First attempt at a full bent hardwood stem

[Ozark Wizard]

Needs more sanding, but it's air tight and still able to take a pipe cleaner without a hitch.

Next is the bowl, and how to thread them together......

 

[RDPipes]

Not a bad start OW.

 

[Ozark Wizard]

High praise indeed from you!!

Thanks Ron!

 

[RDPipes]

High praise indeed from you!!

Thanks Ron!

Hell, I aint nobody. Just some damn redneck mak'en pipe turds.
You could put all I know about pipe making in a shot glass and there wouldn't be enough to wet the bottom.

 

[Rob_In_MO]

Nah, needs more bend.   :lol!:


Seriously - very nice! 8)

 

[Brewdude]

Great potential there Ozzy. Can't wait to see the final product!

Cheers,

RR

 

[Stick]

Great potential there Ozzy. Can't wait to see the final product!

Cheers,

RR

Me too Rande.

More pics needed as it evolves Ozzy!

 

[AJ]

If that's all one piece then I'd love to know how you got the hole through it. It has a lot of potential. Looking forward to seeing the finished pipe.

AJ

 

[Brewdude]

Forgot to mention, that bas-relief carving of the wolf is pretty dang impressive!

8) 


Cheers,

RR

 

[Ozark Wizard]

Thanks guys, it's a new 'bend' for me twisting a piece of wood that hard. Pictures will be provided on this thread as work progresses. Been focusing on the bowls, (yes, bowls, I can decide if I like the black walnut, the cherry or the Osage Orange, and the shapes are dogging me, as I thread my stems to the bowls, and one shape I thought was too close to the stem, so another needed a bit of a neck, but that one seemed kinda long, so I am carving a third that seems to be in the Goldilocks Zone.

We'll see, at least I'll have a couple of spares....

Rande, thanks for the compliment on the wolf carving, I'm working on stuff for the grandkids, each of them have favorite animals...

 

[Blackhorse]

Trained termites...that's the ticket!

 

[MisterE]

If that's all one piece then I'd love to know how you got the hole through it. It has a lot of potential. Looking forward to seeing the finished pipe.  

AJ

me too!

 

[Blackhorse]

Could you steam bend something like that?

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

Man that's cool.

 

[Ozark Wizard]

Decided on the bowl, after scouting about in the wood barn for other materials, I found a piece that called out. Got it roughed out, but then I thought there was too much light wood, so made a double male end threaded piece of Black Walnut to tie the stem to the bowl. It all works, now just a butt load of filing and sanding to smooth things out.......

 

[Blackhorse]

Especially considering you're encountering new ground as you go and solving the problems....knocking 'em down like cards...

That is a total friggin' work of art! I haven't been this impressed with a NEW pipe maybe ever!

Now THAT'S a WIZARD if I've ever seen one. Just wow!

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

 

[juanmedusa]

Wow, way to get after it Wiz.