My Churchwarden Pipe Rack

[MartyA]

Nice rack! And nice stain, too!

As a fellow Lesepfeife enthusiast, I also went the same route after looking at a rack online that was not able to be shipped to me.
Similarly, I went with holes for the bases to accommodate some of those oddly shaped pipes...

That's absolutely magnificent! LOVE it!!

 

[Templekeeper]

That's beautiful! I absolutely love the live edge!

I have a project working in my head and the odd shapes of my pipes have me thinking about how I will do the resting spots. Thinking about something malleable at the base that can form to different shapes like a pointy bulldog or a squarer panel pipe. I was thinking of something like bean bags set flush to the wood's surface.

Interesting idea! What would you use as cover for the beanbag-like surface? My first thought was the stretchy material of palm rests for mouse and keyboards, but not sure how well that would age. And for filling I'm assuming you'd have to do something much smaller than actual beans so it better conforms to the shape, right?

 

[AreBee]

Interesting idea! What would you use as cover for the beanbag-like surface? My first thought was the stretchy material of palm rests for mouse and keyboards, but not sure how well that would age. And for filling I'm assuming you'd have to do something much smaller than actual beans so it better conforms to the shape, right?

I was thinking of a satin or felt pouch filled with a small grain like rice. Each pipe rest would have a carved out hollow or possibly a hole, with the "bean bag" secured into it.