Off The Bench Today Another Bent Dublin

[shikano53]

I finished this one up last evening and just wanted to share a few pics. Bent Dublin is my favorite shape. It has a smooth, carnauba wax finish. The rim has some very nice birds-eye and the only flaw is a very small cosmetic pit on the left hand side at the bottom near the bowl/shank interface. It's a heavy, largish pipe. That being said, here are the specs.

Smooth Bent Dublin

Length: 6.0”

Height: 2.375"

Chamber diameter: 0.75”

O.D.: 1.875”

Bowl depth: 1.85"

Stem Material: vulcanite

Delrin Tenon

Pass a pipe cleaner: Yes

Sock/glove: yes

Shape: Bent Dublin

Finish: Smooth – Carnauba wax only

Weight: 70.9grams 2.5oz

 

[tschiraldi]

Gorgeous! How much do you ask for something similar?

 

[agnosticpipe]

8O :D :clap:

 

[woopigpiper]

Very pretty. I love that birdseye on the top of the bowl.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I love how you kept it raised on one side as opposed to taking it down evenly. It adds character.

 

[jaytex1969]

Extraordinary work!
I'm finding the Dublin to catch my eye more than most other shapes.

 

[shikano53]

Thank you folks for the comments and kind words. This one was interesting. Several times I thought I was going to lose this one for sure but managed to correct the mistake of the moment each time. The rim is an example of that. When I had it chucked up on the lathe and had drilled the chamber, I thought, "this is way too big and awkward." I wasn't about to un-chuck it so I took my coping saw and thought what the heck, and decided to cut it down. The coping saw had a mind of it's own. Actually it was operator error because the coping saw drifted on me. When I saw what it looked like after I had cut off the piece I wanted to cut off, I thought this is interesting; I think I can work with this. So I turned it a bit more on the lathe and then just worked the rim starting with 180grit paper progressing up to 600grit and well, you can see the result. I was going to pull the shank in more at the shank/bowl interface to make it skinnier but decided to live with it at the point it is. I was fearful of running out of briar and going through the airway which, I have done in the past a few times too many. The finishing was coin toss as well. I'm color blind so I always have to ask my wife what colors go with what. I have three chunks of 6" scrap that I dabbed some stain on with the stains that I have and let my wife have a look and tell me what she thinks would look best with what. I generally can't distinguish the different colors and have to be careful when applying. Sometimes I use a product called 'Wood Turner's Finish' made by General Finishing. It is water based and is used by wood turners to make salad, soup, and dinner bowls and it finishes to a very hard, brilliant finish. I like it at times but I also like just a standard carnauba wax finish which is what this one is. I also forgot to put my 3/32" brass rod in this one. And last but not least; I don't know why I did it, but I put my stamp on before my last coat of top stain. That was a real DUH moment. Dumb-ass me.

tschiraldi, just for fun and laughs and since you asked:

Look here:

http://www.christopherpipes.com/bdjune292017.html
Chris

 

[papipeguy]

Beautiful work with tons of character.

 

[shikano53]

I ask $65.00 CAD for that particular pipe and the same for others like it.