Mozjo33
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I have been on a prowl these last couple of weeks for unique carvings. Last week, Darren (treezenroots) posted pictures of some of his latest carvings with burl Burl 1 & Burl 2.
Looking at his website D. Peditto Pipes, I saw a carving that he told me was actually a scrap peice of wood/prototype he called the "Rhino."
After a couple of emails and telephone conversations, Darren agreed to carve me a similar pipe. Darren has been fantastic to work with and has been sending pics of my pipe as you will see from the absolute beginning to the initial carvings. I have included parts of his emails so you know what you're looking at. Enjoy the pics!
"Here's your PIPE!!. So here's the begining, this is where it starts,,,,,actually it starts with me hunting for the burl, then it comes back to the shop. This is what I find in the center of the burl."
"Now its in the shop to the next saw. Check for the right grain and birds eye."
"Down to a decent size now. I'll spend an hour or so figuring which way, what's the grain telling me to do, then its to the band saw and back to the bench, where I'll spend the next probably 12 hours. Also, can't make pipes without a cool pipe making hat."
Unfortunatley, the hat does not come with the pipe!!! :tongue:
"Ok Mo, This is it until your holding it in hand. I'm pretty happy with it up to this point, so far. I do believe this will be the nicest piece I've done."
This is it so far. Darren is removing a large portion of the "horn" and carving a stem to fit the lines of the pipe. Unfortunately - Darren told me no more pics until he is finished. I can not wait for the end result. More pics to come!! Thanks for looking!
Looking at his website D. Peditto Pipes, I saw a carving that he told me was actually a scrap peice of wood/prototype he called the "Rhino."
After a couple of emails and telephone conversations, Darren agreed to carve me a similar pipe. Darren has been fantastic to work with and has been sending pics of my pipe as you will see from the absolute beginning to the initial carvings. I have included parts of his emails so you know what you're looking at. Enjoy the pics!
"Here's your PIPE!!. So here's the begining, this is where it starts,,,,,actually it starts with me hunting for the burl, then it comes back to the shop. This is what I find in the center of the burl."
"Now its in the shop to the next saw. Check for the right grain and birds eye."
"Down to a decent size now. I'll spend an hour or so figuring which way, what's the grain telling me to do, then its to the band saw and back to the bench, where I'll spend the next probably 12 hours. Also, can't make pipes without a cool pipe making hat."
Unfortunatley, the hat does not come with the pipe!!! :tongue:
"Ok Mo, This is it until your holding it in hand. I'm pretty happy with it up to this point, so far. I do believe this will be the nicest piece I've done."
This is it so far. Darren is removing a large portion of the "horn" and carving a stem to fit the lines of the pipe. Unfortunately - Darren told me no more pics until he is finished. I can not wait for the end result. More pics to come!! Thanks for looking!
