Carved my First Pipe

[novicemaker]

it looks really nice and id say you should be very proud of the work youve done.. How was the briar to work with :?:
im curious if being as old as the block was that it would have been very dried out, and prone to cracking. But it really looks good and from the sounds of it you took your time and made sure of every detail. your hard work paid off buddy.

 

[sidious]

Wow! Very nice work.

 

[tuold]

Stunning! I just might pay $900.00 for that pipe, an early "Bullbriar". ::

Seriously, it looks absolutely beautiful.

 

[twangthang]

That is a impressive pipe!

Nice work!

 

[kendodan]

It can't be said enough, great job!

 

[antbauers]

Bullbriar definitely sounds like good name for a brand. This being your first one, then I can only imagine how pipes would look when you've had a more experience. I love that the shank and bowl are defined and the transition of that part. Great looking pipe! And this is coming from someone who doesn't care for freehands.

 

[bullbriar]

Thanks for all the kind words. I'm really loking forward to smoking it today, and will let you know the results. I may get a few more blocks and see what happens? Where is the best place to buy them?
Novice: The briar worked fine, just hard as hell. Using the micro sanding drum helped. I could really feel the toughness of the briar when I used the knife and rasps, though. There were no problems with cracking or checking.

 

[sailorjeremy]

Wow! That is one hell of a first! Very well done Bull. I cant wait to make my own.

 

[ejames]

Nice work ! I really like the colors!

 

[irish]

Looks very nice. Congrats and great job!

 

[cobguy]

She's a Beaut!! :clap:

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Beautiful work, and I bet that one you make yourself smokes much better than a store bought.

 

[settersbrace]

Impressive first effort! I'd be proud to own that and reminds me of a Wiley freehand I once owned.

 

[mso489]

Love the grain, the plateau, the pairing of the stem with the briar, and the jaunty shaping of the freehand.

Looks like a pipe you might have bought from an artisan carver for many hundreds. For a first pipe, it is

crazy good. You must have a lot of woodworking experience. This doesn't look like the product of a struggling

amateur. If I tried a carve-it-yourself kit, you'd see the tooth marks ... heck, you might see the teeth.

 

[yazamitaz]

I am with Petes, first pipe or not that looks fantastic

 

[lockdown199]

Very nice looking pipe, I'm a bent guy so it's right up my alley. Not to be nosey but where did you get the stem from and did the block come pre drilled?

 

[bullbriar]

I bought the stem off Ebay, and the block did come predrilled.

 

[layinpipe]

Holy shit Roosevelt, that is insanely good for a first pipe. It has the curves of a fine woman, me likey.