I'm contemplating ideas for a partial rustication of my 3rd homemade pipe... But I have a question....
Why are partially rusticated pipes rusticated from the heel (bottom-up) and virtually no pipes rusticated from top-down as if the rustication is dripping from the mouth of the bowl?
Any ideas or theories?
I've been doing google image searches for partially rusticated pipes and all the pipes seem to be fully rusticated or only rusticated from the bottom with straight borders, or with a dripping pattern like the nordings....
Why are partially rusticated pipes rusticated from the heel (bottom-up) and virtually no pipes rusticated from top-down as if the rustication is dripping from the mouth of the bowl?
Any ideas or theories?
I've been doing google image searches for partially rusticated pipes and all the pipes seem to be fully rusticated or only rusticated from the bottom with straight borders, or with a dripping pattern like the nordings....