Cutty Madness. Match 6.

[alaskanpiper]

Here we have a beautifully simple cross-cut blasted straight cutty with uniquely colored dark blue-green stem against a slightly bent bamboo tan blast that displays some striking ring grain.

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.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

2

 

[cosmicfolklore]

2

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Oh, thats a tough one. But I'm gonna go with #2

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Did you ask for no nomenclature or stem markings, or do some of these have a touch of photoshop going on to hide the maker?

 

[alaskanpiper]

Did you ask for no nomenclature or stem markings, or do some of these have a touch of photoshop going on to hide the maker?

I have not altered the photos in any way, but I have made efforts to avoid using their photos that clearly display nomenclature if possible. All the pipes do have markings, and all makers will be revealed at the end.

 

[Ahi Ka]

1.

Is this the last of the US primary rounds?

 

[LotusEater]

#2

 

[alaskanpiper]

1.

Is this the last of the US primary rounds?

These pipes are not from the US. There is one more match remaining after these for both US and International carvers.

 

[ashdigger]

This seems unfair.

Number 2!!

 

[Coreios]

2

 

[Peter Turbo]

Tough choice, but #1.

 

[timt]

1

 

[Ahi Ka]

These pipes are not from the US. There is one more match remaining after these for both US and International carvers.

Haha ok that makes more sense.

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

Dadgum! Maybe my favorite yet. #1 for me.

 

[canucklehead]

PIPE #2

The first one has a nice blast, but I like the smaller details in the second one, and the bamboo.

 

[brian64]

Once again, both are great, but I'm going with #1 because the bamboo just doesn't work well for me in this particular instance. Sometimes I really like bamboo...not this time...can't really say exactly why.

 

[OzPiper]

Pipe #2

 

[n_irwin]

These are both fantastic. I’ll vote for #2. Thanks for putting this together—I’ve really enjoyed these threads

 

[UB 40]

No. 2, because I like bamboo when it’s not coming as stilettos