I thought it was very much lacking in grain. It has some wide, weak whirls/birds-eye,and the cross grain is pretty sparse, at least to my eye. It has a few cracks that I had to work around also. I guess we will see if it is better than I think it is. As long as it does not have any unseen cracks or pits, it may not be the prettiest, but it will make a smoking pipe I am going to try for a reverse calabash or "Grand Slam" setup. The "Grand Slam" will be removable. I want to experiment with different configurations. If it all goes right, it should be a stumpy dublin reverse calabash (convertible to/from a "Grand Slam") nose-warmer....whew.
Hot off of the lathe🙂. It still looks pretty bland as far as grain goes, at least to my eye. It has a little pit in the shank that is visible on the underside in this picture. I quit “chasing it”. I did not want the shank walls too thin. It has a 1/2” diameter chamber in the shank, so it was getting a bit close.
@RockyMountainBriar , I don't chase defects very much. Can ruin a pipe. You'd be surprised how most of them go away or get minimized once you stain and finish the wood.
@Corey562 It takes me awhile to crank out a pipe. I am not nearly as prolific as you at creating a new pipe. I hope I don't screw it up working towards the finish (pun intended) From here on out is where it get dicey.
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Interesting design.
Good looking start @RockyMountainBriar
"Sometimes you need to know how deep the rabbit hole goes."
Words to live by; should be carved in stone somewhere......
I like it sir
It takes me awhile to crank out a pipe. I am not nearly as prolific as you at creating a new pipe. I hope I don't screw it up working towards the finish (pun intended)