GbpBulgaria - Briar smoking pipe making projects

Finished Floating Dublin

2010-03-22T17:15:00.000+02:00

I've just finished with this project.
It seems there is a need to remake the stem but the pipe is ready.

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and some more

Dublin Pairs

2010-02-25T11:35:00.001+02:00

I've recently started a new customer project. My customer wanted to have his first special pipe, handmade Dublin.

So, I have started shaping, but not satisfied with the results of the first version.

And the mortise:

Well, at one moment I found myself not satisfied with the overall shape and the progress of the pipe.

Maybe over bend, or not as flowing as I wanted to be, so, I've started second version of the shape.

It is always hard to find the shape which the briar wanted to be:

The shape progress better

Bottom – the shape is twisted a little bit longitudinal

The mortise drilled and shaped ready for stem turning and shaping.

Generally, it will be about 150 mm pipe with medium to high capacity.

The progress report followsJ

7 New GBpipes

2009-10-23T18:41:00.002+03:00

Hi everyone,

I have finished few new pipes recently. These are 7 pipes, possible set of 7, handmade and finished by me October 2009.

Click on the thumbnail to open the pipe pictures album.

1 Bend egg

Length:	130 mm	Chamber diameter:	19 mm
Chamber depth:	38 mm	Outside chamber diameter:	30 mm
Bowl height:	42 mm	Filter:	no
Stem material and make:	Handmade ebonite with Teflon cone	Material / notes: Algerian briar seasoned over 3 years. Compact, nice and comfortable pipe. Good flame grained. Passes the pipe cleaner easily.
Finish:	Polished

2 Tap Billiard

Length:	137 mm	Chamber diameter:	22 mm
Chamber depth:	42 mm	Outside chamber diameter:	33 mm
Bowl height:	47 mm	Filter:	no
Stem material and make:	Handmade ebonite with Teflon cone	Material / notes: Algerian briar seasoned over 3 years. Compact, light and comfortable pipe with medium capacity. Good straight and flame grained. Passes the pipe cleaner easily.
Finish:	Polished

3 L1 Small

Length:	122 mm	Chamber diameter:	22 mm
Chamber depth:	32 mm	Outside chamber diameter:	29 mm
Bowl height:	41 mm	Filter:	no
Stem material and make:	Handmade ebonite with Teflon cone	Material / notes: Algerian briar seasoned over 3 years. Very compact, balanced and comfortable pipe with medium to small capacity. Good flame grain and birds eye on the bottom. Passes the pipe cleaner easily. One small dot on the bottom.
Finish:	Polished

4 Dublin Freehand - RESERVED

Length:	130 mm	Chamber diameter:	19,5 mm conical
Chamber depth:	32 mm	Outside chamber diameter:	29 mm
Bowl height:	38 mm	Filter:	no
Stem material and make:	Handmade ebonite with Teflon cone and briar inlay.	Material / notes: Algerian briar seasoned over 3 years. Very compact small pipe. Good flame grain and birds eye on the bottom. Passes the pipe cleaner easily.
Finish:	Polished

5 Floating L1

Length:	156 mm	Chamber diameter:	19 mm conical
Chamber depth:	34 mm	Outside chamber diameter:	32 mm
Bowl height:	42 mm	Filter:	no
Stem material and make:	Handmade acrylic 2 colors black/brown, Teflon cone.	Material / notes: Algerian briar seasoned over 3 years. Nice floating longer pipe, medium capacity. Good flame grain. Passes the pipe cleaner easily.
Finish:	Polished

6 L1 Rusticated

Length:	140 mm	Chamber diameter:	23 mm
Chamber depth:	37 mm	Outside chamber diameter:	30mm
Bowl height:	48 mm	Filter:	no
Stem material and make:	Handmade ebonite, Teflon cone, very thin.	Material / notes: Algerian briar seasoned over 3 years. Nice large pipe, very light. Special rustication and polishing. Passes the pipe cleaner easily.
Finish:	Rusticated black

7 Cutty

Length:	153 mm	Chamber diameter:	20 mm
Chamber depth:	41 mm	Outside chamber diameter:	34mm
Bowl height:	50 mm	Filter:	no
Stem material and make:	Handmade ebonite, Teflon cone, very thin.	Material / notes: Algerian briar seasoned over 3 years. Nice large and long pipe. Polished cross cut straight grain. Nice balance. Passes the pipe cleaner easily.
Finish:	Polished

