Made An Ugly Pipe: "Shattered Dream"

[lohengrin]

This was the original briar I was preparing for my St. Patrick's Day pipe

Unfortunately I missed in drilling both holes: while drilling the chamber the vise moved and I got a wider out of place hole. When I drilled the shank I completely get wrong direction and pierced out of the shank!

A professional pipemaker surely would have thrown away this piece of wood. Since I am just an amateur, after some time I pcked it up again and tried and make something for smoking.

I divided the bowl from the shank and drilled the undamaged part of this one. I also employed another "broken dream": an acrylic stem I damaged in drilling and I had to restore on the mouth side.

Since the chamber hole position was wrecked, I opted for a bowl free shape. Then I prepared a brass connection between the bowl and the shank and sticked them together. The result is not charming, but I'm showing it just the same as a proof of this experience

 

[newbroom]

Looks to me as if your perseverance paid dividends. I applaud your efforts and courage to share what wasn't your desired outcome as a learning experience for all.

 

[briarcudgel]

What an amazing save! I think the pipe looks fantastic. Enjoy it.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Nice save!

 

[mso489]

I admire your diligence. The end result is fanciful and not ugly, just a bit eccentric. The bowl shape is floral to me, and the briar and stem are nicely paired. If I saw that one on a pipe shop wall, I'd at least take it down and look it over, for its originality.

 

[deathmetal]

It's a flared Dublin freehand, or maybe a flared Zulu freehand. Good creativity and I'll bet you learned tons.

 

[tbradsim1]

Looks alright to me, nice little pipe. :clap:

 

[lohengrin]

Thank you all sirs. Too much kind all of you!

 

[ejames]

Great save !

 

[shotime]

great save

 

[scrooge]

I like it a lot. Always have had a thing for different.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I like it!

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Neat! Well done job of saving that one. I'd smoke it.

 

[jndyer]

Very creative use of a mistake, and hey, it is one more pipe than I have ever attempted to make.