What Colors are Your Pipes?

[Jack T]

EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title - Bob

As I smoked this evening, I was looking at my collection and it hit me that I have a strong preference for pipes that are stained some hue of red. I have other colors, but red really dominates. I'm wondering what the color preferences of others here might be. Do you lean towards a particular color of pipe?

 

[olkofri]

Haven't really cared about this much. Heck, for someone who cares about which shape suits his face best, I'm not doing my homework well by ignoring colour!!

Mine are all over: black, dark brown, red, light brown, with transparent stems...

 

[rogers]

Walnut for smooth, black for sandblasted/rusticated.

 

[jpmcwjr]

All manner and shades of brown, and some with reddish hues. Lots of black, too, but only in blasts or rustication.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Not fond of black, though some pipes wouldn't look right any other color. No real preference.

 

[pipestud]

I am a sucker for natural or lightly stained tan blasts made by American pipe makers. That is what the majority of my collection of pipes are.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I am a sucker for natural or lightly stained tan blasts made by American pipe makers. That is what the majority of my collection of pipes are.

Guess who??

 

[Jack T]

Guess who??

View attachment 10909

This is a beautiful pipe. I love the proportions grain, etc. Looking at this is a nice way to start the day! Thanks.

 

[Chasing Embers]

This is a beautiful pipe. I love the proportions grain, etc. Looking at this is a nice way to start the day! Thanks.

Very welcome. It was made by a mutual buddy of pipestud and myself.

 

[Jack T]

Very impressive. If I tried to make a pipe, it would probably look like this, or much worse.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Very impressive. If I tried to make a pipe, it would probably look like this, or much worse. View attachment 10911

One of mine though I haven't carved for several years now.

 

[craig61a]

All my pipes are brown and red... ?

 

[Jack T]

All manner and shades of brown, and some with reddish hues. Lots of black, too, but only in blasts or rustication.

I'm similar with this. Black, for some reason, only seems to work on rough surfaces for me. I don't like smooth, black pipes.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

I prefer the tan to red pipes, but after smoking them for years, they all seem to turn a dark brown eventually. I like black pipes too, but only on a blast.

 

[Elric]

No real preference although I am a sucker for flame grain in my smooth pipes so lighter shades in them.

 

[workman]

Black and brown or tan. Like the others I think black goes well with a blast or rustication. My brown pipes look more and more alike. Some have darkened considerably.

 

[kurtbob]

Haven't really cared about this much. Heck, for someone who cares about which shape suits his face best, I'm not doing my homework well by ignoring colour!!

Mine are all over: black, dark brown, red, light brown, with transparent stems...

Same here. It goes like this.......see a pipe, argue with myself as to do I really need another one, talk myself into it, order said pipe but no real preference for color

 

[timt]

Yeah, I’m drawn to light brown or natural mostly but all my pipes are turning dark brown too.

My meer that’s slowly darkening is one of my favorites so I guess I like to see the color transition of every pipe over time. No black pipes for me.

 

[warren]

Not a concern really. Except for the meers and cobs, normal(?) colors.

 

[shanez]

I've never really thought about it other than the color should seem to "suit" the pipe itself. Blasts and rustications should be darker colors, smooths should be brown but in shades from light to dark.

But for some pieces the sky is the limit:

I have a snail that is green that I don't think would work in any other color except maybe the right shade of brown.

I've got another pipe that the smooth parts are a rich brown color but the sides have vertical carved lines that are black with almost a metallic blue hue. The result is stunning.

I've got another pipe with a blast finish that is actually red but seems to change to brown or black depending on the light.