Anybody Want To Smoke a PIPE!

[phil67]

I can’t for the life of me remember where I came upon this pipe, much less who made it, but I obviously took the time to save the image. I’ll grant you that it must have taken some experience and craftsmanship to make such a pipe, but give me a freaking break. I get enough occasional glances from people while smoking a pipe on my front porch during the warm months, but this would top the proverbial cake. Nothing like sticking what looks like a lead elbow joint in ones mouth. Then again, more likely than not anyone would take notice, but I just had to post this oddity. Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder.

 

[texmexpipe]

Odd but has a certain cool factor.

 

[jmill208]

Do you clean it with Drano?

 

[mso489]

I've Googled pipe subjects and come up with links to heavy industrial piping, so this pipe isn't so

surprising. The bowl might get a little hot. Do you call pipe repair or a plumber?

 

[phil67]

I believe you need a 3/4" spanner wrench to remove the stem and then apply plumbers putty to the tenon when replacing it. Hmmm... what tobacco? Perhaps 'Bald Headed Plumbers Butt'?

 

[Waning Embers]

Gives a whole new meaning to pipe cleaner. Sad thing is, I would probably buy it.

 

[andrew]

Looks like a steampunk pipe.

 

[mephistopheles]

If it for sure wasn't made of lead I would be very interested. I've never liked light pipes; I feel like they should have some heft to them. In any case, I think it looks cool - very unique.

 

[warren]

So a plunger for tamping and a snake instead of pipe cleaners.

 

[jazz]

Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder.

Indeed. It is hideous.

 

[mrenglish]

I agree with gigger, it certainly looks like something Negoita would do. I kinda like it.

 

[allan]

Talk about a nose warmer.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

I have a Negoita that is somewhat similar. It has the same broad shape and is a reverse calabash. The pipe is just over 5 inches long and smokes like a charm.
Rolando made mine a little longer than he normally does, because of my preferences. Here's mine:

 

[peckinpahhombre]

By the way, I have only seen this style of pipe from two carvers - Eltang and Negoita.

 

[ssjones]

That has to be one Rolando's Art Deco series, inspired by industrial design.

http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/put-that-in-your-pipe/pipemaker-profile-rolando-negoita/

 

[daimyo]

Uwe Maier does similar metal finishes but that certainly looks like Rolando's style. I like it but like his exoskeleton style even more, at least that's what SPC calls it.

 

[woodsroad]

It has a nice flow...a fitting subject for a thread.

 

[huntertrw]

"...a fitting subject for a thread."
Would that be an NPT thread?