Thanks Emil! The only other one I've seen was by Tom Eltang and had a beautiful oval shank and stem. I have a good local source of olive wood so I've been saving my few briar blocks for special projects. I look forward to seeing the volcano, I've only seen a few! I like pokers a lot too, though I broke the first one I was working on and haven't tried another quite yet. It was inspired by Vermont Freehands olive wood poker/ cherrywood.Emil C. wrote:Very nice. I've never seen a little devil in olive. I'm new here too and just started working on my 2nd pipe,a volcano. My first was l was going for a poker. Can't wait to see your next pipe. E.
Thanks Massis!! That's the critique I need to make me a better pipe maker! I love getting the praise, but I see something isn't right and I need help pointing out what, since I am so new. That Eltang anse is exactly what I'm referencing, I've seen him do it in olive wood as well, what a breathtaking pipe! Right now however I've got a couple stubby billiards in the works since I really want to go back and start from the basics.Massis wrote:For third pipe, very well done. I sure as hell didn't make anything that nice in my first attempts.
Some things that my novice eye spots on this one:
1) the bowl is too wide (front to back wise), especially on the shankside of the stummel there is a lot of wood left that shouldn't be there. It's most noticeable on the little lump just above the shank.
2) the top of the bowl is a bit too rounded off. You want well defined, crisp lines. From the top view it looks pretty good, but from the sides you can see the edges curl in too much just before reaching the top
3) the shank & stem are too long for an anse. Especially the shank is rather long.
4) The stem should taper outward ever so slightly towards the bit, not inwards.
Take a look at this absolute stunner of a devil anse by Tom Eltang (which I'm guessing is the one you referenced), and notice the distinct shape of the stummel and the shortness of shank & stem.