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I figured that I would start a new topic “PAD Desires” for the purpose of showing the pipes that I/you would like to “purchase” but maybe can’t afford right now...
So here we go...
Alpha Estate; $275.00
Dal Fiume Pipe Freehand Blasted Horn; $395.00
Kenchiro Sakurai Pipe Blowfish; $550.00
Pit Rohrbach Pipe Squat Bent Dublin Freehand: $590.00
Radice Estate Pipe Cherrywood w/ Silver: $240.00
Tom Richard Blowfish w/Horn: $430.00
WoW!!!
Beautiful pipes Phil!!
That Kenchiro and the Tom Richard are really my kind of pipe..
Vitor
Okay, two very different examples from two pipemakers that I think are doing high quality, innovative work in an artistic way that is beyond my comprehension --
This first is an example of a "tree bark" pipe from larryssonpipes.com which you rustic poker guys should love ($300 or so):
The second is a way out example from maybe the best of the new Russians, Viktor Yashtylov, a "barracuda" ($500 or so):
See more of his work at:
http://www.pipeatelier.spb.ru
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These two would be my first "picks"... Not because of the money, but I like the shape on both the best...
Now, anyone of them (or all of them) would make my collection complete...
Radice Estate Pipe Cherrywood w/ Silver: $240.00
Alpha Estate: $275.00
Rafter,
The Russians are really pushing the boundaries of the pipe makers art.
I have seen several of those online. They are beautiful, but I would be afraid I would break them.
Love 'em all.
Phil" that Rohrbach is especially slick. I like the borwn bowfish too.
Rafter: Russians guy's stuff is out there. not all of it but soem> I looked at his website. That is just amazing talent. Not pipe making so much as sculpture that can be smoked.
The Larrysson bark rustication is cool. He's got some other very nice pieps as well.
Look at this one. Circle Jerk with bark?
More mainstream but Perry White does some nice work. I don't know about smoking quality but I assume they are good. He finds some amazing grain and then stays out of its way in finishing. Nice and varied shapes too.
In somewhat realistic terms I am going to aqaire a Randy Willey pipe at some point. I particularity admire his bent Dublins, Shields, Skaters etc.
This one is pretty damned well done. Not my first pick just on looks. But I admire the talent.
This one can be had at smokingpipes.com for $167.
Now I'm getting back to work before all this pipe talk makes me do something I'll regret later.
RJ
The Russians are really pushing the boundaries of the pipe makers art.
I have seen several of those online. They are beautiful, but I would be afraid I would break them.
Yeah, I doubt I would buy the barracuda. Its amazing, though. Yashtylov said on pipemakers forum that it took him 180 hours. I could take three years and not do that. I will settle for the finish he achieves, like this one:
Jonesing, I think that circle jerk is supposed to be a tree. 
right now I'm trying to be utilitarian with my PAD. I need pipes that 'do it all.'
heres what I have in my saved cart over at Cup O' Joe's:
Peterson Flame Grain #03
Aldo Velani #A02
"Pipe" Dream: Castello Old Antiquari Canadian!!!
Rafter: That finish is just amazing. Having a general understanding of how that high contrast grain is done and ham handedly dabbled with it myself, I apreciate even more just how hard it is to keep all that dark black only in the grain. It truly looks 3 dimensional.
JayH. Make ya a good deal on a Pete 01. Looks a a lot like the 03 I see though you are looking at the fishtail rather than PLip.
RJ
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I'll tell ya what, it's amazing what "makers" are creating these days... Rafter, the "Tree Bark" is amazing...
Again, I'm more of a poker kind of guy right now... BUT... I do like the "Alpha Estate"...
I would like a BIG Bulky Freehand...
Thats a very nice looking pipe. I saw your listing in the B/S/T forum. Right now I'm gonna hold off and further consider the 03. Thanks again man, I appreciate the offer.
So, when you guys buy these really "etherial" looking pipes...do you smoke them? do they smoke better? if so, hooray for art!
A pipe is a tool for smoking , regardless of how pretty!
I bought a castello, but it was pre smoked and it looks like its meant to be smoked. all my other pipes have been MUCH cheaper.
peer pressure and an itchy impulse to be a consumer are a match made in hell for checking accounts, but they often results in short-term hardship, and long term satisfaction. haha. (just ask me about my 50's-70's Blue Note jazz LP collection).
I've laughed with my wife about PAD, because it comparison and personal desire (so far) to record collecting it PALES!
I'm not sure I'll buy any more new "factory" pipes. (Stanwell, Pete, Sav etc).
I've been snagging and rehabiliting cheap estates off ebay and I think anything I buy new will be from the carver. I'd rather save my pennies and buy a true artisan made pipe for a couple hundred bucks or whatever from the artiste' himself (or herself as the case may be).
