@ashdigger @brian64 Number 1 is my favourite pipe shapeThese are both wonderful, but I have to go with #1...it's just absolutely gorgeous. It's so beautifully shaped, and the horn mount really sets it off perfectly.
Bakelite.#2 for the shaping. What's the stem material?
The color of the stain on #2 is fantastic!Here we have a stout little black blast nosewarmer with a horn shank mount against a spiky plateau rimmed cutty with a bakelite stem.
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.
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