#1602 - Elephants foot (sort of...)

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T. Suominen
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#1602 - Elephants foot (sort of...)

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Hi all!

It's been a loooo-oooo-ooong time since i've posted any pipes (or made any, for that matter...)
Few months back I got tired for not doing any pipes, so I rented a small workshop space and laid out all my pipe-making equipment.

Here are the results. (I'll put them in different posts for critique-purposes)

So, #1602 - Sort of E. foot.
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Thanks, critique is appreciated!
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Re: #1602 - Elephants foot (sort of...)

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I think this pipe is very well done. My only thought is that the shank is a mite thick for my taste.
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Thanks Doc! It's a big, sturdy pipe, thats for sure! :).
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Re: #1602 - Elephants foot (sort of...)

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The shank also appears to bulge in the middle. The stem could be thinned out significantly. I'm envious of your finish work, though. Very nice.
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wdteipen wrote:The shank also appears to bulge in the middle. The stem could be thinned out significantly. I'm envious of your finish work, though. Very nice.
Thank you again Wayne! I don't think it actually bulges, it straightens out on middle part and I think it creates an illusion of a bulge... (Another lesson for me I see! If it SEEMS to bulge, it doesn't matter whether it really does or does not, it still LOOKS like it does, so a more pronounced taper next time then.) Yea, the stem is a bit on the heavy side, and could use a little diet... Although, on such a big pipe, a bit more strenght is probably needed.
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