Re: My latest. Critique?

On Jul 20, 10:19 am, Briarroot <briarr...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Mike Stanley wrote:
Hello all;

I made a pipe last week. I rather like it. I haven't polished the stem
or staimed it yet but everything is sanded to where I want it. The
pipe is a nice size, it seems drilled pretty well. It has a narrower
tobacco chamber which should work well for Virginia flakes. So? So I
left the rim half plateaux and half smooth. I'm looking for comments
or suggestions and especially your feelings on the rim.

A very nice looking pipe.  It looks like it'll fit comfortably in the
hand during a smoke, and I love the white stem band.  It looks great as
it is so I wouldn't stain it.  I do think you ought to smooth out the
rim unless that would expose a flaw in the briar; but that's just me
because I don't happen to like plateau tops.   Anyway, good job!  :-)

Regards,

Tim Parker  ...  GL Pease: Samarra in a Kaywoodie all-briar lovat

--
"Liberals claim to want to give a hearing to other views, but then are
shocked and offended to discover that there *are* other views." -
William F. Buckley Jr.

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I'm obviously one of the few who DOES like the rim contrast, even
realizing plateau is more difficult to keep "char free". Otherwise,
great effort, congrats & keep 'er going.

Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
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