got these three guys in the mail today from bootleg in a pipe trade.
the two at the top are no name basket pipes and a frank medico is the little squat guy. the no names, despite their ugly fills, smoke very well. god bless good smoking cheap-ass pipes. the medico i decided needed a make-over.
this is the medico before
i wanted to keep it simple... elegant. the pipe has no standout grain to speak of but i thought the streamlined thin appeal of the pipe (that's what i liked about it) would be ruined with too much rustification.
i didn't want to ruin the sitter quality either. i think it looks like some sci-fi insignia.
the two at the top are no name basket pipes and a frank medico is the little squat guy. the no names, despite their ugly fills, smoke very well. god bless good smoking cheap-ass pipes. the medico i decided needed a make-over.
this is the medico before
i wanted to keep it simple... elegant. the pipe has no standout grain to speak of but i thought the streamlined thin appeal of the pipe (that's what i liked about it) would be ruined with too much rustification.
i didn't want to ruin the sitter quality either. i think it looks like some sci-fi insignia.