Pipe Making: A Black & White Bulldog

Several years ago one of my most loyal customers wanted a Bulldog based of a Radice Silk Cut Pure Bulldog, in black & white, with a 9mm filter. So obviously I made him one. Now, another customer was so charmed by this pipe that he wanted an identical one. Due to natural variations in the wood, an exact copy is never a good idea, but this pipe came very close to the original. Pipes like this one are always a challenge due to the diamond shaped stem, which still requires a comfortable mouthpiece. --------------------------- My Pipemaking gear: https://kit.co/massis/pipemaking-kit 0:00​ Intro 0:13 Selecting & preparing the right block 0:45 Roughing in the stummel 2:40 Drilling the bowl 4:23 Creating a blackwood accent 5:23 Turning the stem 7:38 Cutting the slot 8:16 Shaping the diamond shank 10:30 Carving the stummel 11:21 Finishing the stem by hand 15:06 Bending the stem 17:38 Sandblasting 18:27 Final staining & polish 20:56 Completed pipe