Ryan Alen - 2 New Grabs. A Billiard and a Squat Blow-Mato? Pic Heavy

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ashdigger

Lifer
Jul 30, 2016
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Vegas Baby!!!
I met Ryan for the first time last night a the Las Vegas Pipe Show. He's a super cool guy and easy to talk to. I had purchased the Billiard prior to him leaving Texas so the meet was two-fold. Pick up the pipe and meet the carver. While we were talking I asked him about the possibility of buying another one, and since he had brought a few more to the show, he obliged. So he opened his bag and showed me this pipe but in a darker stain. I loved the pipe but not the stain, so he showed me the same pipe but with a lighter stain. It was love at first site, which was weird because I'm not a fan of most non-traditional shapes, but seeing this first-hand. I summoned the power of the wallet.
The Billiard is 48 grams and is 5 1/4 inches. Perfection!! It'll get it smoked sometime today.
The Squat Tomato (Blow-Mato??) weighs 41 grams and is 4 1/4 inches long.
I've only ran one bowl through it but the styling/shaping - the finish and the stem work caused me to commission two more (or was it the Jameson?) Either way they fit into my Devil Anse (Devil Blow-Mato or Devil Fish?) sized pipes that I love to clench and smoke while working in my office or driving.











 

Cliff_K

Starting to Get Obsessed
Oct 5, 2016
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Ferron, Utah
Wow! Those are gorgeous! I've never really cared for the look of tomatoes but there's something about that one I really like. It's looks like a nice clincher for sure. Congrats and enjoy!

 

jpmcwjr

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May 12, 2015
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Carmel Valley, CA
Well done!! Ryan is a top notch carver and fellow. I'll order a new one from him after I get home. I am now more in the lighter versions of his work. (Weight, not stain.)

 

dkaye201

Starting to Get Obsessed
Jun 13, 2016
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Great looking pipes! Here's to years of enjoyment from both of those pipes!

 

ashdigger

Lifer
Jul 30, 2016
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Vegas Baby!!!
Jefff, my oldest Alden is closing in on 3 yrs old and I was smoking it when Ryan walked up. He examined it and proceeded to explain the little details that make his new pipes so much better. That's what I love about people who understand hard work.....always striving to be better.

 

jefff

Lifer
May 28, 2015
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Chicago
He has made me 2 pipes. In both instances he has contacted me telling me he had problems with various pieces of briar. On the first pipe he went through 5 blocks. That level of picky is very rare. I know I don't have it..:). But it makes buying a pipe from him a no brainer.
And the latest, a "Bent Egg Cutty" as I like to think of it, is beyond what I imagined. And it smokes like a ........ pick your adjective.

 
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