Halloween Commission Sneak Peak??‍♂️

[Chasing Embers]

 

[macaroni]

Looks like Poul Ilsted is back and at work, or Manduela has been busy with those lovely panels--beautiful!
Hope it smokes great, and I bet it will!
enjoy
mike

 

[STP]

Yea… that’s going to be spooky looking pipe. Look forward to seeing the finish product… w/matching tamper I presume?

 

[condorlover1]

That looks to be interesting

 

[Chasing Embers]

Yea… that’s going to be spooky looking pipe. Look forward to seeing the finish product… w/matching tamper I presume?

Got the tamper for the set with last year's Halloween piece.



I like watching what he comes up with for these. Last year I sent him pics of old twisted trees, this year I sent vampire bats.

 

[shanez]

Is it just me or do the angles and proportions look like an old timey wood coffin?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Is it just me or do the angles and proportions look like an old timey wood coffin?

That's the intent.? The shank follows the same shape.



He's considering the stem to follow through with the shape as well.

 

[pepesdad1]

Sweet, Duane...looks like a real winner!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Sweet, Duane...looks like a real winner!

Thanks! Once it gets its black and blood stain, the antler accent and orange juma stem are really going to pop!?

 

[didimauw]

This is exciting even for me!

 

[Chasing Embers]

This is exciting even for me!

He's probably about ready to strangle me. On top of this one he'll be working on this year's Santa pipe, a luna moth pipe, and a Bruce Weaver tribute pipe.

 

[Inspired Idler]

Is it just me or do the angles and proportions look like an old timey wood coffin?

Beat me to it. Too cool man!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Beat me to it. Too cool man!

He definitely surprised me. I thought he would go with more bat inspired but he turned expectations on its ear and went full on Dracula!? Surprise commissions are a blast!

 

[cshubhra]

Very impressive! Waiting for the finished product.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Very impressive! Waiting for the finished product.

I'm a bit of a masochist. Once it gets here I won't open it until Halloween. Not terrible considering Bruce Weaver made me a Christmas pipe back in 2016 and it arrived in May. It became sort of a forum joke and ended in a countdown on Christmas Eve when I finally put fire to it as the clock rolled over to Christmas. The Santa pipes are a different story. They aren't Christmas pipes exactly. I sent Jason a story about Santa's daily life and work and I task him to make the pipe that Santa would smoke during that time. Not being a Christmas pipe means I get to smoke them as soon as they arrive!?

 

[LotusEater]

He's probably about ready to strangle me. On top of this one he'll be working on this year's Santa pipe, a luna moth pipe, and a Bruce Weaver tribute pipe.

This from the guy who says his interest in pipe collecting is waning lol

Can’t wait to see them all!

 

[pappymac]

I'm a bit of a masochist. Once it gets here I won't open it until Halloween. Not terrible considering Bruce Weaver made me a Christmas pipe back in 2016 and it arrived in May. It became sort of a forum joke and ended in a countdown on Christmas Eve when I finally put fire to it as the clock rolled over to Christmas. The Santa pipes are a different story. They aren't Christmas pipes exactly. I sent Jason a story about Santa's daily life and work and I task him to make the pipe that Santa would smoke during that time. Not being a Christmas pipe means I get to smoke them as soon as they arrive!?

I'd like to see a photo of that pipe.

 

[Chasing Embers]

This from the guy who says his interest in pipe collecting is waning lol

Can’t wait to see them all!

But I did say meercshaum, Bruce Weavers, and J. Everetts only.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I'd like to see a photo of that pipe.

Pipes

This year will be the third.


2019



2020

 

[mso489]

I have a weakness for panels, and that one is primo.