Does Anyone Enjoy Straight Grain?

yaddy306

Lifer

Aug 7, 2013

1,372

504

Regina, Canada

• Jan 28, 2015

• #1

It's kind of alright, I guess...
Yuri Aksenov billiard:

http://pipeshouse.com/good_1555.html

 

daimyo

Lifer

May 15, 2014

1,460

4

• Jan 28, 2015

• #2

Wowser, that is some amazing grain! 8O

 

tarheel1

Part of the Furniture Now

Oct 16, 2014

936

2

• Jan 28, 2015

• #3

Hmm it is a nice piece of briar, but a little too straight for my taste. I prefer flame grain.

 

papipeguy

Lifer

Jul 31, 2010

15,778

35

Bethlehem, Pa.

• Jan 28, 2015

• #4

Oh yes, that is beautiful.

 

philobeddoe

Lifer

Oct 31, 2011

7,438

11,739

East Indiana

• Jan 28, 2015

• #5

That is amazing, it looks like the grain was drawn with a ruler! Beauty!

 

cobguy

Lifer

Oct 18, 2013

3,742

15

• Jan 28, 2015

• #6

That's a good looking pipe ... kinda' reminds me of Mossy Oak Camo!

 

yaddy306

Lifer

Aug 7, 2013

1,372

504

Regina, Canada

• Jan 28, 2015

• #7

Amazing that a Russian could produce that through the eyes of vodka.

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Ukrainian, actually.

 

bloodwood

Might Stick Around

Nov 2, 2014

96

0

Puyallup, WA

• Jan 28, 2015

• #8

That's a beaut.

Straight, quilt, birdseye, birdpeck, curly it's all good in my book Things That Are Good.
Me thinks you're purposely fishing for negative comments in hopes it will dissuade you from purchasing

another pipe.

Sorry, I won't be part of such blasphemy.

It's kind of alright, I guess...

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(read: I've got to have this bad boy!)

 

ravkesef

Lifer

Aug 10, 2010

2,927

9,550

82

Cheshire, CT

• Jan 28, 2015

• #9

Truly magnificent. We all know that a straight grain doesn't smoke any different than any other pipe, but…

 

easterntraveler

Part of the Furniture Now

Dec 29, 2012

805

11

• Jan 28, 2015

• #10

It looks like it's raining. Awesome pipe.

 

iamn8

Lifer

Sep 8, 2014

4,248

14

Moody, AL

• Jan 29, 2015

• #11

I LOVE me some straight grain!!

 

iamn8

Lifer

Sep 8, 2014

4,248

14

Moody, AL

• Jan 29, 2015

• #12

Everclear huh? I missed a part of my college experience thanks to Everclear and jello.... There's ALWAYS room for jello.

 

peckinpahhombre

Lifer

Dec 24, 2012

7,195

456

• Jan 29, 2015

• #13

Gorgeous grain!

 

gambit88

Can't Leave

Jan 25, 2015

341

2

• Jan 29, 2015

• #14

They're pretty. I have a thing for the rustic finishes though. That being said I regret selling the straight grain Heritage I had.

 

cosmicfolklore

Lifer

Aug 9, 2013

34,000

75,780

Between the Heart of Alabama and Hot Springs NC

• Jan 29, 2015

• #15

Beautiful pipe!!

 

owen

Part of the Furniture Now

May 28, 2014

560

2

• Jan 29, 2015

• #16

Jaw meet floor.

 

bigjoe

Might Stick Around

Aug 14, 2014

55

0

• Jan 29, 2015

• #17

The grain in that second picture conjures an image of tree trunks in a dense forest to me, with the birds' eye starting at the bottom resembling fallen leaves on the forest floor... I tend to pick out images in random patterns.

 

iamn8

Lifer

Sep 8, 2014

4,248

14

Moody, AL

• Jan 29, 2015

• #18

Bigjoe, I had the same thought. I imagined the redwood forest in Yosemite National Park, straight red trees with black background. Like this photo only taken from a distance.

 

stvalentine

Part of the Furniture Now

Jan 13, 2015

808

13

Northern Germany

• Jan 29, 2015

• #19

Surely a piece of art but also a tad intimidating when it comes to actually using those pipes. In fact I feel that people are slightly overexited about straight grain. Right now I prefer a nice sandblast or rustication over a smooth pipe.

Nevertheless an awesome example!

 

beefeater33

Lifer

Apr 14, 2014

4,090

6,196

Central Ohio

• Jan 29, 2015

• #20

One helluva example of true straight grain..... many seek it, yet few really obtain it. In my mind---- the Holy Grail!!