Carving a Dragon

[oldmansmoking]

Truely outstanding. Very much enjoyed the videos.

One small point is the pipe will be to heavy to smoke.

I carved one in briar in a traditional shape and mine is heavy.

You have a lot of wood there, this is why the carve big shapes in Meerschaum!
Still outstanding.

 

[cortezattic]

Thanks for keeping us up to date! Really enjoy the videos, and watching the dragon come to life. :clap:

 

[johnbrody15]

eduardovieira, I'm blown away. The whole thing, the making of the pipe and the video. I'm curious, how would you measure the enjoyment and difficulty in making the stem? Is it as fun as carving the pipe? Is it a pain or once you've done it enough times it's pretty easy? It seems like there's less room for error with making a stem....

 

[acidpox]

Do you sell pipes, or do you just make them for yourself/freinds?

 

[eduardovieira]

Thanks for all your comments. :worship:
2 years ago, doing the stem is frustrating, now it's easy...

I think, the secret is knowledge and practice.
I did a video "how to make a smooth tenon", here's the link:
Make a tenon
I really love doing the process.
yes, acidpox I sell pipes, and this one is for a Portuguese vip
Thank you all the support... :worship:

here it is the latest video: :puffpipe:
Make a Dragon | Part 7

 

[acidpox]

I'm just curious, how much do you charge for something like that?

 

[eduardovieira]

I did a single vídeo "step-by-step"
acidpox here is a lot of work in this pipe, i sold them 1200€, I think the price was quite fair
How to carving a Dragon Step-by-Step

 

[coyja]

Outstanding!

 

[cortezattic]

Bravo! :clap:

 

[carolinachurchwarden]

Fantastic! I love it! Awesome job Eduardo!

 

[ophiuchus]

Strong work! That shaped up nicely! ::

 

[eduardovieira]

Final presentation, is ready to deliver to the customer.

 

[carolinachurchwarden]

Out of shear curiosity, how many hours do you think it took you start to finish? Actual work time, that is.

 

[eduardovieira]

I did not calculate that, but for sure it's around 200 hours

 

[carolinachurchwarden]

Yep, worth every penny you got for it. Fine work.

 

[didimauw]

I would LOVE to see what kind of Tampers you could create!!!!

Hint hint

 

[lawdawg]

Very nice! Reminds me of Smaug in Lord of the Rings / the Hobbit. I would expect this kind of design in a meerschaum, but am even more impressed to see it in briar.

 

[piperusak]

Bravo!!! But 200 hours is certainly impressive.

 

[eduardovieira]

Many thanks for the support. In this dragon I did not manufacture the tamper...
In the new dragon I finished, I already made a "dragon egg" tamper .
Thanks

 

[eduardovieira]

New Dragon pipe