So I Painted a Briar this time…

[Bowlsmoker67]

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Looks awesome, love the pattern

 

[Fralphog]

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I like it with the rim back to briar. Very striking look.

 

[Fralphog]

I like the way they both turned out.
Did you look into the paints heat tolerance ranges? I’m interested to know if the paint and other media applied will tolerate the heat produced by smoking?

 

[scloyd]

The blue one has a Edvard Munch The Scream look to it.

 

[Lianza]

I like the way they both turned out.
Did you look into the paints heat tolerance ranges? I’m interested to know if the paint and other media applied will tolerate the heat produced by smoking?

I did not.

I was under the impression that the outside of the bowl would never get hot enough to be a concern for the paint.

I could be wrong.

I’ve been smoking the red one all day yesterday and today… so far it hasn’t gotten hotter than normal imo, no bubbling, no ‘effect’ to the paint job yet.

But I want to smoke it a lot more (100+ bowl’s) before I decide to paint another one.

Had a question for y’all, do you think the shape of the red one is an apple? Or a pot?

 

[Fralphog]

I did not.

I was under the impression that the outside of the bowl would never get hot enough to be a concern for the paint.

I could be wrong.

I’ve been smoking the red one all day yesterday and today… so far it hasn’t gotten hotter than normal imo, no bubbling, no ‘effect’ to the paint job yet.

But I want to smoke it a lot more (100+ bowl’s) before I decide to paint another one.

Had a question for y’all, do you think the shape of the red one is an apple? Or a pot?

My assessment, it’s an apple shaped pipe.

 

[Lianza]

I did another!
Wanted to share some photos.

This time it’s a Lorenzetti Augustus Caesar, straight billiard. Probably the nicest pipe I’ve done so far.

I’m still smoking the red one, been about 4 days, still no awkward taste’s or smells. Seems to be smoking just fine. Gone threw several cleaning’s.

 

[Fralphog]

Great job on all three.

 

[Lianza]

Great job on all three.

Thanks!
Appreciate it!

 

[aspiring_sage]

Any way you could share how that paint texture is done? It looks amazing and I have a desire to paint some cobs.

 

[didimauw]

Are these smooth? Or is the paint textured on them? It's confusing to the eye.

 

[LotusEater]

How has the paint held up over the past year?

 

[kcghost]

I agree it is a nice job of painting them, but I just have to ask "Why"??

 

[Chasing Embers]

I agree it is a nice job of painting them, but I just have to ask "Why"??

Other brands mask their pipes with black or other solid colored lacquer and other colorings that mask the grain of the pipe, so why not?

 

[mortonbriar]

I agree it is a nice job of painting them, but I just have to ask "Why"??

It's just kind of fun I guess?

 

[aspiring_sage]

I agree it is a nice job of painting them, but I just have to ask "Why"??

Why smoke? Why paint? Why make music? Why eat? Why question?

 

[jpmcwjr]

I think they are beautiful pipes, but I wonder how hot they will get since the briar will not be able to breathe. The pipe is now almost like Brylon. If they stay cool, and the paint doesn't bubble, you have made a great product.

Briar doesn't breathe enough to make a noticeable difference in how hot the stummel becomes.

If the paint doesn't bubble, etc. you'll have a nice pipe.

 

[bullet08]

Dangerous.. Very dangerous. I'm getting urge to paint my pipes!!!

 

[UB 40]

I think they are beautiful pipes, but I wonder how hot they will get since the briar will not be able to breathe. The pipe is now almost like Brylon. If they stay cool, and the paint doesn't bubble, you have made a great product.

Sorry to mention that briar does not “breath”, that’s an old pipe myth. Briar is a very dense wood, comparable to oak or beechwood, with no airflow between the cells at all.

But maybe the paint does not comply to different hot/ cold conditions and might crack. Even lacquer on some old pipes cracks, more so when applied in thick layers.

Nevertheless I love the approach and style of Lianca pipe painting.

 

[UB 40]

I did not.

I was under the impression that the outside of the bowl would never get hot enough to be a concern for the paint.

I could be wrong.

I’ve been smoking the red one all day yesterday and today… so far it hasn’t gotten hotter than normal imo, no bubbling, no ‘effect’ to the paint job yet.

But I want to smoke it a lot more (100+ bowl’s) before I decide to paint another one.

Had a question for y’all, do you think the shape of the red one is an apple? Or a pot?

Maybe the bubble thing appears in the long run. They used nitrocellulose lacquer for pipes to give it a shine. That kind of lacquer looses its flexibility and adhesive characteristics over time.

But I don’t know anything about water based acrylic paint in that respect.