@RockyMountainBriar; The Diabetes makes me hungry all the time. When I see food that looks really good, it gets worse. Its kinda like, Democrates make me angry and when I see biden it gets worse.
@RockyMountainBriar my father has a massive black walnut tree in the middle of his back yard. As kids we would see who could throw the walnuts over the fence and into the neighbors pool. Kids are assholes. 😂
We use to sit on the roof of a friends neighbors house that had a big dense crabapple tree hanging over it. The roofline ran parallel to a well traveled street…you see where this is going? Yep, we picked our abundant “ammo” from the tree and threw them at cars that went by. They had no idea we were on the backside of the roof where they couldn’t see us….and didn’t expect us to be. Kids are assholes….and I was a pretty good kid.
I decided to round over the ‘tamper’ corners on my new “Rough Ryder-Pipe Doctor” with ‘Wasp’ pattern scales. I don’t want to bash the rim of my pipes. It worked out fine and buffed out like new. It should have had this mod done at the factory. I will mod my first “Pipe Doctor” with the ‘Tobacco Bone’ pattern scales at some point as well. Before and After the mod.
@RockyMountainBriar Great idea. Square corners do not bode well in a round bowl. A little off subject, but I have 2 friends that have recently taken up pipe smoking. I have given them 2 pipes each, some tobacco, some pipe cleaners and a tamper. These newbies tendencies are to tamp too aggressively and usually results in the bowl being packed too tightly. Consequently, I told them to think of a tamper as a LEVELER, not a tamper. Since then they are doing much better at keeping their bowls lit, and no longer have to loosen and/or repack. Thought it might help someone out there who have friends with similar problems...
@KA9FFJ That sounds like a great way to explain it. I have seen a video with Shane Ireland at SPC that explains the use of the tamper as only using the weight of the tamper without pressure. I would think that depends on the weight of the tamper somewhat.
Looks like acrylic? It's very pleasing. I appreciate that you scraped in the outlines of the buildings. Those sharp lines really give needed structure for the eye to grab onto.
Does anyone do any carving beyond pipes? I started about 1.5 years ago carving working duck decoys and shorebirds and i'm kind of wondering if the tools would crossover. I don't think so because my impression of pipe carving is largely done by rotary tool of some kind or maybe even a lathe.
@Whoispra There is another member here that carves awesome decoys, but I don’t recall if he carved pipes. Sadly I don’t remember who. I do know that he did post pictures of some of the decoys here in “Other Hobbies”. I would think that figural pipes would require such tools. I’m not familiar with that type of carving, but it should work for some types of pipes? Me, I’d lose a finger or stab myself trying to carve wood with chisels. Danish Freehand style pipes might be another type, shape first, drill second?
@RockyMountainBriar the birds I carve are almost exclusively out of atlantic white cedar or juniper which is "very soft" relative to briar i'd imagine, and I use a spokeshave, hatchet, and knives to do all of the carving. Sanding for finishing but that's done with a bow sander or by hand as well. It's all very low tech. Now i have access to a drill press for drilling and the like but actually shaping the briar may be a challenge. I may order a test block and see how the knives handle it. My wife paints and does silversmithing and she may have a dremel like tool I can use if push comes to shove. I can't honestly recall. Symptoms of having a toddler i guess.
@Whoispra Just so you have an idea, the first picture is about all the farther you get with a lathe. After this point it is over to the bandsaw to knock the corners off. Then the bench-top belt-sander and/or shaping disk. Then hand-files and finally sandpaper by hand.
I have seen a youtube video where someone uses a big hole-saw on a drill-press to get the outside of the bowl started. Also, to drill the chamber, you can get a “speed bit” for wood and grind the point off and grind the exterior profile to the chamber size/shape. Drill a 3/8”-1/2” center pilot hole in your briar with a “normal” drill-bit then use the modified speed bit, turning pretty slowly to scrape it out. If/when you profile the speed bit, just get both sides ground as close to the same as possible and put a small ~45-60 degree relief chamfer on the back side of the cutting edge. I “eyeballed” the first chamber bits I ground from speed bits….I was amazed how well they worked…..and they were not precision at all. I do have a pretty good eye though.
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Now your Oil Paintings are making me hungry. Damn Diabetes!
Ok, so, @Londy3’s oil
painting making you hungry is funny….not the damn diabetes.
The Diabetes makes me hungry all the time. When I see food that looks really good, it gets worse. Its kinda like, Democrates make me angry and when I see biden it gets worse.
Kids are assholes….and I was a pretty good kid.
WOW, those pens are amazing! I love black walnut!
Same here, I never once stole a car stereo from someone in my own neighborhood.
That's what being a good neighbor is all about.
Yeah, we did something similar with ice balls in winter....I was mostly a good kid.
…..it’s looking at me…..
🫣
Yes sir!!
Great idea. Square corners do not bode well in a round bowl.
A little off subject, but I have 2 friends that have recently taken up pipe smoking.
I have given them 2 pipes each, some tobacco, some pipe cleaners and a tamper.
These newbies tendencies are to tamp too aggressively and usually results in the bowl being packed too tightly.
Consequently, I told them to think of a tamper as a LEVELER, not a tamper. Since then they are doing much better at keeping their bowls lit, and no longer have to loosen and/or repack.
Thought it might help someone out there who have friends with similar problems...
That sounds like a great way to explain it. I have seen a video with Shane Ireland at SPC that explains the use of the tamper as only using the weight of the tamper without pressure. I would think that depends on the weight of the tamper somewhat.
Brilliant
How about fuzzy?
Finished
I have to agree with Brother @Zouave. What are you, some kind of artist? Damn that's nice.
Wow, thank you all so much for these great words of encouragement! I totally stepped into new ground with this.
There is another member here that carves awesome decoys, but I don’t recall if he carved pipes. Sadly I don’t remember who. I do know that he did post pictures of some of the decoys here in “Other Hobbies”.
I would think that figural pipes would require such tools. I’m not familiar with that type of carving, but it should work for some types of pipes? Me, I’d lose a finger or stab myself trying to carve wood with chisels. Danish Freehand style pipes might be another type, shape first, drill second?
Just so you have an idea, the first picture is about all the farther you get with a lathe. After this point it is over to the bandsaw to knock the corners off. Then the bench-top belt-sander and/or shaping disk. Then hand-files and finally sandpaper by hand.
Well done, Brother.