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.



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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