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Weird Pipes
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Years ago I was trying to make a bent egg shape. The wood was not cooperating at all with a lot of sand pits and small cracks. So, what the hell, I'll just let my imagination go wild and see what I can do with this thing. Here's what I came up with. The only one I ever did with that kind of finish. Keepable, but not sellable. 
A bit abstract for me. Not the biggest fan of briar or smaller pipes anymore either, they're hell on my arthritis and wrists. The near anatomical correctness of the Kenan I have was what sold it and it was only $280.
I think it's sellable. I've seen far more amateur looking monstrosities selling for big bucks. And this ain't bad looks a bit like a toe that's been soaking for years but..... Seriously I think it's one of those cases of the artist or creator being more critical then the audience.Years ago I was trying to make a bent egg shape. The wood was not cooperating at all with a lot of sand pits and small cracks. So, what the hell, I'll just let my imagination go wild and see what I can do with this thing. Here's what I came up with. The only one I ever did with that kind of finish. Keepable, but not sellable.
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I owned this Trever Talbert Goblin for a number of years.
I also owned this Goblin from Trever.
I also owned this Goblin from Trever.
Definitely ...
... and not forgetting the Lady's Leg pipes
Yes, a Savinelli 'Table Pipe' that I remember well from the late 1970s.
I don't know about weird but maybe unusual would be an apt description for the Japanese Safety Pipe ...
... but weird could describe this cheroot holder adapted from a bird's skull sadly now missing its chin
Absurdly small yet fully functioning - the doll's house clays ...
... and mini racks
For absurdly large you've got to go for cherrywood ... such as this example by Ropp although definitely not the widest bowl or longest stem available on such a pipe
For the longest
For the most organic (as in the sense "relating to or derived from living matter")
In the search for the perfect smoke back in the day there were unsurprisingly many 'System pipes' with some looking more than a little weird.
There were also the metamorphic Stanhope (optical device that allow you to view a microphotograph without using a microscope) souvenir pipe which was unusually in the shape of a small wooden Champagne bottle that unscrewed in the middle to reveal a stem and mouthpiece inside which was inserted into a hole in the side of the lower section of the bottle. The top of the bottle had a Stanhope usually depicting a building commemorating an event such as the Franco-British Exhibition London 1903
This one of The White House courtesy Stanhope Microworks
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I can't figure out what is happening with the safety pipe thats just weird.
Phenomenal pipes! Are the pair of pipes with bamboo shanks by Roman Kovalev (Doctor's Pipes)? Regardless, I love them!
Unfortunately I don't know how to move pics from my phone to the laptop and I'm unable to find a pic of a similar example of my bent Dr Plumb Dinky.
It's a tiny pipe - it's a smidgeon over 4" and weighs just 17 grams. It's a great little smoker.
I own this.
Reverse Calabash, Nose Warmer, Micro Wartfish by Christian Wolfsteiner (Tarok Briar)
Reverse Calabash, Nose Warmer, Micro Wartfish by Christian Wolfsteiner (Tarok Briar)
Yes, I can't deny the signs of a misspent youth ... in the 1970s and 1980s while my brother was chasing girls in nightclubs and discos I was chasing pipes and as you can see I caught up with a number of them.
@virkia ,
You should post pics of your entire collection.
Most of us who frequent the Forums are rather addicted to pipe porn, you may have gathered.
Also once my wife sees what a "real pipe collection" is, she may be a bit more forgiving of my modest pile.
I have been corresponding with a collector of Danish pipes for the past 30-40 years. He has the most extensive and impressive collection of Danish pipes from the 1960s onwards - a lot of makers before they became "famous" and commanding stratospheric prices.
He did have a head start in that his father owned a tobacco and pipe shop, although he has never been in that trade.
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