If there is one pipe smoker trait that I do not have, it is patience. In fact,I think smoking my pipe is the only time of the day were I really just sit still and do nothing. I recently ordered my second custom pipe from Eric Paulson, and my instant gratification nature is getting the best of me. Eric does great work, and he is more than reasonable with his times. My last pipe only took a couple weeks from the time we finalized the design. The fault lies with me then, as every email buzz on my phone finds me scrambling to see if it is the one saying it was miraculously finished ahead of time. I felt like rambling on about it, as my wife just rolls her eyes at me. Anyone else get that itch waiting for that "new" pipe to come in the mail?