Billiard/Poker experiment

[Briar Spirit]

Being a pre-drilled block I had no control over the positioning of the chamber and the draught hole, after much gazing at the Briar, rolling it over and over in my hands trying to 'feel' what wanted to come from the wood.

I gradually got an image form in my minds eye, yup, the first image that came to mind made was naughty and made no sense at all so I patted it on the bottom to chase it away, a picture of a cross between a Poker and a Billiard was screaming to be realised.

Being but a mortal man who am I to deny the wants of the great Cosmos, out came the files and I slowly freed the shape from the chaff, definitely not a traditional shape but a lovely cheeky pipe none the less, I hope you guys like the looks of it.


Pipe Specifications

Bowl Width: 40mm
Pipe Height: 61mm
Pipe Length: 168mm
Tobacco Chamber Width: 20mm (7/8")
Tobacco Chamber Depth: 47mm
Weight: 73g

 

[Fatman]

some pretty nice grain on this one, I am a sucker for birdseye.

 

[Briar Spirit]

some pretty nice grain on this one, I am a sucker for birdseye.

Wait when you see the one I am making just now, it has some gorgeous birdseye and it's going to be a monster sized pipe so lots of lovely birdseye, half want to keep it for myself.

 

[Fatman]

Looking forward to seeing it Kirk  

 

[bosun1]

Came out very well! Good looking pipe!

 

[somedumbjerk]

Mmmm.... Birdseye

 

[Richard Hester]

Very nice pipe beautiful birds eye I give it :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: 
Best Regards
Richard

 

[Anonymous]

Nice carving & finishing job on that !!

:face:

 

[Draagha]

Don't EVER doubt your skills sir. That thing looks AWESOME brother. I'm ordering some blocks soon and I'd like to try a nosewarmer version of this if you wouldn't mind sir? It's an awesome shape.

 

[Hawker]

Nice, the stem & birdseye are just a bonus to nice looking pipe.:cheers:

PS. I`d say your experimnet is a success.

 

[Briar Spirit]

Thanks for the very kind replies, makes my heart soar.

Draagha, of course you can copy the shape, really no need to ask my friend, I look forward to seeing the nose warmer you make.

 

[Draagha]

Thanks for the very kind replies, makes my heart soar.

Draagha, of course you can copy the shape, really no need to ask my friend, I look forward to seeing the nose warmer you make.

Ah but I must respect the original artist! You will be the first to know how it goes brother! Keep up the awesome art! I love it! :face: 

 

[Briar Spirit]

Ideas and designs of my own are there for the World to enjoy my friend, it is good you seek to ask but in all seriousness I would feel wrong in ever stopping my own work or designs from inspiring another, I am honoured and flattered you think so highly of my design and work.

 

[i.keenum]

Your are doing a great job with the stain on these pipe brothers, are you using fiebings? Also where'd you get theses kits from?

and that birds eye is way awesome!

 

[somedumbjerk]

That pipe reminded me of one I'd seen before and was bugging me, until this morning!

 

[Briar Spirit]

Your are doing a great job with the stain on these pipe brothers, are you using fiebings? Also where'd you get theses kits from?

and that birds eye is way awesome!

I do use Fiebings dyes, I mix them and dilute with ISO to get my own tones, I'm not actually in a position to say where these kits came from, long story and one which needs to remain silenced to be honest, no disrespect to you Brother. The type of blocks you need for that sort of grain are called cross-grain (or simply Birdseye ebauchons), they're of higher quality than the stuff most factories would use but are not as costly as straight grain, I will use both types in the future but I do love Birdseye of the exterior chamber walls, I find it totally captivating. Have a butchers here: http://www.briarblocks.com/pipes/index.htm#!bird-eye/c1yf4

 

[Briar Spirit]

That pipe reminded me of one I'd seen before and was bugging me, until this morning!

Scary similar isn't it, I don't like cobs to be honest but that does appeal for the shape actually.