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HawkeyeLinus

Lifer
Oct 16, 2020
6,133
43,165
Midwest
Last year I purchased a little Peterson No. 127 and it's a nice little pipe, but it convinced me there must be a way to find a compact, yet more substantial bent Dublin. After receiving the beautiful chubby apple from @doug535, I mentioned an interest in something along those lines and next thing I knew, sketches and ideas and I've now received a little bent Dublin that is perfect to me.

I was looking for something an Irish farmer might carry, but a little more rugged and longer lasting bowl, etc. and didn't think a spigot was the answer. So here it is! I'm 2/3 of the way through its initial bowl and enjoying some aged Deep Hollow, seems a perfect pipe for flakes and flake-ish Virginias and man, it performs.

It's just over 5 1/2" long but a substantial, and well designed bowl. Chamber is .82 x 1.96 inches, perfectly conical and just relit for the first time to enjoy the rest of it. The blast is a little "rugged", as desired (won't be slipping out of the farmer's hand), and the color is just what I had hoped for, sort of a whiskey/ale look to it. Black ebonite stem I'm really trying hard not to bite, and really not hard because the stem is so well done and clenches great. The mount is silver, so we'll assume it was a thoughtful gift from the landlord, or the farmer/tenant was thrifty or . . . not necessarily a tenant!

I'm no pipe expert, but just wanted to throw some well-deserved compliments to a forum carver.

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doug535

Can't Leave
Jul 28, 2019
309
1,568
58
Independence, MO.
Last year I purchased a little Peterson No. 127 and it's a nice little pipe, but it convinced me there must be a way to find a compact, yet more substantial bent Dublin. After receiving the beautiful chubby apple from @doug535, I mentioned an interest in something along those lines and next thing I knew, sketches and ideas and I've now received a little bent Dublin that is perfect to me.

I was looking for something an Irish farmer might carry, but a little more rugged and longer lasting bowl, etc. and didn't think a spigot was the answer. So here it is! I'm 2/3 of the way through its initial bowl and enjoying some aged Deep Hollow, seems a perfect pipe for flakes and flake-ish Virginias and man, it performs.

It's just over 5 1/2" long but a substantial, and well designed bowl. Chamber is .82 x 1.96 inches, perfectly conical and just relit for the first time to enjoy the rest of it. The blast is a little "rugged", as desired (won't be slipping out of the farmer's hand), and the color is just what I had hoped for, sort of a whiskey/ale look to it. Black ebonite stem I'm really trying hard not to bite, and really not hard because the stem is so well done and clenches great. The mount is silver, so we'll assume it was a thoughtful gift from the landlord, or the farmer/tenant was thrifty or . . . not necessarily a tenant!

I'm no pipe expert, but just wanted to throw some well-deserved compliments to a forum carver.

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Thanks @HawkeyeLinus , t'was a pleasure working with you on this.
 

doug535

Can't Leave
Jul 28, 2019
309
1,568
58
Independence, MO.
I recently got a Doug Finley tall egg shape that is just outstanding. It’s becoming one of my favorites pretty quickly. I’m planning on buying another from him soon. Great value for the money and the artistry and engineering are both fantastic.View attachment 194139
Glad to see you picked up your "first" pipe made by me, hopefully we can get you into a few more. 😁 PM sponsor Blue Room Briars has a few more coming up soon. You can also DM me.
 

georged

Lifer
Mar 7, 2013
6,204
17,249
A truly top-level pipe maker must execute as well as he designs/shapes.

It's what bites the "artist" carvers the hardest. (I'm currently working on a sculptural pipe worth over $4K made by a legendary innovator-shaper that's literally falling apart. Why? Bad construction choices.)

Once in a while, though, someone comes along who can do both equally well at a very high level.

Doug is one of them.

Lots of conventional and derived-from-conventional pipes come out of his shop, but so do never-seen-before attractive designs that are derivative of NOTHING. Literally new shapes.

Like these two:


PipeWorld history is unfolding in realtime, here, folks.
 

verporchting

Lifer
Dec 30, 2018
3,007
9,340
Glad to see you picked up your "first" pipe made by me, hopefully we can get you into a few more. 😁 PM sponsor Blue Room Briars has a few more coming up soon. You can also DM me.
I’ve been prowling BRB site waiting for some new ones, but maybe we can chat! I didn’t realize you were on the forum (I am apparently not the most observant, lol) but I am really enjoying the pipe! Scott Townsend had great things to say about you and your work (he and Jesse are standup guys!) so I couldn’t resist.