Commissioning A Pipe

[saintpeter]

Sure....it's all simple and straight forward, my mind made up on exactly what I want. Then they send photos of what they are capable of and I want one of everything. Now I have to regroup and make up my mind yet again. Sigh.

 

[didimauw]

Sure....it's all simple and straight forward, my mind made up on exactly what I want. Then they send photos of what they are capable of and I want one of everything. Now I have to regroup and make up my mind yet again. Sigh.

I can't wait to see what you get!

 

[saintpeter]

Me either.

 

[acidpox]

I'm also very interested in how your 1st commission goes, I've been wanting to get a commission for the last 6 months but still havnt been able to make mu mind up as to who or what I want yet lol.

 

[saintpeter]

Well, here it is in progress....stem bending and finish to go.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

That's going to be a real beauty when finished. Congrats!

 

[cshubhra]

Looking great and it will be a fantastic pipe when finished.

 

[acidpox]

That's gonna be a looker, cant wait to see it finished.

 

[railman]

That’s looking good! Nice shape, I like the wood accent in the stem.

 

[rmpeeps]

Well, here it is in progress....stem bending and finish to go.

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That’s gonna be NICE!
Tinsky has been my go-to carver for 20+ years.

 

[saintpeter]

And done. Fast work. Good work. Hope shipping is equally as fast.

 

[saintpeter]

Just got off the phone with Mark. Finishing up the transaction. He is very communicative both by email and phone. Very approachable and knowledgeable, although we didn't talk much pipes, but a lot of fishing. (I lived in the area and we fished a lot of the same rivers.) I thank all here for giving me the confidence to do this, although it may have created a monster as I am already planning the next.

 

[scloyd]

Very nice!

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I love it. I've planned on a Tinsky for years but haven't yet pulled the trigger on one. Other pipes keep getting in the way!!! Congratulations, and enjoy the heck out of it!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Mark is like Bruce was. I could call him one day about the details of a commission and three days later he'd send me photos of the finished pipe. Mark does good work, and that's a fine looking author!?

 

[alaskanpiper]

Awesome! Hope you had a great experience!

 

[railman]

That turned out spectacular! I like the smooth rim. Almost makes me want to get one made for me!

 

[saintpeter]

While I won't "kiss and tell" I will say that a pipe like that, with a standard bit, would actually cost about the same as internet and brick and mortar resellers selling his creations. The Cumberland bumps it up some, but I had to go with it cuz I've never had one.

 

[David_Lawrence]

I thought I knew myself until I discovered pipe smoking/collecting. Looking at these photographs...if what I'm feeling is wrong then I don't care to be right.

 

[saintpeter]

It came in the mail! Oh, I can see this adding trouble to my future. It is almost too pretty to smoke. Almost. I just feel the need to smoke it. So I ordered the material to make a batch of One Ton Sally, need to be patient one more week. I have also fallen in love with Cumberland stems, something I could never see any sense in.