For no particular reason, I'm posting the four pipes I've commissioned over the years.
In the first picture, they're:
1) Paul Bonaquisti Ruvido in a "Canadian Prince" shape from 1998. The bowl was designed after an Ashton prince owned by a friend of mine.
2) Bill Boyle re-interpreting the same shape in 2012.
3) Bill Boyle Hungarian, made to commemorate a special occasion in 2015.
4) Mark Tinsky, made to resemble an English-made, no-name pipe I grew to like. Mark made both tapered and saddle stems, both with logos; it's a two star black and tan from 2010.
A close up of the two Canadian princes.
Personally, I think Bill our did himself on the Hungarian. The shank band was made of bloodwood - the hardest wood he'd ever worked he told me.
In the first picture, they're:
1) Paul Bonaquisti Ruvido in a "Canadian Prince" shape from 1998. The bowl was designed after an Ashton prince owned by a friend of mine.
2) Bill Boyle re-interpreting the same shape in 2012.
3) Bill Boyle Hungarian, made to commemorate a special occasion in 2015.
4) Mark Tinsky, made to resemble an English-made, no-name pipe I grew to like. Mark made both tapered and saddle stems, both with logos; it's a two star black and tan from 2010.
A close up of the two Canadian princes.
Personally, I think Bill our did himself on the Hungarian. The shank band was made of bloodwood - the hardest wood he'd ever worked he told me.