@RockyMountainBriar Did you get my responses in the inbox? I keep getting this message "at least one recipient is required" (which I've never seen before). It shows they sent, but with that message, I wanted to be sure...
Well right off the bat I knew I couldn't make a Canadian pipe with this stummel. It had a really bad spot about 3/4" from the end of the shank, so I had to cut about 1" of the shank off... Oh well, looks like a lavot is now in the picture...
I then soaked the stummel in warm water for 1/2 hour, then used the heat gun to dry the marked areas. It's an old trick that simply swells the indented fibers. This is the result:
@KA9FFJ I use a “Black Baron” Coverite Iron for shrinking RC model airplane wing spar/ fuselage coverings. I use the small iron and a damp paper towel to lift dents in wooden pipes, furniture, gun stocks…..
Yes. I've used the iron/wet-moist cloth technique too. This is a similar principle, but never tried it before, so I thought I'd give it a go. I'm going to be taking the bowl down another 64th, so the marks left should all but be gone. We'll see...
Decided to work on one of the pots. Got a good tight fit on the stem and, after 220 grit, continued to shape and smooth out the stem/shank connection with 500 then 600 grit. The stummel has it's share of pits and scratches. Here are about 2/3 of them pictured:
Long story short. Decided not to rusticate. For some reason, all those flaws didn't bother me too much and I'm planning on keeping the pipe anyway. So after finishing the stem and a final sanding on the stummel, I simply waxed and buffed. Oh, I also put a very slight bend on the stem... Here's the final:
@KA9FFJ if memory serves all these stummels were predrilled? I was mulling over a pot style pipe I would like to do and was wondering if you'd go bigger on the bowl diameter for a pot. Ultimately it would be up to me but didn't know what others approach might be. I like that squat heavy walled look that some pots have more so than others.
@Whoispra Probably bigger. The above pot, IMHO, barely meets the diameter requirements for a pot, but it's close enough. So if I was starting from scratch and my objective was to make a pot, I would add a touch more to the diameter and bowl size. The above pipe has a diameter of 1.53 in. With a bowl size of .742 in.
Long story short...again... 1. Stained rusticated areas black. 2. Alcohol wipe 3. Lightly sanded rusticated areas to stain highlights. 4. Used a combo of 60 drops buckskin and 2 drops oxblood and stained entire pipe. 5. Another alcohol wipe. 6. Waxed and buffed. Note: still have to microbuff the stem, but you get the idea...
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Did you get my responses in the inbox?
I keep getting this message "at least one recipient is required" (which I've never seen before).
It shows they sent, but with that message, I wanted to be sure...
Yes, a couple-three? I responded to them as well, except the last maybe.
It had a really bad spot about 3/4" from the end of the shank, so I had to cut about 1" of the shank off...
Oh well, looks like a lavot is now in the picture...
You can see the stem/shank would need a lot of shaping...
Finished the stem
Rounded the outside bowl
Beveled the inside bowl
Black stain
Oxblood stain
Waxed and polished
Here's the final:
Another good looking pipe, Brother.
I took the pads off the lathe jaws which allowed the teeth to sink deep into the briar:
This is the result:
Updates coming...
I use a “Black Baron” Coverite Iron for shrinking RC model airplane wing spar/ fuselage coverings. I use the small iron and a damp paper towel to lift dents in wooden pipes, furniture, gun stocks…..
I'm going to be taking the bowl down another 64th, so the marks left should all but be gone. We'll see...
Well, here's the final with the teeth marks all but gone...
There goes another one out of the park.
First phase:
Got a good tight fit on the stem and, after 220 grit, continued to shape and smooth out the stem/shank connection with 500 then 600 grit.
The stummel has it's share of pits and scratches. Here are about 2/3 of them pictured:
Decided not to rusticate. For some reason, all those flaws didn't bother me too much and I'm planning on keeping the pipe anyway.
So after finishing the stem and a final sanding on the stummel, I simply waxed and buffed. Oh, I also put a very slight bend on the stem...
Here's the final:
2 more to go...
Nice body of work.
Probably bigger.
The above pot, IMHO, barely meets the diameter requirements for a pot, but it's close enough.
So if I was starting from scratch and my objective was to make a pot, I would add a touch more to the diameter and bowl size.
The above pipe has a diameter of 1.53 in. With a bowl size of .742 in.
You'll notice I've already set my boundaries for rustication...
1. Stained rusticated areas black.
2. Alcohol wipe
3. Lightly sanded rusticated areas to stain highlights.
4. Used a combo of 60 drops buckskin and 2 drops oxblood and stained entire pipe.
5. Another alcohol wipe.
6. Waxed and buffed.
Note: still have to microbuff the stem, but you get the idea...