New Billiard - Attempt Number 15

[shikano53]

Someone said aim for 40 before you begin to feel more confident. Still a ways to go!
I just took this one off the bench.

 

[Chasing Embers]

It's got a bit of a forward sweep from the transition to the rim, gives it a feeling of motion. I like it!

 

[mortonbriar]

It's got a bit of a forward sweep from the transition to the rim, gives it a feeling of motion. I like it!

Yeah, this is what caught my eye too, nice work!

 

[captainsousie]

Nice looking one there. Almost moves into stack territory with the bowl/shank proportions.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Good looking pipe. ?

 

[kcghost]

It may be canted a little much but for only the 15th attempt at one of these it looks pretty good.

 

[pipesandscotch]

Nicely done!

 

[weezell]

BEAUTIFUL work!...

 

[shikano53]

Thanks for all the kind words and comments.
I'll post it on the Pipe Makers Forum for a critique and add their comments I shall add to my learning curve and on to number Sixteen.

 

[saltedplug]

Good job. I'd smoke it!

 

[shikano53]

I forgot to mention that my billiard dimensions are incorrect as shown in the picture below. I was chasing the shank to try and achieve a seamless join and by the time it got to this point, I had taken off too much material for the billiards dimensions to be correct.

 

[cigrmaster]

I have more Billiards in my collection than any other shape. I love a good billiard.
To my eye, this 1966 Dunhill LB is the best shaped Billiard I have ever come across. There is no real ring grain so the blast is nothing special, but the shape is what I am talking about.


For ring grain this Rad Davis has some really nice grain.


Another nicely grained pipe is this Jose Rubio.


Both of the nicely ring grains also have some nice shaping as well.
I could go on and on but you get the idea. I stopped buying smooth pipes with killer grain or Birdseye as I learned you cannot smoke grain and I can get 2 pipes for the price of one. Chasing grain is fun but it is also very expensive and I am still putting kids through college and law school. You need to get the shaping down before you go for smooth pipes or pipes with killer sand blasts. You will get there if you keep working hard at it. Good luck.

 

[shikano53]

Thanks guys. Those are some gorgeous pipes.

 

[weezell]

All this is fine and good but I still feel this is a wonderful piece of briar work!!! Stats don't mean ...

 

[bayareabriar]

Great job! Keep at it. I’d like to see the stem bent slightly down towards the end on this one. If it could be the angle of the photo. Beautiful work!

 

[mso489]

I like it. The given is that this is a big-chambered pipe, so the cant lends some motion and flow to the design, and the grain is pleasing. It's a big capacity briar without just looking like Big Pipe. Complaining about it would make me feel fussy and hair-splitting.

 

[shikano53]

Thank you all!

 

[newbroom]

I would call it, a formal Devil's Anse.

 

[shikano53]

Cigar Master, your collection of beautiful pipes never fails to impress me!
I always tell myself, That's it, I'm done I'll put all my briar in the fireplace. but something in me just won't let it go.
I'm an old codger and I'm a stubborn old bastard. If I die with a smile on my face it will be because I finally made a billiard that got a thumbs up from the folks on the PMF LOL

 

[FurCoat]

Very nice, I'd own it. I think it is proportioned vety well.