Amazing!

[scrumpyjack]

Don't know how they smoke, but amazing work!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smoprJHGOwo

http://imgur.com/r/lotr/lA96z

https://www.instagram.com/p/BUKcX5hBPkv/?taken-by=svpipesdesign

 

[snagstangl]

I bet he could price those at $1000 a piece and keep constantly working for the next ten years.

 

[scrumpyjack]

I found a website that said the Gimli pipe was $2500!

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

Sidrit Vaqari does amazing work. My favorites of his so far were his Smaug, Gimli, and Gandalf The Grey. He does all the carving with hand tools.

 

[lotharen]

Those are some NICE pipes!

 

[tozert]

Very impressive!

 

[mso489]

Master carving. A real piece of sculpture.

 

[bluegrasspipe]

How awesome is that?! I love the tamper which is Gandalf's staff, and the box is cool too.

 

[scrumpyjack]

I've now been tagged about 15 times on Facebook about these pipes. The curse of being a unicorn pipe smoker in the world.

 

[fitzy]

Awesome.

 

[hobie1dog]

Incredible talent out there....I missed my share of it.

 

[pipesmokingtom]

Incredible talent out there....I missed my share of it.

I feel ya. I'd be happy being that good at ANYTHING.

 

[plainjosh]

Wow! Those are amazing. I can't wait to get my lathe. And start making briars.

 

[thomasw]

Those are too fancy for me, but I do love the Smaug carved pipe that blows smoke out in part through the nostrils! Truly a piece of art.

 

[plainjosh]

Smaug? Smoke out the nose?

That's awesome. Where did you get that?

 

[crashthegrey]

The Smaug is by the same carver referenced by OP, Sidrit Vaqari.

 

[phantomwolf]

Incredible. Even the handmade chests they come in are really cool.

 

[clickklick]

I just wish he put more into his stemwork.