Sometimes 2 or 3 days...
This "hook" shaped pipe is definitely one of the more difficult shapes I've made. Today I managed to get through 220-grit sanding, and partway through 320 sanding. Not much accomplishment for a full day, one would think.
I continue making shape adjustments through 600-grit. This morning at 220 things were fairly obvious. This afternoon at the 320 level it became a bit more subtle.
Take a bit off the shank to make the curve look right, then the stem looks wrong. Take a bit off the stem and then the shank doesn't look quite right. All the time the airway is getting closer and closer to the surface, somewhere in there.
One of the good things about shaping the stem after it's bent is that it teaches you some stuff about shaping. One of the bad things is that it's very easy to lose track of where the airway is.
It takes as long as it takes.
I continue making shape adjustments through 600-grit. This morning at 220 things were fairly obvious. This afternoon at the 320 level it became a bit more subtle.
Take a bit off the shank to make the curve look right, then the stem looks wrong. Take a bit off the stem and then the shank doesn't look quite right. All the time the airway is getting closer and closer to the surface, somewhere in there.
One of the good things about shaping the stem after it's bent is that it teaches you some stuff about shaping. One of the bad things is that it's very easy to lose track of where the airway is.
It takes as long as it takes.
posted by random at 8:06 PM
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