And also maybe some higher end estates in the $100 range as I discover them and need to feed PAD. But really once you have a small herd to give you enough equipment, it's fun to dig and look and wait until that right pipe arrives at the right time.
I get as excited about a $10 ebay pipe as I do a new midlevel factory pipe.
Most of my pipes are estates. I only lust after a nice smooth Pete B10 at this point. Otherwise I am learning pipe making and will probably go that way for new toys!Errrrrrr I mean important additions to my collection!
My next PAD in 5 months will be a mario grandi. I think his creations and style are grounding breaking. Maybe in 30-years he might be the next Dunhill. Who knows.
I'm trying real hard to avoid PAD while I save money for Richmond in October.
However...If a new Mark Twain set presents itself, I'm afraid all will be lost.
Yeah Shotu I will add a Mario Grandi when the right one comes along.
I agree that the style and finishing of these pipes is pretty cool. I dunno about the next Dunhill. I tend to think Dunhill is like a Rolex. Just another watch with a a high dollar name. But the Mario Grandi pipes (which are a Mastro Beraldi line) have that artistic flair that you just don't find with a straight billiard no matter what the stamping.
I do agree that they are likley to increase somewhat in value with time.
I agree with the general understanding among pipemakers that a higher dollar pipe does not make for a better smoker necessarily. Frankly, getting a decent smoker is the easiest part of pipemaking. Just use a nice piece of wood and drill it properly. Otherwise, it is all about how it looks and whether it is a "rolex" or not.
Shotokun16... you got quite a list for someone given it up!
I picked up 3 Mario Grandi estate pipes on eBay just a few weeks back, 2 of which I really like, but all three smoke great.
My PAD list is just too long to post in pictures... heck all it takes me is about 15 minutes on-line to add another one or two to my list. My next four pipes will be from the following brands/people and are in no particular order... Tim West, Boswell, Peterson, and Mario Grandi.
By the way I love Dunhill pipes but short of finding a gem in a box full of have not’s like Author their price is a little too high for me at this time, not to mention in the past I tended to smoke them too hot.
LOL-like i said the engineering and architecture behind pipe designs are truly fascinating. Essentially, whenever i see a new design or something unorthodox i categorize it as something exotic or alien. Thus sparking interest and love again.
I feel like im more inclined in collecting pipes than a person who smokes bowls of tobacco. The touch and display is almost poetic. When you see the grains and dye you tend to see the artist and the history behind his/her craftsmanship. Almost like cutting down a redwood tree and identifying how old the tree is by the rings. Almost like pipe smoking... You can tell if the carver put some time into it and then compare it to the general populace that follows copies or enhancements. And i think mario grandi is outside the populace (i.e. generic bent, dublin, straight, bulldog brairs). His thoughts and imagination are encouraging and one of a kind.
"I agree with the general understanding among pipemakers that a higher dollar pipe does not make for a better smoker necessarily. Frankly, getting a decent smoker is the easiest part of pipemaking. Just use a nice piece of wood and drill it properly. Otherwise, it is all about how it looks and whether it is a "rolex" or not. "
I agree one time i went to a tobacconist in Palo Alto, CA and finally encountered a closed minded tobacconist.
I told him about the 1/3 or 1/2 packing before breaking in a pipe.
Tobacconist: what? never heard of that just fill it up
I believe there is a longer history in pipe smoking
Tobacconist: i disagree cigars are longer (then again its fair game i unno anything about cigar smoking)
Tobacconist: how much is your pipe?
Me: (in my head WOW! you're judgmental not buying anything here) $80
Tobbacnoist: OH okay
me: (so if i said #30 or #40 you would classify me as a inexperienced smoker who hasnt tasted the true qualities of tobacco) gave him a weird face.
Tobbaconist: who taught you this stuff or where did you get this stuff.
Me: my local tobacconist and online.
TObacconist: what? ( i think he just wanted to sell me cigars)
Anyways i left the store with disgust and light headed;i felt like his intentions were to embarrass me in front of my gf. (he was asking how long we were together, we said 2-years and then he said. ive been w/my gf for a year but sometimes i want to F@!) kill her. I was in shock when he said that i thought pipe smokers and cigar owners are peaceful individuals.) The place was awesome the lounge was beautiful with guys smoking cigars and talking about politics. But the guy who has never heard of 1/2 or 1/3 tobacco packing in a brand new briar just astounds me. AND ALSO he believes that TORCHES (blue flame lighters) can still do the job and telling me that burnt or charred pipes are common. In my head i would cringe if i burnt the edge of my pipe. So i left with disgust.
I believe everything is judged by the eye of the beholder
PS: he did state he had limited knowledge on pipe smoking but why give a customer bias on pipe smoking and praising cigars even when the customer clearly stated he was in the look for some pipe tobacco.
