Green and White Sherlock Pipe Practice Photo Shoot


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While I've tried to keep it simple with spoons until I get good consistent shaping and decorating, I can't help but make something different here and there. This is the product of one of those situations, where I found myself pulling out and looping the neck in the signature sherlock shape.

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There's a certain finesse to it that takes some getting used to but it's essential practice for pulling out curvy shapely tubes for nicer pieces later on.

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What's kinda funny is I never owned a sherlock pipe before becoming a glassblower, despite always having an appreciation for them. Anyone that knew me in my early smoking career knew that I had more than 20 smoking pieces at one point, so it's a bit silly that there wasn't even ONE sherlock.

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The difficult part isn't so much getting the curve but getting the glass even thickness and the orientation straight, so you don't have a crooked piece.

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Stay tuned, there's lots more to come that I'm honestly behind on. It's better to have too much than not enough to do, right?

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