Nice to meet you anthony and you got a nice pipe coming along!! would you consider that a blowfish hybrid?
Commissioned Pipe. William Anderson.
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I would say it's closer to a bent egg, I suppose, aggravatedfarmer. Belated welcome to the forums to you. :D
I was just sent a couple more photos, so I figured I'd go ahead and post them.
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Here he's throwing on the black, to make the grain pop
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Here he's throwing on the black, to make the grain pop
Roughly, something you've ordered, requested, negotiated for with or from an artist, artisan, or hitman. (that's for the word commissioned.)
Thanks newbroom, I thought so, but I was unsure of that. Well, the word "commission" got me confused.
Woohoo! Another photo! In this one he's sanded off the black stain and added a layer of brownish stain. It looks like he covered the spalted maple with a generous amount of electrical tape or some such to protect it. Some pretty descent flame grain showing here. And I love flame grain almost as much as I love birdseye. I'm getting more and mores stoked with each photo!
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A few more in process of staining...
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Two of my favorite things... birdseye and flamegrain.
Two of my favorite things... birdseye and flamegrain.
Well, it's done and on it's way. And it looks like I have one heck of a pipe on the way. I couldn't be happier...
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Beautiful flame grain, which I love. Beautiful birdseye, which I also love. A beautiful dark red cumberland stem, which is my first cumberland. And a beautiful piece of spalted maple making a wonderful transition from shank to stem. All of this in my first ever commissioned pipe.
Will Crawford (Anderson is his middle name) was a treat to do business with. He seems like a great guy that truly enjoys doing what he's doing, taking the time to offer suggestions and ask my opinion and bring things to attention I might not have thought about... like stem measurements and such. He was more than willing to provide all these photos, and sometimes just chat it up about pipes and tobaccos. Instead of pacing back and forth and stressing about what might be going on with my pipe, his updates and photos kept me at ease. And he made the whole process quite fun. I would keep an eye on his name, because I think he's one that will go far.
Now the hard part is waiting for this beauty of a pipe to arrive in the mail.
Beautiful flame grain, which I love. Beautiful birdseye, which I also love. A beautiful dark red cumberland stem, which is my first cumberland. And a beautiful piece of spalted maple making a wonderful transition from shank to stem. All of this in my first ever commissioned pipe.
Will Crawford (Anderson is his middle name) was a treat to do business with. He seems like a great guy that truly enjoys doing what he's doing, taking the time to offer suggestions and ask my opinion and bring things to attention I might not have thought about... like stem measurements and such. He was more than willing to provide all these photos, and sometimes just chat it up about pipes and tobaccos. Instead of pacing back and forth and stressing about what might be going on with my pipe, his updates and photos kept me at ease. And he made the whole process quite fun. I would keep an eye on his name, because I think he's one that will go far.
Now the hard part is waiting for this beauty of a pipe to arrive in the mail.
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Heck no lol. In my opinion if it's got a tobacco chamber and an airway from stem to that tobacco chamber, it's meant to be loaded up with some tobacco and smoked. It will however be a pipe I enjoy at home while relaxing and will be well cared for.
Outstanding! Pretty much my philosophy too; why build it if you're not going to use it.
Happy puffing! :puffpipe:
I enjoyed the photos very much. I was following the thread from very beginning, thanks a lot and enjoy your pipe.
:Hey guys its Will Crawford from William Anderson pipes. Anthony had mentioned that he was posting some pictures of the pipe I made for him on this forum so I figured I would come take a look and go ahead and get an account while Im at it. I really Appreciate the interest in my work from everyone on the forum, and thanks again Anthony for such a great recommendation its greatly appreciated; you were a pleasure to work with and I hope I get to work with you in the future buddy.
If you like my work feel free to contact me on my on my facebook page William Anderson Pipes if you want to chat about my work or stay up to date on my next project. I really enjoy what I am doing and love to see the interest from others in my work.
If you like my work feel free to contact me on my on my facebook page William Anderson Pipes if you want to chat about my work or stay up to date on my next project. I really enjoy what I am doing and love to see the interest from others in my work.
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