Well boys, we did it! Started off little slow, but game after game, we continued to hit our stride until we cut down the net!!!
Cutty Madness Final Results.
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I’m going to go through some kind of withdrawal now- I really enjoyed and looked forward to each round. Thanks for sharing all those beautiful pipes with us .
Well done @alaskanpiper organising such a fun competition!!!!!
My ranking:
(1) Jody Davis
(2/3/4/5 - tie for 2nd)
-Asteriou
-MarTelo
-Yeti
-J Alan
(6) Nate King
(7) Abe Herbaugh
(8) Flavia Rodriguez
(9) Sabina
The remaining 7 are too far outside my preferences.
(1) Jody Davis
(2/3/4/5 - tie for 2nd)
-Asteriou
-MarTelo
-Yeti
-J Alan
(6) Nate King
(7) Abe Herbaugh
(8) Flavia Rodriguez
(9) Sabina
The remaining 7 are too far outside my preferences.
Someone should do a competition for which pipe-makers create pipes that they’re selling the sponsor for less than a certain amount, say 300$ or maybe 400. It’d be interesting to set a limit, like a poor man’s pipe competition. It’s got to be done fast with no fancy ferrules. I did like some of these pipes a lot (the Jody David) but many were a bit fancy for me. How many of these would retail below 500$?
This was a fun thing for you to do on the forum. Thanks a ton. That’s a nice collection all by itself.
Thanks Alaska, this was fun, and now you have some beautiful pipes to post in the WAYS thread.
We will need a complete run down on how each one smokes… and what you smoke in each if them.
We will need a complete run down on how each one smokes… and what you smoke in each if them.
my personal favourites were the BST and the Chris Asteriou,but they are all lovely pipes.Thanks for showing us them
I too loved this thread, it was a lot of fun and showed some beautiful pipes by some true artists. But I still think that Ropp was robbed! 
8 of them were under $500, but thats direct to consumer via commission, retail may have been higher.
My apologies—I wasn't aware that the Gumnut was only made by Bullfrog. I wouldn't have mentioned it if I didn't think it was a known shape made by others.
Great seeing all these beautiful pipes! Thanks @alaskanpiper!
Herbaugh and Asteriou are already the two carvers I'd like to add to my collection. I had contacted Abe about a month ago about making me a Peewit, but I'll need to save up some pennies first. Hopefully I'll have that later this year.
Then I decided, the one other commission I'd like is A CUTTY! (I've sold off all the ones I've had for one reason or an other, except for my Ropp Churchwarden; but it's pretty much my favourite pipe shape.) That was before you started this contest (damn you!)...which was enlightening and definitely confirmed who my favourite carvers are (out of this bunch anyway.)
In addition to Abe Herbaugh and Chris Asteriou, Jody Davis and Gustavo Cunha made the strongest showing, in my humble, ignorant, and unsolicited opinion. It's ridiculous choosing amongst beautiful objects such as these and deeming one or the other "better" or the "best", but it was sure nice seeing all these pipes. Let's see the rest of your collection now!
Herbaugh and Asteriou are already the two carvers I'd like to add to my collection. I had contacted Abe about a month ago about making me a Peewit, but I'll need to save up some pennies first. Hopefully I'll have that later this year.
Then I decided, the one other commission I'd like is A CUTTY! (I've sold off all the ones I've had for one reason or an other, except for my Ropp Churchwarden; but it's pretty much my favourite pipe shape.) That was before you started this contest (damn you!)...which was enlightening and definitely confirmed who my favourite carvers are (out of this bunch anyway.)
In addition to Abe Herbaugh and Chris Asteriou, Jody Davis and Gustavo Cunha made the strongest showing, in my humble, ignorant, and unsolicited opinion. It's ridiculous choosing amongst beautiful objects such as these and deeming one or the other "better" or the "best", but it was sure nice seeing all these pipes. Let's see the rest of your collection now!
Haha well your picks match the final 4 so you are not alone!
Abe’s Peewits are stunning. If it was a shape I was particularly fond of, that’d be the first place I’d go!
I love the cutty shape, but I’m not sure I’d call it my favorite. But as you can see, it affords a lot of room for an artisan’s creativity to flourish which is why I chose it. I also have one of the Ropp churchwardens! Beautiful lithe tavern shape.
And yes, deeming any one the best is somewhat ridiculous, but ridiculous and fun are not mutually exclusive! In fact, I’ve found in life that they often pair quite well!
As far as the rest of my collection, well, I’ll have to post one a day for about 6 months
I like the cant. I just find them super comfortable to hold and smoke because of the the way the stem is angled towards your mouth when you hold the bowl in a relaxed way. (Almost as though it were designed that way
). The egg-like bowl fits the hand really well. I also find the foot nuzzles against the inside of my knuckle when I hold the shank between my fingers like a cigarette (if that makes sense). It's also the most classic pipe shape. It hasn't really been improved upon IMHO, but I like a straight billiard almost as much.
Thanks for a successful, fun and educational project enjoyed by so many here.
Most of the pipes I'd love to have in my rack (table/drawer/on bathroom sink/golf bag.
Most of the pipes I'd love to have in my rack (table/drawer/on bathroom sink/golf bag.
For anyone who hasn't seen his magnificent Alaska themed 7 day set:
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Pipe 2
Pipe 3
Pipe 4
Pipe 5
Pipe 6
Pipe 7
Pipe 1
A Long Awaited Acquisition :: Pipe Talk
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Pipe 2
Alaska 7 Pipe Set: Pipe Number 2 (Gold Themed) :: Pipe Talk
All, I am pleased to show off the second finished pipe in my commissioned Alaska 7 day set. For those that missed Pipe number 1 (Mammoth themed), you can find it here. You cannot say the word Gold in the State of Alaska without instantly invoking thoughts of the Klondike Gold Rush of the late...
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Pipe 3
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Pipe 4
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Pipe 5
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Pipe 6
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Pipe 7
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Haha not yet, but soon! Friday (pipe club meeting) at the latest.