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Billiard28
Price: $225
I've been spending a lot of time lately looking at proportions in pipes. A while back Trever Talbert posted an article in his blog talking about the famous Golden Ratio, and it got me thinking about stuff that I took for granted - and some stuff I didn't even realize was important. Well, this pipe is an exercise in shaping proportions to the Golden Ratio. I normally dislike the idea of creating any piece of artwork or artisanship based on mathematical formula, but the fact is that it really helps get proportions just right. Sometimes you've hit the magical number and even realized it, and sometimes you look at something and say "it looks okay, but there's something not quite right there" - when that happens, chances are that the ratio is off and your eye is detecting the imbalance.
So, now that the story of the pipe's origin is told, what about the pipe? Well, frankly, anything else I might have to say could prove boring as it follows the paragraph above, but here goes anyway. The stem is cumberland, or brindled ebonite depending on your preference, and I added brass and acrylic accent rings. The sandblast was pretty tough to get right. I actually had to work very hard at this one to get the rings to come out like I wanted, but the effort was worth it. My poor air compressor is still whining though.
Important Info
Length: 5.5" (14cm)
Height: 1.75" (4.5cm)"
Chamber Diamter: .875" (2.2cm)
Chamber Depth: 1.5: (3.9cm)
Stem Material: hand cut cumberland
Bit Thickness: .15" (3.8mm)
Airway Diameter: 5/32" (3.9mm)
Weight: 1.5oz (42g)
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