortly after making that decision I broke the tenon off of the Tinsky stem and decided that since I was going to order a new stem anyway that I would do so from PIMO since I needed a couple other things anyway. That ended up being a major mistake because the "tenon" that PIMO puts on their stems is almost nothing more than a slight depression near the end. In the end I was sort of amazed that I actually made the stem fit at all. At one point I tried to push the tenon in before it was small enough and I cracked the shank but was able to completely cut that part away. That created it's own set of problems with the stem junction and truth be told it's still not perfect but I can live with it. Combine all this with a first time rustication and all the testing and different methods I tried out along the way and this pipe really has a long story...
Anyway, here are a few pictures I snapped with my phone quick last night after I finished it. I'll probably take some better pictures later but to be honest I'm a little afraid of how bad the stem/shank junction will look in better lighting.
I have a very basic workshop setup (hand tools, cordless drill, and two different dremels) and so I purchased a pre-drilled kit and stem from Mark Tinsky. The block ended up with tons of large pits when I was nearing final shape and so I knew I'd rusticate, even still, some of the pits are visible. Shortly after making that decision I broke the tenon off of the Tinsky stem and decided that since I was going to order a new stem anyway that I would do so from PIMO since I needed a couple other things anyway. That ended up being a major mistake because the "tenon" that PIMO puts on their stems is almost nothing more than a slight depression near the end. In the end I was sort of amazed that I actually made the stem fit at all. At one point I tried to push the tenon in before it was small enough and I cracked the shank but was able to completely cut that part away. That created it's own set of problems with the stem junction and truth be told it's still not perfect but I can live with it. Combine all this with a first time rustication and all the testing and different methods I tried out along the way and this pipe really has a long story...
Anyway, here are a few pictures I snapped with my phone quick last night after I finished it. I'll probably take some better pictures later but to be honest I'm a little afraid of how bad the stem/shank junction will look in better lighting.