Sidebar

These Are Really Out There

Log in

Forgot your password?

SmokingPipes.com Updates

New Cigars




PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Site Sponsors

Al Pascia
Blue Room Briars
Cigar World
Danish Pipe Shop
LePipe.it
Missouri Meerschaum
Pipes2Smoke.com
PipeStud.com
Seattle Pipe Club Tobaccos
SmokingPipes.com
Tabaccheria Corti
TinBids.com

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

PipesMagazine Approved Sponsor

Status
Not open for further replies.
peckinpahhombre

peckinpahhombre

Lifer
Dec 24, 2012
7,195
456
I have been accused of liking some pretty strange pipes, but these pipes that were released today by scandpipes are even way out there by my standards. Needless to say, I don't own them, but thought I would post them for all to comment on. I do admire the artistry, but . . . wow.













 
numbersix

numbersix

Lifer
Jul 27, 2012
5,449
53
Nice find Peck.
The carving technique is excellent and one could easily argue that these are a form of usable art. In fact, I could see these in an art gallery.
But I would have zero interest in owning one as an actual pipe to smoke.

 
delkhouri

delkhouri

Can't Leave
May 4, 2013
448
22
Columbus Ohio
They are artistic for sure. I don't want to sound insulting to the artists but if I saw these ate a flea market or antique shop for a few dollars I would probably buy it to set on my shelf but with no intention of ever smoking it. But $1600???

 
philobeddoe

philobeddoe

Lifer
Oct 31, 2011
7,439
11,741
East Indiana
At least you can see $1600.00 worth of craftsmanship and time in these pipes. Many times, you're asked to pay $1600.00 for a stamp on the bottom of a shank! Once a carver achieves a certain status, their pipes can sometimes command prices that outstretch their level of relative effort.

 
4dotsasieni

4dotsasieni

Part of the Furniture Now
Jan 6, 2013
756
6
Hey, the first pipe is a natural for tobacco reviewers - you can smoke a bowl and write your review, all with the same implement!

 
bryanf

bryanf

Part of the Furniture Now
Jul 16, 2013
742
8
WOW!!! Absolutely amazing. I would love to own either pipe, but I would never smoke them if I did.

 
boudreaux

boudreaux

Part of the Furniture Now
Apr 7, 2013
676
2
Imagination and creativity lives! Now this is real "thinking out of the bowl."

 
simnettpratt

simnettpratt

Lifer
Nov 21, 2011
1,516
2
I would smoke the zipper pipe as a novelty, but not for $1,600. The dollar pipe I would not pay $16 for - yuck. Nicely carved though.

 
cigrmaster

cigrmaster

Lifer
May 26, 2012
20,249
57,280
66
Sarasota Florida
You couldn't pay me 1600.00 to smoke those butt ugly abominations. Sorry but I want my pipe to look like a pipe, those hurt my eyes just looking at them. Peck, did you eat some mushrooms before looking at those? LOLOLOL
I am all for innovation and artistic impressions, but those are just plain weird looking. The zipper one at least looks like a horn of some kind.

 
ssjones

ssjones

Moderator
Staff member
May 11, 2011
18,443
11,352
Maryland
postimg.cc
You probably noticed that I'm a classic shape guy all the way, but those two are oddly appealing. But like Peck said, not $1,600 appealing...
I see they are from Russian carver, Alexey Kharlamov. The carving details are really incredible. I would be very unhappy with myself if I broke off that pencil tip....
http://www.scandpipes.com/group.asp?group=459

 
rockymtnsmoker

rockymtnsmoker

Can't Leave
May 31, 2013
418
3
If that zipper pipe is carved out of a single piece of briar the dude is a certified genius. But it belongs in an art gallery, not anyone's pipe rack! Thanks for posting the pics.

 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom