Does Anyone Enjoy Straight Grain?

[yaddy306]

It's kind of alright, I guess...
Yuri Aksenov billiard:

http://pipeshouse.com/good_1555.html

 

[daimyo]

Wowser, that is some amazing grain! 8O

 

[tarheel1]

Hmm it is a nice piece of briar, but a little too straight for my taste. I prefer flame grain.

 

[papipeguy]

Oh yes, that is beautiful.

 

[philobeddoe]

That is amazing, it looks like the grain was drawn with a ruler! Beauty!

 

[cobguy]

That's a good looking pipe ... kinda' reminds me of Mossy Oak Camo!

 

[yaddy306]

Amazing that a Russian could produce that through the eyes of vodka.

Ukrainian, actually.

 

[bloodwood]

That's a beaut.

Straight, quilt, birdseye, birdpeck, curly it's all good in my book Things That Are Good.
Me thinks you're purposely fishing for negative comments in hopes it will dissuade you from purchasing

another pipe.

Sorry, I won't be part of such blasphemy.

It's kind of alright, I guess...

(read: I've got to have this bad boy!)

 

[ravkesef]

Truly magnificent. We all know that a straight grain doesn't smoke any different than any other pipe, but…

 

[easterntraveler]

It looks like it's raining. Awesome pipe.

 

[iamn8]

I LOVE me some straight grain!!

 

[iamn8]

Everclear huh? I missed a part of my college experience thanks to Everclear and jello.... There's ALWAYS room for jello.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Gorgeous grain!

 

[gambit88]

They're pretty. I have a thing for the rustic finishes though. That being said I regret selling the straight grain Heritage I had.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Beautiful pipe!!

 

[owen]

Jaw meet floor.

 

[bigjoe]

The grain in that second picture conjures an image of tree trunks in a dense forest to me, with the birds' eye starting at the bottom resembling fallen leaves on the forest floor... I tend to pick out images in random patterns.

 

[iamn8]

Bigjoe, I had the same thought. I imagined the redwood forest in Yosemite National Park, straight red trees with black background. Like this photo only taken from a distance.

 

[stvalentine]

Surely a piece of art but also a tad intimidating when it comes to actually using those pipes. In fact I feel that people are slightly overexited about straight grain. Right now I prefer a nice sandblast or rustication over a smooth pipe.

Nevertheless an awesome example!

 

[beefeater33]

One helluva example of true straight grain..... many seek it, yet few really obtain it. In my mind---- the Holy Grail!!