Pipe #23, A Chubby Author

[phred]

Nicely done! ::

 

[prndl]

It certainly has a clean line.
Well done, sir.

 

[gloucesterman]

Beautiful piece of craftsmanship and a masterful use of grain. Very well done. My compliments.

 

[scrooge]

Very nice Adam! I might have to have you make me a traditional pipe some day. MIGHT! A little larger then normal Rhodie or Bulldog. HUMMMM!

 

[didimauw]

Sad to see it go? I would be! Maybe a test run before it leaves home?? Lol

 

[disinformatique]

mwhahahahaa All Mine !! :puffpipe:

 

[bungee]

My compliments on an outstanding piece of craftsmanship.
Cheers,
J

 

[clickklick]

Thank you all!
There has been some discussion about the author shape as it compares to mine. Some say the back of the bowl is supposed to match the symmetrical roundness of the front. I disagree, but to each his own.
The pipe I used to guide me was a Rad Davis Passion For Pipes Churchill, and on mine, the back of the bowl is not the same shape as the front, so, I think I did it right. But I'm always learning, and it seems to me that the classic shapes don't offer all that much in the way of interpretation, if you so choose to call something you make by that name.
From now on, maybe I'll just keep calling my pipes funny names so as not to be scrutinized when I don't pull of classic shapes perfectly. Lord know doing this as a hobby in my freetime, I don't have any desire to get the protractor and calipers out to be that precise. Such is the beauty of all of this. You either like it or you don't. If someone likes it, it smokes well, and they are happy . . . I don't much care about how much I massacred the classic version of the shape. If I'm having fun and you are having fun . . . not much else matters. (Although, that being said, I do try my best to get close to the classic shapes when I make them. I have a prince coming up next which I really tried to get close).

 

[mso489]

clickklick, I wouldn't worry about calling the shape. Many pipes straddle two or more. My Sav Opera 673 bent bulldog has a very rounded four-sided shank. So is it a bulldog, which is what Sav calls it, or a Rhodesian? It's fun to puzzle about it and maybe to argue about it, but only as a sport. It's a nice pipe and a great smoker, so it hardly matters. I think the carver gets to "decree" the shape, as long as he or she calls it one of the possible shapes that pipe can be. If you carve a tomato and call it a stack, folks will just think you are teasing. My name is Tom, R-A-L-P-H, Tom. But within the realms of possibility, the carver can say. If the customer wants to call it something else, that's their prerogative. The shape names are just a way of getting the pipe in the right ballpark, especially if it isn't right there to view. It's just kind of fun. I wouldn't get offended by the discussion. Is it an apple or a prince? An author or a diplomat? And so on.

 

[disinformatique]

@Adam Every pipemaker has its own interpretation of the shape. If I wanted ALL shapes to look like the same irrespective of the pipemaker I would have bought a factory made Savinelli. Don't worry, but always keep an open ear and a humble approach to criticism. Maybe you can try the feedback from the L33TS in my next set of Authors
Also I didnt wanted just an author, i wanted a Chubby Author !! I love my pipes as I love my women, curvy and sexy.
Chris :puffpipe:

 

[clickklick]

What is this humble you speak of?

 

[okiescout]

Great job!

 

[disinformatique]

Another chubby, very nice but it's missing the smidge of squat and meat on the cheeks.

Chris :puffpipe:

 

[buckaroo]

Looks great. Resembles my W Purdy author a bit.

 

[fitzy]

Beautiful pipe. Also I agree with pipe monk.