New Briar Bird Pipe

[briarbird]

Well, I seem to have the hardest time with the more traditional styles of pipes, but here it is... The air passage is off to the right on this one, but it passed the pipe cleaner test none the less. Making this style of a pipe really makes me want to purchase a lathe. Also, the stem is handmade on this one and made out of lucite. Let me know what you all think!

And here is a group shot of all the most recent pipes in the past few months

 

[olderthandirt]

Have to say your craftsmanship is coming along very well BB.

Your most recent billiard looks pretty good but I particularly like that CW!

 

[pentangle]

A lathe probably will give you less fun on making pipes.Surely you could make more pipes but is what you want?The result is excellent and i know the time and the patience that work like that needs.I guess you'll have enough pipes soon so if you're not planning a business ,go ahead , an hand made pipe is always only and irripetibile.I personally prefer that way.Believe me the quality of your pipes is far superior to the most i have seen here shared by other pipemakers

Maurizio

 

[jameral]

Well done! I really like that freehand poker.

 

[ejames]

Very nice as usual! The airway doesn't know it's off center! Will not affect the way it smokes! As long as it is down at the bottom where it should it will be fine.Keep up the great work!

 

[ejames]

Very nice as usual! The airway doesn't know it's off center! Will not affect the way it smokes! As long as it is down at the bottom where it should it will be fine.Keep up the great work!

 

[briarbird]

Thanks guys!

@OTD, that churchwarden is pretty cool, I only partially rusticated that one. It is a small bowl but I was happy with it.

@Pentangle, I appreciate the kind words. I know what you are sying about taking the fun out it if I were to buy a lathe, that is one thing holding me back, but I am starting to want to get rid of the imperfections that I think a lathe could help with.

btw these are all for sale, except my Bilbo copy that I made. That one is the only one that I have smoked and it is my "go to" pipe. Some of the pipes have some imperfections so I would give a good price on those ones.

 

[baronsamedi]

I really like that apple/egg shape on the bottom. Very cool!

 

[pawpaw]

do you mark your pipes?

 

[briarbird]

I actually have a stamp coming very soon, hopefully this week. I would start selling once I get some stamp. Well, that is if anyone is actually interested...

 

[olderthandirt]

btw these are all for sale

I would start selling once I get some stamp. Well, that is if anyone is actually interested...

Have you posted in the Buy/Sell/Trade forum yet?

 

[mluyckx]

I really like that apple/egg shape on the bottom. Very cool!

+1
Very nicely done. :worship:
The blue stem is somewhat intriguing. Not something I would go for normally, but you may convince me with this.

 

[pawpaw]

and i belive we have already discussed the poker :wink:

 

[briarbird]

I have not posted in the Buy/Sell/ Trade part yet as far as my pipes go. Honestly, it is a little intimidating to sell a pipe to anyone other than friends... I have no idea what to even sell them for. I do know that I would let a few of them go pretty cheap because of some dumb mistakes I made. For instance, that pokers chamber went past the air passage, but the look came out exactly the way I wanted it to. I have had a hard time with poker style pipes with this same thing, so that one would be a "make me an offer" if anyone was interested in it. :D

 

[briarbird]

Pawpaw, if you wanted that particular poker then you could have it cheaper then what we talked about because of the flaw, but I understand if you wouldn't want that one.

 

[pawpaw]

i like it pal and when ya get your stamp hollar

 

[batdemon]

Nice work, briarbird! :clap:

 

[juni]

Awesome!

 

[zanthal]

Are you selling or keeping?
Looks like very quality work.
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[hobojoe]

great Craftsmanship and designs.

Joe2shoes