Cutty Madness. Match 3.

[alaskanpiper]

Moving on to the third match. Here we have an incredibly classic ridge-bowled cutty with a silver spigot mount turned by the carver against a very petite pocket rocket with bamboo that was hand dug by the artisan.

Some of these pipes are distinctive and the carver may be recognizable to many. Please try to avoid guessing the carver in the comments so as not to influence any voters, but feel free to comment on what you like and don't like about each one. Apparently they have done away with the poll feature here, so please cast your vote in a comment and I will count them when the threads begin to naturally slow down.




Did he ever get his finger out??

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Damn, this one is tough

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Have to go with #1. I like the stem and mount even though I love bamboo

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Damn you!!! I have to choose between my two favorite styles of pipes, spigots and bamboos. And, you own both of these. Damn your eyes!!
I have to vote #1, because it has a very sleek and well done look. The second one just looks too short and squat in proportion, but it is pretty, despite...

 

[Coreios]

I love spigots but number 2 and it's reallllly tough.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I like 2.

 

[5star]

# 1
I’m partial to spigots & that pipe has a nice clean look to it
Both are great looking pipes though.

Mac

 

[MCJ]

#1 (spigot with the carved flare at front of the bowl) for the win...

 

[PA Piper Mike]

Easily no. 2 for me. Love the bamboo.

 

[autumnfog]

The second.

 

[lraisch]

Number 1 for me. I really don't care for spigots generally but I do like the amber look of the stem. On the other hand, I don't like bamboo at all!

 

[trudger]

#1 wins.
Oof this is a tough call, the “extras” make it easier. All these blasts are superb so far.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

This was the hardest one to choose so far. I can only imagine how much harder this is going to get.
Now everyone will be getting commissioned cutties

 

[Briar Tuck]

This is another tough one. I'm going with #2 because I love the bamboo.

 

[anotherbob]

#2

 

[solideogloria86]

#1

 

[Winnipeger]

If I had to actually choose between these two pipes, I'd need more information than just pictures, such as weight, length, chamber dimensions, and stem material. I prefer the bowl shaping on #1, but I can't abide acrylic stems. Since I assume that's what you've got there, and I love bamboo as an accent, and I assume #2 weighs less than #1 and has a vulcanite stem, #2 would be my choice, but that's a tough one.

 

[coming to_falling too]

Number 1 for me. Really like the look of the mount and stem.

 

[Sjmiller CPG]

No. 1

 

[beefeater33]

#2 for me.............. it's a little small for my tastes, but it's really well done, and the bamboo looks sharp!