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PostSubject: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:09 pm
Finished this Bulldog today. Practice for some different techniques in sanding, staining, and making my own acrylic stem with delrin tenon. What do ya think?





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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:15 pm
I love it!
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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:43 pm
Nice job... it always seemed to me that the bulldog would be a very challenging shape.
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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:52 pm
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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:02 pm
Fine looking pipe! I really like the stain, stem color and shank treatment. Personally, I wouldn't have put quite so much bend in the stem, but I probably will never be able to smoke it and certainly never would have gotten that far to begin with.

Keep up the great work!
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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:16 pm
I agree that the stem was bent too much. I kept looking at it and had a couple others say the same, so .............



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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:29 pm
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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:41 pm
Yes, very nice. The stem. Is it smooth? It has a satin finish that I like the looks of. But does it feel odd to the lips that touch it?
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hollywood




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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:33 pm
Carlos wrote:
Yes, very nice. The stem. Is it smooth? It has a satin finish that I like the looks of. But does it feel odd to the lips that touch it?


It's smooth, Carlos. And it feels just fine and dandy. Really a lighter side pipe, too; so it could easily be a clencher. It has been sanded up to 600 and cleaned. Normally I would want to go to at least 800 and then buff it with carnuba, but I don't have a buffing wheel station set up at the moment. Just have to put one together. I will polish up the pipe to give it a bit more shine, too.
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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:34 pm
That is awesome my friend!
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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:31 pm
Hollywood,

That minor change to the stem bend looks perfect to me!

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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:55 pm
Very nice indeed. I think the second go at the stem bend makes the pipe perfect.
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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Thu Jan 24, 2008 7:42 am
Hollywood, I LOVE your bulldog! Hey, where are you located in MO? I'm another Show-me state native. I live near Gilliam, which is a tiny town about 100 miles east of KC on hwy. 240.

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PostSubject: Re: Finished my No. 5 pipe ....   Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:37 am
Thanks again for all of the comments everybody. I'm glad to hear that some of you really like the work. It means I may be moving in the right direction!



Hey Smokey. I'm in Southeast Mo. Cape Girardeau to be exact. On the Miss. about an hour & a half south of St. Louis.
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