Gifts From Carvers

[Chasing Embers]

In the past few years I've been fortunate enough to have a number of pipe carvers as friends. A few of them have often surprised me by gifting me their work for being a friend and loyal customer. I've receive a volcano from Adam Sheehan, a Dublin and acorn from Bruce Weaver, and yesterday I was expecting a tamper from J. Everett Pipes, and not only did I find a tamper, but a little rusticated squashed tomato. I am truly humbled by the kindness of these fellows.

 

[RockRash]

In the past few years I've been fortunate enough to have a number of pipe carvers as friends. A few of them have often surprised me by gifting me their work for being a friend and loyal customer. I've receive a volcano from Adam Sheehan, a Dublin and acorn from Bruce Weaver, and yesterday I was expecting a tamper from J. Everett Pipes, and not only did I find a tamper, but a little rusticated squashed tomato. I am truly humbled by the kindness of these fellows.

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Beautiful tamper. The pipes not bad either lol

 

[Chasing Embers]

Beautiful tamper. The pipes not bad either lol

Thanks! The tamper was made for a pipe he gave me back in Spring.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Still debating, but the little tomato may be my new Rich Dark Honeydew pipe!

 

[redglow]

Love that pipe. Very cool.

 

[didimauw]

You quit buying them, and yet they STILL keep showing up!

The gifts are always the special ones, and that pair is amazing.

 

[Chasing Embers]

You quit buying them, and yet they STILL keep showing up!

The gifts are always the special ones, and that pair is amazing.

I should have tapped into that years ago, no telling how much money I could have saved!? I may come out of retirement for his pipes, been in a funk since Bruce retired and sadly passed away. I have asked him for his take on a Santa pipe for Christmas and his ideas are great! He may be my new carver of a reinstated annual surprise commission.

 

[didimauw]

When you have a Carver like him, you should definitely unretire.

 

[lelik]

I like squashed tomato pipe.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I like squashed tomato pipe.

Tiny in comparison to all of my other pipes but loved nonetheless.

 

[mso489]

Carvers know appreciative pipe smokers who value their work and sometimes want to make their pipes accessible to these folks. Bob Hayes, an award winning N.C. pipe carver, sold me a bamboo shank Dublin at about a third its market value, I think because I had admired his work and he wanted me to have a pipe, the last TAPS show before he passed on. He was entirely correct about my admiration for his work. chasing', these carvers clearly value your patronage and friendship.