[Pipe-announce] A new shape, but not available yet

[Kurt Huhn]

I was looking at the pipes I posted a couple days ago and starting 
thinking about what those proportions might look like in a bent pipe.  I 
sketched out a quick drawing and it looked so good that I had to make a 
pipe from it.

I've had this Spanish briar hanging around for years, and it's only now 
hitting the right moisture level for carving.  However, before making a 
pipe from it for a customer, it's got to be smoked to see if it's decent 
stuff.  I figured,  what a better test vehicle than a new shape I wanted 
to make.

http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/billiard21.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/billiard21-alt1.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/billiard21-alt2.jpg
http://www.pipecrafter.com/pipeimages/billiard21-alt3.jpg

If nothing else, the Spanish briar blasts fairly well.  At least the 
blast pattern was more interesting than the grain striation.

It's a short one, at only 4.75" long, but it just seemed to fit all 
together better in that length.  Let me know what you think.

-- 
Kurt Huhn
pipecrafter at pipecrafter.com
http://www.pipecrafter.com