Ashton Pebble Grain Poker (XXX)

[thesmokindragon]

In love yet again... ::

 

[juozapas]

Nice ! I like the way it just sits on a table, the flat bottom keeps it there. :clap:

 

[irish]

you know it my brother... favorite style !!!!

 

[marmal4de]

Good, you buy this, I'll buy the tan-blasted-spigot-Pete

 

[thesmokindragon]

@marmalade, sounds good brah..It has been a poker-pipe eye-ball'in day for me...must stop...or go carve one up...I have some more Apricot & Olive wood that has been sit'in around for far too long ::
Another FW from Stanwell I like

 

[greggors]

Very nice, you have good taste! 8)

 

[marmal4de]

Woah, long time no see Greg!

 

[thesmokindragon]

thanks brothers...since I started try'in to carve pipes I find myself look'in @ waaaaaay to many pipes..for ideas and the "how did they do it" factor ::
Carve'in stuff all freehand is a MONSTER IMO for someone start'in out but makes me appreciate all the masters out there ::

 

[greggors]

lol yea, I may get busy for a while but I'll always come back =D good people here :D
pipe making is truly an art!

 

[thesmokindragon]

My 1st Apricot wood pipe carve w/upgraded PG Stem..It has been my morn'in smoker and is doing very well

This is another Apricot wood pipe I just made as a birthday gift for my Uncle T (I better get it boxed up and shipped out before I smoke it)

 

[marmal4de]

I was chatting with schmitzbitz the other day, he suggested that your apricot wood would look stunning with a blasted finish, I heartily agree!

 

[thesmokindragon]

hear that marmal4de, I was reading into blasting the other day (because I love the look of a blasted bacci pipe)...interesting setups some have for doing it...If I can find a working setup somewhere I could rent some time on it would be great practice ::

 

[pstlpkr]

"how did they do it" factor

Those are sandblasted to reveal the grain pattern.

In most cases I prefer the look of sandblasting to rustication.

But, I'll always be a smooth and grain guy.

 

[marmal4de]

It's funny, I only own smooths (save for a single rustic), and all I drool over are blasts.