TOMATO by CP

[Abi Natur]

I had appetite for some tomato,and this came out from my working-kitchen with some olive wood and cumberland on the side .

[LexKY_Pipe]

Beautiful!!! I love olive wood.

[mathias65]

i think it's awesome. love the wood as usual. also love how plump the tomato is. i bet it fits well in the palm of your hand.

[kbadkar]

As usual, nice flowing shape that works well with olive grain, but as usual, I am concerned about the bit work. Your organic button areas match the general shaping, but don't conform to the usual conventions of comfort. I like a thin wide bit with a button lip. I'm not sure I could adapt to your style of bit, especially since I like to clench - my bottom teeth grab the button like a grappling hook and I let the pipe hang without having to exert any biting pressure on a well-balanced bent and only slight pressure on a straight. Also, how is your airway shaped at the button end? It appears to be just a straight hole... the same diameter as the airway or is it tapered to smaller diameter at the button? If the hole is the same diameter, that "biting area" near the button will be too thick for me. If it is tapered, the airflow will be too constricted for me.

[Abi Natur]

Thank you all for the feedback !

Thank you kbadkar on your thoughts about the bitt .Yes i make the bits in a line torwards the airway in an flowing stepp angle matching the whole line of the pipe ,and there is on each side torwards the teeth a hook kind of incision on the bitt facing the pipe bowl.I apsolutley agree that some of my bits are thicker than the popular thin straight liners.I am in the works building my experience...they'll get thinner for sure.

Regards
Abi







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[Walle]

Abi!

i will make a thin classically shaped one on some next pipe

Don´t you dare!

This Tomato is a pure beauty - as usual.

Cheerio!
Walle

[Sasquatch]

Walle would buy it if only you had called it "Electric Space Tomato" Abi. So you'll know for next time.

[Abi Natur]

I appreciate your thoughts on this very much Walle !
I just follow the imprint of mother nature through, from head to toe .

This tomato and some of my pipes will be in the Chicago pipe show on the SEM Ebonite stand reprezented by GM Meike Huijssen,i have to pass this year on some good ale and fine conversations .

Cheerio!
Abi

[Abi Natur]

Walle would buy it if only you had called it "Electric Space Tomato" Abi. So you'll know for next time.

You got that wrong Sasquatch,in my case it's deep ,down & dirty as nature is .

[m.c.]

I made similar mouthpieces which were thick, round, smooth and buttonless. It's wonderful to smoke such a pipe when you have nothing else to do and hold the pipe all through the smoke. Actually it feels better on the lips than a conventional bit so long as you don't want it to hang between the teeth. However, when the hands are otherwise engaged, it can be real pain. Clenching such a pipe produces enough saliva to drown the fire So I'd keep such a pipe for some occasional fun rather than as the norm.

[Abi Natur]

If you have real appetite for a tomato,you will like any kind - thick or thin as long as they are tasty to your senses.I made this one for all the senses ,so enjoy .

[wdteipen]

You know, I keep looking at your pipes Abi and thinking how thick the stems are but the more I look at it and think about it I agree with Walle. Don't change it. Your pipes have a wonderful organic, free flowing feel to them that a traditional stem just wouldn't fit with. A traditional stem would look very out of place. Your pipes, to me, seem more like the kick back and relax type of pipes anyway. They are not clenchers. Doing anything but enjoying smoking your wonderful pipes would be an insult I would think. It would be like sipping Glenfiddich while mowing the lawn. Just wouldn't make sense. Very beautiful work.

[Leus]

I love the overall look of the pipe, you have something going on here.

While I wouldn't change the overall shape of the stem, the lip seems awkward. I would try with a more traditional form. The rest is just awesome.

[pennsyscot]

If I were making a pipe that I did not intend to clench, I would make the bit even smaller. The stem thickness could be reduced because there would be no worry about crushing. The width could also be lessened because stability would not be an issue. Although, there is no pipe that I don't clench at least momentarily. Even if my hand is supporting the weight of the pipe my jaw is more comfortable if it is nearly closed. I also think that a larger bit will stimulate saliva production. In pipemaking less is more. Very beautiful pipe. The wood is nicely grained and workmanship impressive.

[Abi Natur]

You know, I keep looking at your pipes Abi and thinking how thick the stems are but the more I look at it and think about it I agree with Walle. Don't change it. Your pipes have a wonderful organic, free flowing feel to them that a traditional stem just wouldn't fit with. A traditional stem would look very out of place. Your pipes, to me, seem more like the kick back and relax type of pipes anyway. They are not clenchers. Doing anything but enjoying smoking your wonderful pipes would be an insult I would think. It would be like sipping Glenfiddich while mowing the lawn. Just wouldn't make sense. Very beautiful work.

I appreciate your thoughtful point of few wdteipen, you named here exactly my vision in pipe making with chosen words.
Pipes in general are a wonderful part of applied art that deserves to be hold,observed and enjoyed giving them all the attention life is giving us.

Regards
Abi

[Abi Natur]

I appreciate your comments and thoughts Leus and pennsyscot,and I will take it to a realization on some next pipe,if it let's me .