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So I actually started this before Pipe #10, but I had to keep redoing my contrast stain cus' I suck. So here she is in all her unruly glory. Pipe #11. Critique is appreciated!

Take photos in somethink that will be white or light coloured or get out to the natural light.

All I can see here is a nice shade-shape, lines form and flow are not easy to see.

It's has a nice contrast colour, I don't know what you had in mind, but this is a nice one.

Stem is well made, too.

I think the issue here is I'm editing on a macbook, which has great contrast and tonal detail in shadows. But some displays don't. In the future I'll take my "pretty photos" and then I'll also take my pipemaker photos on a white background.

You really like that shape and all its subtle variations, don't you.

That's good because I think it looks killer. Wouldn't mind having that one on my shelf. Nice work!

I think it's gorgeous. I'd smoke that sucker in a second. Right up my alley. Nice work. Does the briar go all the way though, or is it an extension?

Brian.

wicked cool. Nicely done!!

That's a good looking pipe and nice shape.

FWIW, I'm using a Macbook Pro and the photos are very dark to me.

Ocelot- Yes indeed I like this shape a lot, I'm trying to develop it more each time. Hopefully I can hone it into something special eventually. The diamond shank on this is a feature I really like for sure.

Growley- I do take comissions... and no the briar isn't all the way through, it's an extension with a delrin tenon seated through the whole thing. Then there is a half inch space drilled to 5/16 for my stem tenon to insert.

Wayne- I've had trouble with my upload/ export from camera raw. This pipe is already in the box, so it isn't an option- however, in the future I'll be sure to take two sets of photos- one stylized and the other on white. Thanks for the info man!

Question though, is it hard to see detail on the top photo? Or is it the ones below?

I like it. The stem saddle shoulder thing is a bit abrupt for the rest of the pipe, I think it messes with its mojo. It looks like it could use a fillet.

I think your contrast looks fine in the images you have up.

Good work.

A fillet? As in an accent ring?

A real beauty.
Best regards.
Félix

Una preciosidad.
Saludos.
Félix

There are a couple of areas just under the rim that I'd want to take a closer look at but it may just be reflections. I also think the stem could be shinier in general and more delicate where it meets the extension (is that the saddle shoulder?) but it's a real beauty and will make some lucky smoker a happy camper for sure.

I love the artsy photography and it has quite a bit of shading on my big monitor but agree it may not have enough contrast for a potential buyer who's looking to be convinced beyond doubt.

Very handsome work.

I liked this pipe the minute i inspected the pictures,thoroughly,a beautifully executed pipe!

Best,
Abi

it is a very good looking pipe, good work.

Good work!

Super pipe Yeti.

I'll offer a sort of token criticism - this, as a #11 is a terrific piece. But I don't think it's beyond improvement. The first photos seem to show that the curve of the "edge" sort of flattens out and then curves up again - it might be better if it was a more continuous curve, either curving up more at the end or flattening out french-curve style.

I keep thinking that the stem is a tiny bit too long, but that might just be my aesthetic preference for chubby stuff. Overall it reminds me of a Le Nuvole. That's pretty okay.

The top of the bowl, while displaying terrific birdseye, is a little incongruous with the rest of the pipe - all the hard lines, the long, lean shape, and then this sort of amorphous rim.... it just doesn't quite work.

Tie that stuff up and you have a Bang.

Hey Sas! Thanks for the thoughts! I'm revamping my design, and I really agree with what you say about the top and the curve! I think you're seeing the flat spot about 3/8" into the blackwood extension. My curve didn't quite flow there, you're right! What you say about the stem is also possible. I really need to practice my bead work so I can add a shoulder to my next attempt. I think a short stem with a good bead on it would really help the design.

This next one is comissioned and they want it to be a churchwarden- I'm gonna have to modify my lines for that to work Hopefully my shipment of A Cut Above will be here in the next week. I'm also waiting on Kurt Huhn to ship me one of his sanding rigs

I had Makis pull all the nice pieces out of your shipment and replace them with pieces of 2x4. Think of it as a new type of ebauchon.

Damn you. Ah well- good briar is for weirdos... I mean seriously! Pine's grain is so much easier to follow!