What's Your Take on this Nording?
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Someone certainly likes them, They are selling. There are a couple of them that are interesting, but not pulling the trigger.
I'm with Jason on these. They're a crazy idea, & God only knows where it came from, but like J says, they do sell. Go figure; Nordings are all about half-a-bubble-off anyway in terms of style just generally. I'm not sure of the process they use, but whatever it is it seems to be durable enough.
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I always skim past these while admiring Nording's in general. Why? First of all, as the original post wonders, I don't know how this paint job will age. One of the good things about many pipe finishes is that they develop in a pleasing way over time. This looks like it might either fade or cloud in a way that would just look muddy. Second, I don't know how the presumably smooth finish carrying the art work would shed heat. Then there's the simple matter of the look of the pipe. Like the Japanese Tsuge's adorned with delicate flower paintings, they are playing against type for men, showing the warrior's delicate sensitive side...or something like that. Which works when it works, let's say, but otherwise just looks incongruous, and the poor guy smoking this pipe doesn't control that. I won't even touch deciding if this is a pipe that would appeal to women; women will have to make a statement on that. Probably like men, they'd all have different opinions, seeing it as ridiculously girly or pleasantly colorful. I'd probably smoke this if I had it, but nothing about it has piqued my interest. It's a Nording so probably a fine pipe.
If you knew the wholesale price of this pipe, you will never pay for another Nording lol.
Good design on the pipe, but hate big danish pipes like these.
Cheers,
Chris :puffpipe:
Good design on the pipe, but hate big danish pipes like these.
Cheers,
Chris :puffpipe:
acid', good to hear an alternative opinion. I think the concept here is original, and it's useful to know that uncustomary things are tried, to keep the "tradition" fresh. And someone said these are selling well. So we're going forward, even if I haven't gotten on board yet. Thanks for piping up, as it were.
Acid are you talking about hydrographics? I had a trim piece done for my wife's car a little while ago, a very interesting process. I'm not the process of getting this design on the pipe but would also be interested in knowing.
That pipe is thoroughly ugly. I think the shape is ugly, and the paint makes it doubly so. That's a big HECK NO!!
I was gonna say 'fugh!', but then I remembered the Tyrolean ceramic pipes, whose painted designs I like, and changed my mind: I'd buy that Nording.
I must add, though, the appeal waxes or wanes based on the design/imagery. That one with the blue tit I like. I didn't care for the others' designs: way too Dada (i.e. fugh!).
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