My Adventure In The World Of Pipes

[captainprophesy]

Damn those are very nice... very beautiful work. :worship:

 

[jkrug]

Beautiful, beautiful work you are doing. Love the Cumberland stems and the deep bold rustication. Well done!! :clap:

 

[lightmyfire]

Thank you for your comments.
Here is another stummel I just finished.
The material used :

And the pipe finished, with a shortened lucite stem, a horn extension, and two vulcanite rings :

Well, it is more common as finish than a Lunar.

 

[lightmyfire]

It's been so much time since I participed in Pipesmagazine, and I have to apology for this long absence but I have not ceased to work on pipes. So far, I am still working and improving with preturned stummels. Handmade will come one day, I hope. So, instead of words, I shall just share some pictures of what I have done during this long time.
-a sandblasted tomato-like :

-a sandblasted apple with square shank :

-a canadian with silver ring & horn stem, in my Lunar rusticated finish :

-bent apple with horn extension stemwork :

-pencil shank rhodesian with horn stem :

-giant Prince with silver ring in my favorite Lunar finish :

-large smooth billiard silver ring and saddle lucite stem :

-smooth pagoda with silver ring and cumberland stem :

-sandblasted pannel with silver ring and cumberland stem :

-sandblasted billiard with silver ring and blue lucite stem :

-bulldog with horn extension stemwork :

-pencil shank sandblasted Lovat :

-Lovat with cumberland stem in 'Lunar' finish :

-sandblasted tomato-like with horn extension stemwork :

-sandblasted litlle apple :

-sandblasted Poker :

-Lovat with tigered lucite stem in lunar finish :

-Big apple in virgin Lunar finish :

-sandblasted ring grain canadian with cumberland stem :

-smooth canadian cumberland stem :

-sandblasted chubby cumberland :

-sandblasted pagoda silver ring & cumberland :

-sandblasted apple churcharden :

-sandblasted billiard, silver & cumerland :

-very long shank sandblasted canadian & cumberland :

-sandblasted Poker & horn stem :

-Lovat with a nice & particular sandblast :

-partially sandblasted & flammed Dublin :

-partially rusticated large Billiard :

-smooth cross grain belge with hand made stem :

-XXL Lovat with tigered lucite stemwork in 'Lunar' finish :

-Large superflamed billiard with handmade lucite 'ivory' stem :

-straight grain Egg with handmade cumberland & horn stemwork :

-large billiard ivory lucite stem & 'Lunar' finish :

-bent black Lunar :

-large sandblasted Dublin tan color :

-smooth Pot with saddle lucite stem :

-High chimney curved drill, sandblasted finish :

-sandblasted apple, handmade vulcanite stem :

-sandblasted russet tomato-like with handmade green cumberland stem :

-black sandblasted billiard with handmade vulcanite stem :

-Ring grain sandblasted Dublin :

-Churchwarden with silver ring and long lucite 'ivory' stem :

-sandblasted churchwarden with long black lucite stem :

-Don shape in 'Lunar' finish :

-half sandblasted bulldog :

-3 apples & a lovat :

-sandblasted bing cumberland :

-smooth bing cumberland :

-flammed Oom Paul black lucite stem :

-sandblasted tomato-like, bamboo extension :

-smooth tomato-like cumberland :

-sandblasted bing cumberland :

Well, I hope it's not too long but this way you have an idea of I have done so far in my little passion.

 

[jmatt]

Your sandblasting work is spectacular!!! Thanks for sharing. Very nice looking work you do.

 

[ssjones]

Yes, very nice! I really like that Virgin bent with your unique Lunar finish. It's good to see you back.

 

[doctorbob]

Inspirational.
Doc

 

[macaroon]

I'm stunned. These are all absolutely beautiful!

 

[halfy]

Nice job. Yes be sure to look at the pipemakerforum bill put.
Another cent, put your eyes on Sixten's handmade or Dunhill classics, nothing else. Particularly no more Italians ...

 

[lightmyfire]

Thanks for your comments.

I don't consider myself as a pipemaker as I don't make them from A to Z, but of course I know pipe makers forum.

 

[newbroom]

I'm wondering where you get the stummels? I think what you appear to be doing (it's rather fantastic) is good for the planet. Your stemwork looks beautiful, and your finishes are quite nice. Embellishments, hand cut stems, ring grained sandblasts, your own Lunar blast, it's really nice!

I wish you continued success. ::

 

[jpmcwjr]

Indeed, what a fine body of work! I particularly love the lovat!

 

[jazz]

I can't deny that these are very pretty indeed. Very nice work.

 

[lightmyfire]

Thank you very much, it's nice from you and I hope to improve my skills and maybe one day, being able to earn my life with pipemaking (not an easy objective in European econimic situation, lots of charges & of taxes...)

I get the stummels from Saint-Claude in France which was formerly the world's capital city of pipemaking (well, it's not the case anymore of course) and the pipe industry there (Chacom in particular) are still owning large and very old stock of preturned stummels. These are my main source of supply.
I am member of the 'Confrérie des Maitre-pipiers de St-Claude' which is opened to everyone passionated by pipes (not only pipe makers) and twice a year, there a foreign new members (Sykes Wilford was introduced last year).