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The first working prototype of my new Celestial Navigator Pipe. The body is crafted from a strangely-named board I found at the wood store which they had named "Pecky Coyote". I bought it just for the weird name! It smells like a member of the rosewood family and I'd bet it falls somewhere in that broad group of woods. The gears and iris parts are all cut from walnut.
There are 28 stainless fasteners that hold the mechanism together and also connect the head and pipe body together. The pipe has a "head" like an engine, complete with a head gasket and ten stainless head bolts torqued to spec.
70 individual parts and pieces make up this pipe. 36 parts just in the iris mechanism and fasteners which hold it together. It is assembled like a tiny engine!
Here is a pic of the pipe in the closed position. You twist any of the three brass knurled knobs to open and close the iris mechanism.
Here the pipe is halfway opened up.
And here the pipe is fully opened and ready for use.
The body of the pipe stands about 2.1" tall when sitting on a table. It has about a 4.5" wide triangular footprint, it's a beast of a pipe. Nothing wimpy or dainty about this piece.
The bottom has a beveled design for comfort when holding it. The bottom is engraved with some celtic knotwork I found online. The five lower head bolts can be seen from the bottom as well.
Here is a video of the pipe mechanism opening and closing: https://youtu.be/LoOfQF0GvBo
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Nice work! That's an incredible design.