Recent work

2009-10-09T15:51:00.003+03:00

Ето последните направени от мен лули.
Тези трите са с ръчно направени мундщуци, двете са с втулки от тефлон, а рибката е от вулканит. Бриарът е алжирски поне от две години в работилницата. И трите лули са изработени на ръка - т.е. струговане само на отвора за втулката, оформяне на диск за шлафане, пробиване на ръка, завършване на ръка. Полирани са с висококачествени вакси и карнауба. На лулите няма прикрити дефекти на дървото, както и няма вътрешни видими дефекти - гаранция за качество на материалите. Мундщукът е "отворен" от страната на "устничките" на дължина от почти 20 мм, вътрешния отвор е конусовиден от 3,8 до 2 мм. Матиралът на мундщуците е най-добрият немски вулканит на пазара.За полирането на лулите не е използван никакъв лак, както и не са изполвани химични препарати за обработката на дървото и на мундщуците. Димният канал е полиран отвъртре (колкото е възможно), както и частта му в мундщука.

Dublin freehand
Лулата е дълга около 15 см, източена и много лека особено за тази дължина. Огнището е ок.45 мм диаметър 19, без филтър, ръчно направен мундщук от вулканит, втулка от тефлон.

Fish
Лулата е дълга около 13 см, масивна, дълбочина на огнището 40 мм, без филтър, ръчно направен мундщук от вулканит

Приятно пушене

Workshop renewal finishied

2009-06-30T10:10:00.003+03:00

Реших да публикувам снимки от новото ателие. Всъщност ми отне повече от една година, за да достигна до това положение на нещата. Все пак, работилницата вече я има и работи.
В следващите дни ще публикувам и снимки на процесите и някои нови лули.
Главната част от работното пространство се прелива в отделение за шлайфане и полиране.

Това са част от инструментите, използвани за финалното оформяне както на главата на една лула, така и на мундщуците.

На долната снимка се вижда сортираният бриар и няколко пръта вулканит и акрил, декоративно дърво Zebrano и тик, а в кутията в дъното са някой „характерни грешки“, пазя ги, за да не ги повтарям :)

Recent work

2009-02-18T18:01:00.005+02:00

This is the new bent ball pipe. It is 13 cm long and medium to small in capacity. Nice clear piece of briar, vulcanite hand cut stem. No filter. My doubts were about the curve and the balance. While I prefer smaller pipes myself, it is not always good idea to make all pipes smaller but in this particular case this pipe is small and very comfortable in hand and in the mouth. The balance is good, having medium capacity this is good rotation pipe. Next growth of this shape will be with longer and bigger pipe like this. I am thinking about the possibility to make it with and without filter.

Second one pipe from the same block

2007-04-23T12:52:00.000+03:00

Hello,

This pipe is the second one I have made from the same giant block.
The result is closer to this I want to make! There are the pictures, but I will wait for my customer comments.
Meanwhile you can see it. This is the second version / revision of one ordered pipe and I think it is better. The overall length is over 155 mm and the bowl is truly big. The old Grecian briar I use presents very nice grain and additionally I use contrast stain for this pipe. There are no cracks in the wood or in the mouthpiece material, it is fitted with 9mm teflon cone.
George

More pictures

This is 9mm pipe because of the request of the client and the mouthpiece was made from black acryl. The inlay is horn. The pipe passes the pipe cleaner with an ease from the mouthpiece to the bowl (without filter). I do not know what is the weight of this pipe but it is not light.

GbpBulgaria - pipe making projects: New pipe project

2007-01-24T16:18:00.000+02:00

GbpBulgaria - pipe making projects: New pipe project

New pipe project

2007-01-24T13:58:00.000+02:00

I have buy 5-6 Giant (really big) briar blocks few months ago. Nice blocks good grained old blocks. The primary reason was I need big blocks to make one big pipe for my special client.
After I receive these blocks I fall in thinking about what I must make with these big wooden blocks J. For one pipe – excessively big, for two, I am not sure …. After thinking, drawing and sanding I decide to make one big pipe for my client and one normal for me. The big pipe – straight grain, and the other one cross cut.

The result of the second one you can see here. It is a perfect smoker and is very comfortable. I am proud with itJ.
Now I start new project for making of 2 pipes form big block but twins. We will see what will happen!

24 January 2007
George