Cutty Madness Final Results.

[alaskanpiper]

For anyone who hasn't seen his magnificent Alaska themed 7 day set:

Pipe 1

A Long Awaited Acquisition :: Pipe Talk

I have been dreaming up an Alaska themed 7 day set for some time, including materials I've harvested myself such as moose and blacktail deer antler, gold, pipeline steel, caribou, muskox horn, and more. I have finally decided to begin the commission of this set with the first entry, the artist...

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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

The Third Addition to the Alaska 7 Pipe Set (Blacktail Deer) :: Pipe Talk

All, For those that missed pipes 1 and 2, you can find them here , and here . I was born, raised, and still live in Alaska and throughout that time hunting wild game has been a core part of my life, culture, and subsistence. One of the most interesting animals to hunt in Alaska is the Sitka...

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Pipe 4

Pipe Number 4 In the Alaska 7 day Set (Oil Themed) :: Pipe Talk

All, The Alaska themed 7 day set continues. If you missed the first 3 pipes, you can find them here , here , and here Alaska's history with the oil industry is one of great boom, great bust, and extreme dichotomy, and that has been reflected in my own life as well. Alaska is heavily...

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Pipe 5

Pipe Number 5 in the Alaska Pipe Set (Wood Themed) :: Pipe Talk

All, If you have missed the first 4 pipes in the series, you can find them through links 1, 2, 3, and 4. For the 5th pipe in the Alaska themed 7 day set, I must admit, I had grown a little weary of pouring so much effort into the design, so I decided to take a bit of a break with this one...

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Pipe 6

Pipe Number 6 In The Alaska Pipe Set (Moose Themed) :: Pipe Talk

If you missed the first five pipes, you can find them through links 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 While this pipe may not be for everyone, when it comes to this set it means a lot to me. A huge part of Alaskan culture involves the harvesting of wild fish and game to provide the winters sustenance. It has...

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Pipe 7

7th And Final Pipe in the Alaska Pipe Set (Alaska Native Themed) :: Pipe Talk

What a Journey It's Been. For those that missed the first 6, they can be found through these links 1 2 3 4 5 6 In the history of Alaska, there is likely no more storied, complex, important, tragic, beautiful, and amazing story than that of the Alaska Native people. From crossing the land...

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Wow, haha. Thanks for digging those up!

 

[alaskanpiper]

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.

Hahaha I often hold churchwardens “cigar style” myself. It feels very classy

 

[kcghost]

The contest was fun. Thanks for hosting it.

 

[Honkytonk Man]

Thanks AlaskanPiper, a good bit of fun doing this.

 

[sasquatch]

A lot of fun to do - I had no idea it was going to be a head-to-head shootout, but nothing would have changed, I had some quiet fun making a Walrus (Alaskan had no idea it had two feet when I shipped it). And how delightful to see everyone else's take on the shape, what elements they perceive as "cuttyness" and what elements are personal style.

 

[alaskanpiper]

A lot of fun to do - I had no idea it was going to be a head-to-head shootout, but nothing would have changed, I had some quiet fun making a Walrus (Alaskan had no idea it had two feet when I shipped it). And how delightful to see everyone else's take on the shape, what elements they perceive as "cuttyness" and what elements are personal style.

Hahaha yeah that was quite an awesome surprise! I love how it got nicknamed “The Wutty”

 

[wolflarsen]

Hahaha yeah that was quite an awesome surprise! I love how it got nicknamed “The Wutty”

The wutty was easily my favorite. I had a hard time voting in all the rounds after it dropped off the list because none of the others came close to the same appeal for me.
I plan to have Todd carve one for me if nobody feels like I'd be stepping on their walrus toes by copying their awesome and unique custom pipe design.
What do you think? We could have wutty twins!

 

[alaskanpiper]

The wutty was easily my favorite. I had a hard time voting in all the rounds after it dropped off the list because none of the others came close to the same appeal for me.
I plan to have Todd carve one for me if nobody feels like I'd be stepping on their walrus toes by copying their awesome and unique custom pipe design.
What do you think? We could have wutty twins!

Yeah, man of course! Do it up!

 

[Coreios]

Well done. Consider a March Madness pipe tournament.

 

[Winnipeger]

The wutty was easily my favorite. I had a hard time voting in all the rounds after it dropped off the list because none of the others came close to the same appeal for me.

That pipe was easily the most classic-looking one of the bunch to me. Totally subjective opinion here. It just looked like it could have been made over a hundred years ago. The stain, the size, the shaping, the horn shank? Hopefully Sasquatch will be making wutties up the wazoo now.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Awesome job by all. This was fun to watch and participate in. Some absolutely fantastic pipes, congrats man.

Dublins next?

 

[Winnipeger]

Hey @alaskanpiper!...So...? Which ones did you end up keeping? I'm pretty sure I recently saw one of these come up for sale on fleabay. We never heard if you smoked any of them and if you have any personal favourites among the lot. What was the upshot of this little contest on your end?

 

[alaskanpiper]

Hey @alaskanpiper!...So...? Which ones did you end up keeping? I'm pretty sure I recently saw one of these come up for sale on fleabay. We never heard if you smoked any of them and if you have any personal favourites among the lot. What was the upshot of this little contest on your end?

I kept the Jody, Asteriou, Herbaugh, Nate, Flavia, Sabina, Hasty, Davidson, BST, Pastuch, and Yeti.

I have smoked most of them, but a couple remain unsmoked for now. So far favorites are Jody, Abe, Flavia, Nate in that order. But again, the unsmoked ones remain unranked for that reason. Adam’s little pocket cutty is pretty damn handy too though.

The upshot was fun.