Whoa!
You start smoking a different kind of pipe Shotu? :>)
That's deep stuff dude.
Actually though I know exactly what you mean. I appreciate art in general but there's something that I just sort of "get" about pipes. I never would have thunk it. Not long ago they all looked alike to me.
By the way...you know Mario Grandi isn't a "he" right? It's a brand. I think there's likely a few Marios and Luigis working there but there is no "Mario". It's the Maestro Beraldi folks. Here's some Beraldipipes. You'll see the connection.
Peace
RJ
RJ... thanks for the info, I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I didn't know Mario Grandi was part of Beraldi. I just liked the look and size of some of the pipes they were offering... no matter I’m still very pleased with my purchase.
Later my friend,
JC
I wouldn't be too embarrassed KC. I'm good for about one piece of useless trivia every other week.
And I'd be quite pleased if I had 3 Mario Grandis as nice as yours. For now I'll keep my eye out for the right first one.
Jones… My purchase was one of those where you see something and think the last bid is very low so you throw on a bid with 15 minutes left and there is no way you going to win. SURPRISE… I really didn't need to spend the money, but only one of the pipes appears to have been smoked more than twice and even it hasn't been smoked much. They were sold as a group and all three are some of their larger pipes that usually sell new for $90 - $150, and I got all three for $210 delivered, which I think was a great deal. I may end up selling one of them to fund a future purchase.
Been eyeballing these few lately
Nice blast on the bottom one. Who's the maker?
Here's a nice pair of Radice pokers from tonight's smokingpipes.com update.
I have been all over the internet checking out pipes, tobacco and accessories. I have a hard time getting my arms around the concept of spending as much as a mortgage payment on one of these high end pipes to then turn around and expose the thing to an open flame. I doubt I could light the pipe my hands would be shaking so much. Not only that if the misses ever found out I would need to go to the ER to get help extracting it from somewhere in my anatomy.
frankryan, I feel the same way...I also look at some of the shapes and just wonder how you would handle the pipe while smoking it also. Something weighing 200 grams w/ a bowl 3" deep has to be a total hassle unless it sits. (plus some of you older guys might tear a rotator cuff moving that thing to and from your mouth! careful out there).
Anyway, I've been kind of a purist with the shapes I'm after, and I've already gotten a $45 dollar pipe that smokes as well as my $250 Castello estate.
I'm with ya Jay. I like to admire some of this stuff just from a craftsmanship and artistic point of view.
But for smokin' I'll take a poker or a dublin.
It is funny though how tastes evolve. When I first started getting into pipes I liked pokers and pokers only. Then I started to "get" dublins and bent dublins in particlar. Then I got into the freehand stuff from the Danes. I also didn't see a thing about a basic billiard that got me very enthused. But I bought a couple ebay rehabbers and ended up with a couple of sweet sitting billiards that I now love.
My most recent thing is an attraction to author and even bulldog shapes which I turned my nose up at before. I've actually been eye balling this cheap Savinelli author pretty frequently. I'm in to stubby and chubby pipes right now.
Being new to this I have a lot of desires..I'm just worried to post'em here haha. Like putting blood in the water so to speak. I'm with you though on short and chubby pipes at the moment, I just prefer a little shallower bowl while I build my technique and tolerance.
HAHA jonesing I have been eyeballing that same pipe for a week or so now. Something about that shape just has me drawn to it. I also like that not glossy style finish on it too.
Well buy the damned thing so I stop looking.
Unfortunately I know where there are more. :>)
More money but this one is pretty tight too.
80 bucks at Puffers Pipes.
I think Iam good for now ,but you guys keep posting new pictures .Ferndown pokers keep calling my name and haunting my dreams .
Sweet dreams iggy.
Thanks JR .All I need to do is find 4400000 more pennies and coin star machine and i will be all set .
this Tinsky would work for me..
just got this one from Mark a few weeks ago..
I like yours better than the top one. And I liek the top one a lot!
Nice pipe.
Beautiful pipes... you guys are killing me!
Hey Jonesing, that poker pic. looks like one from The Briary.
I need a poker.
STOP THE MADNESS .
I think you're right.
So, go buy it.
Would require stealing the kids piggy bank . lol
Or, Lawrence since you're a Cavicchi man.
Next pipe for me will likely be a Boswell Magnum....I want to load the bowl up and go for 1 hour without any doubts.
Oooooo ..... drool.
Now that's a pipe!
a real "Man's" pipe...don't know why I want it then...you know you are holding a big one with that thing, ( that's what she said )
This Armellini Pick Axe is my next goal.
Extraordinary Pipes! I wouldn't want to smoke any of them since they are basic works of art!
I have always wanted an Erik Nording freehand, even before i started smoking a pipe. Eventually ill get one.
A stunning WO Larsen pipe:
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