Finished my latest - Poker A

Subject: Finished my latest - Poker A Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:52 pm

Just finished my latest. If I may say so; I may have stepped it up a notch. I had several pipes envisioned and then put down on paper; and now was the time to start bringing them forward. It took me a while to decide on which should come first, but once I decided, I knew it was the right choice.

This poker is by far my best work to date. Quite large in stature; the feel and flow just came out great. It came very near being the best grain I've had as well. I used Corian for the shank extension; and it was a breeze to work with. I think I'll be using it often in the future. The swirl stem was pre-formed but I hand ground it to make it much more suitable for what I had in mind. Without a lathe; this was a b*tch! Wink

It did turn out to be the flushest fit I've had. I then finished the pipe by buffing it out and applying a thin coat of carnuba over the natural wood. No staining here.

Here are the dimensions:

Height: 3.00 Length: 7.00 Bowl Diameter: 2.125 Tobacco Chamber: 1.00

Subject: Re: Finished my latest - Poker A Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:55 pm

very nice pipe.
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Eggman

BRILLANT

Subject: Re: Finished my latest - Poker A Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:05 pm

Wow, you are really improving fast.
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Jason

Subject: Re: Finished my latest - Poker A Tue Feb 05, 2008 1:07 pm

Hollywood, if you ever want to sell that Poker let me know. I'm a Poker fanatic and that's one fine Poker you created.
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Arizona, where the temperature is always warm but the pipe smoking is always cool. Mikem

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Age : 31 Joined : 15 Jan 2008 Posts : 187 Location : Ohio

Hollywood, that is a VERY nice looking pipe.

Subject: Re: Finished my latest - Poker A Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:08 pm

MAN! You are going crazy.........that is awesome!!! And a purely handmade to boot!

Great work Hollywood!
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Joined : 12 Jan 2008 Posts : 41 Location : UK

You are a star in the making.

That is a wonderful pipe.

Foiled Again Joined : 10 Dec 2007 Posts : 184

Dude! You're goin' places. Wink

Very nice pipe indeed. Keep up the good work.

Subject: Re: Finished my latest - Poker A Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:50 am

Thanks everybody! I love this one, too. Kind of funny; but I keep looking at it with surprise that I actually made it. I still have some detailing techniques that need time and experience to get them just perfect.

The extension looks like it's not quite flush with the shank, but somehow the epoxy seemed to dry darker or slightly thicker than expected. There's no gap there, but I should be able to not see that transition. Time for more practice. Wink

Subject: Re: Finished my latest - Poker A Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:52 am

Super job! The corian really sets if off. I would have never guessed anyone using corian as a shank treatment. Is that something you came up with?

Jim
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Subject: Re: Finished my latest - Poker A Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:46 am

Subject: Re: Finished my latest - Poker A Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:19 am

Man that is a sweet pipe! Wish I had woodworking skills like that! Keep it up Wink

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Age : 89 Joined : 22 Dec 2007 Posts : 134

A most impressive effort. Your work has made me reconsider pokers as viable alternates for smoking.

Joined : 29 Jan 2008 Posts : 17

Fine looking poker there indeed!

Subject: Re: Finished my latest - Poker A Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:17 am

Did a little re-work on this one after a little advise from a couple master carvers. Also someone was very interesting in picking this one up; so I had to make sure it was really good enough to let go of. Here she is now: