What Colors are Your Pipes?

[cigrmaster]

I have all types of colors in my collection from natural no stain to black and everything in between. The most predominant color is black sandblast. Nothing like a classic looking shape in black for my tastes.

 

[olkofri]

One of mine though I haven't carved for several years now.

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Is that, like, a Zuluegg?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Is that, like, a Zuluegg?

It had a conical chamber so more of a freehand Dublin.

 

[diamondback]

All my pipes are brown and red... ?

Spoonman???!!!

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I have a mix of natural/tan, different hues of red/burgundy, brown and black pipes. I think different colors favor different pipes. Not sure. I look at the pipe. If I like it, I like it.

 

[anotherbob]

let's see dark wood, medium wood, corn cob color, corn cob color, white with some beautiful colorations, and emerald green for good luck.

 

[mso489]

My pipes tend toward darker colors across the racks and cabinet, but I do have some reds, an orange stain or two, two green stain, and many versions of black and brown. Stems also predominate in black, but I have beiges, orange, amber, and even a swirled amber and a swirled orange. White stems just look like they'd age badly, but they attract me as new pipes. I like some texture or grain that suggests the underlying material.

 

[daveinlax]

I have all the colors but I really love my black Sea Rocks and Shell Briars because I don't have to be careful smoking them. ?

 

[shanez]

It had a conical chamber so more of a freehand Dublin.

So would that be a Dulu? Or a Zublin? ?

 

[Chasing Embers]

So would that be a Dulu? Or a Zublin? ?

Dublin. A zulu has to have a cylindrical chamber and a bowl with a forward cant. The one I carved has neither.

 

[shanez]

Dublin. A zulu has to have a cylindrical chamber and a bowl with a forward cant. The one I carved has neither.

A quick glance gives the impression of a forward cant. Now that you say that and looking at the pic again you're obviously correct. It's hard to tell from the picture but it looks like the slope of the rim in relation to the shank creates the illusion. That's actually really nice. It's kinda like two shapes in one.

 

[Chasing Embers]

A quick glance gives the impression of a forward cant. Now that you say that and looking at the pic again you're obviously correct. It's hard to tell from the picture but it looks like the slope of the rim in relation to the shank creates the illusion. That's actually really nice. It's kinda like two shapes in one.

It's sort of like the 904 shape. The vertical back of the bowl with the extreme sweep of the front gives the impression of a cant where none exists.