Hand Made Celtic Pipe

[Bob the bear]

Title edited to capitalize all words. -jpm

So I made this little pipe from one of this DIY molina briar kits. It's smokes surprisingly well. As for the design.... Well... It's a little odd! I was going for a cauldron shape as I often surmise that my little pipe is a steaming cauldron of delicious flavours. I hand carved it using a whittling /carving set and it took about 2 months to do sitting in front of the TV. Then stained it with burgundy leather stain and carefully inlayed 1mm brass wire into my signature celtic bear design which I then sanded smooth and polished. Then buffed it up using carnauba. The finish is... Ok. The briar grain is... Ok. Nothing to write home. About. But then for 25 dollars I can't complain. The finish. Not quite a mirror shine. I lined the inside with some carbon, Plaster of Paris , salt mix. Is it ugly? Yes hahaha. Does it smoke well? Yeah not bad. It does have a 9mm filter too a very deep bowl. Is it one a kind? Probably. Would I make the shape shape again. Lol. ?Never. Next one will be a curved freehand author.

 

[Bob the bear]

My goal with this particular pipe was no power tools. Other than using a dremel at the end for the carnauba finish. Hence taking so long

 

[simong]

A serious chunk of briar! Congratulations, looks great.?
Not at all what I was expecting to see from the title.?

 

[Bob the bear]

Yeah it's quite a chunky fellow. Next one will be much slimmer

 

[karam]

Nice, unique. I tried touching briar with a cheapo whittling tool and ended up with blooded fingers, broken tools, and barely a dent on the briar.

 

[Bob the bear]

Nice, unique. I tried touching briar with a cheapo whittling tool and ended up with blooded fingers, broken tools, and barely a dent on the briar.

Yep. It's rock hard. Took ages. Basically. Tiny shavings on each cut. But was fun. Relaxing

 

[scloyd]

Is it ugly?

I don't think it's ugly...it's unique. Well done on the Celtic bear inlay.

 

[Latakia Dave]

So I made this little pipe from one of this DIY molina briar kits. It's smokes surprisingly well. As for the design.... Well... It's a little odd! I was going for a cauldron shape as I often surmise that my little pipe is a steaming cauldron of delicious flavours. I hand carved it using a whittling /carving set and it took about 2 months to do sitting in front of the TV. Then stained it with burgundy leather stain and carefully inlayed 1mm brass wire into my signature celtic bear design which I then sanded smooth and polished. Then buffed it up using carnauba. The finish is... Ok. The briar grain is... Ok. Nothing to write home. About. But then for 25 dollars I can't complain. The finish. Not quite a mirror shine. I lined the inside with some carbon, Plaster of Paris , salt mix. Is it ugly? Yes hahaha. Does it smoke well? Yeah not bad. It does have a 9mm filter too a very deep bowl. Is it one a kind? Probably. Would I make the shape shape again. Lol. ?Never. Next one will be a curved freehand author.

Nice job sir!

 

[Fralphog]

A very unique pipe. The fact that you used all hand tools to carve makes it an exceptionally fine accomplishment. I imagine carving the feet was the most difficult? I really like the inlay, very classy!
Hope it provides many fine smokes.

 

[Bob the bear]

A very unique pipe. The fact that you used all hand tools to carve makes it an exceptionally fine accomplishment. I imagine carving the feet was the most difficult? I really like the inlay, very classy!
Hope it provides many fine smokes.

Thank you everyone for your kinds words, i wasnt sure whether or not to post this particular project because well...the design is a bit unusual, but i thought what the heck. beauty is in the eye of the beer holder hehe. yeah the feet were the trickiest. I used a jewelers magnifying headset and a exacto scalpel to carve that and the grooves for the brass inlay. My dad was a mechanic/machinist and he taught me how to work with wood and fine metal work. something that has served me well over the years

 

[TheIronMonkey]

So I made this little pipe from one of this DIY molina briar kits. It's smokes surprisingly well. As for the design.... Well... It's a little odd! I was going for a cauldron shape as I often surmise that my little pipe is a steaming cauldron of delicious flavours. I hand carved it using a whittling /carving set and it took about 2 months to do sitting in front of the TV. Then stained it with burgundy leather stain and carefully inlayed 1mm brass wire into my signature celtic bear design which I then sanded smooth and polished. Then buffed it up using carnauba. The finish is... Ok. The briar grain is... Ok. Nothing to write home. About. But then for 25 dollars I can't complain. The finish. Not quite a mirror shine. I lined the inside with some carbon, Plaster of Paris , salt mix. Is it ugly? Yes hahaha. Does it smoke well? Yeah not bad. It does have a 9mm filter too a very deep bowl. Is it one a kind? Probably. Would I make the shape shape again. Lol. ?Never. Next one will be a curved freehand author.

That's fun! How's the balance when it sits on the feet? We need a shot of it on the table with smoke wafting out of it.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Splendid! Very fine work, and the unique shape makes it even better.

When I first viewed the inlay, I though it might be some ancient Celtic symbol, but, yeah, a bear it is.

When I saw the bottoms up pic of the feet, I though it could be a little piggy.

 

[Ag®o]

Well done and very original, I really like the brass inlay.

 

[Streeper541]

Nicely done sir!

 

[FurCoat]

I think it's cool. Nice job.

 

[The Clay King]

A serious chunk of briar! Congratulations, looks great.?
Not at all what I was expecting to see from the title.?
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@simong I've outgrown Viking hats with horns on them now
For some reason we say Celts with a hard C sound as in car ?, castle ?, cat ? etc, yet the Glasgow football team is pronounced with an S sound...

 

[ashdigger]

Yep. It's rock hard. Took ages. Basically. Tiny shavings on each cut. But was fun. Relaxing

Relaxing? Is that how they say “unexpected trip to the emergency room” where you’re from?

Btw, nice pipe and way to stay at it.

 

[clynch]

Title edited to capitalize all words. -jpm

So I made this little pipe from one of this DIY molina briar kits. It's smokes surprisingly well. As for the design.... Well... It's a little odd! I was going for a cauldron shape as I often surmise that my little pipe is a steaming cauldron of delicious flavours. I hand carved it using a whittling /carving set and it took about 2 months to do sitting in front of the TV. Then stained it with burgundy leather stain and carefully inlayed 1mm brass wire into my signature celtic bear design which I then sanded smooth and polished. Then buffed it up using carnauba. The finish is... Ok. The briar grain is... Ok. Nothing to write home. About. But then for 25 dollars I can't complain. The finish. Not quite a mirror shine. I lined the inside with some carbon, Plaster of Paris , salt mix. Is it ugly? Yes hahaha. Does it smoke well? Yeah not bad. It does have a 9mm filter too a very deep bowl. Is it one a kind? Probably. Would I make the shape shape again. Lol. ?Never. Next one will be a curved freehand author.

Love it! Gorgeous. Big thumbs up.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Nice job. A unique pipe indeed, never seen anything like it. Well done.
What kind of watch are you wearing if you don't mind my asking? I'm a watch nerd and really like those bands. I have a few myself on old Accutrons and Timex Quartz

 

[kcghost]

I am amazed at the effort you put into this project. Nothing but hand carved all the way. Call it the "Gluton for Punishment" pipe.