I mentioned Scott Hudson in my Fat Bastard thread, but he deserves his own topic heading. I found his site when looking for a Poker. I'm new to pipes so am coming to it without knowing who's who. I like Hudson's pipes, looking at his gallery, comparing his pipes to pipes in other maker's galleries, or what's for sale at places like smokingpipes (my favorite). I've made the initial payment to Hudson for a Poker that follows the design of one in his gallery. The process was easy: I wrote and asked about the cost and delivery time on a pipe that was like pipe number xxxxx. He replied with the info. I replied with "I want it, what's next?" (Not in those words.) He sent a link to pay the deposit. I paid it, and it's underway. He estimates about 2 weeks, with his current schedule. He also has pipes ready and for sale at his site.
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