Moonshine Pipes – Devil Anse – Whiskey Blast
TLDR: http://imgur.com/a/IF2sY
What a nice pipe! I would be ordering another Shiner collection today had I not had the experience I did with Jonathan on the other thread. I really wanted to hate it and have it arrive with something wrong so I could lambast it in front of the community, but I can’t.
First impression upon opening the box is that it is bigger than I anticipated. Which is a good thing. I had read some reviews suggesting to get ready for a smaller pipe. I knew the measurements and did the invisible ruler in the air in front of the computer thing, but I was pleasantly surprised nonetheless.
Second surprise was that this pipe has some heft to it. Nothing crazy, but I suppose since I was expecting smaller, I was imagining something lightish like a cob (not quite, but light). I’m glad that did not pan out. The weight feels great in hand. I’m not so sure this pipe is a clencher, however. The leverage and center of gravity are too far out to be comfortable for a long time. Or maybe that’s just me. I wasn’t looking for a clencher anyway.
Ok. Obviously the blast work is quality. This thing looks good, I mean real good. It has a certain ruggedness that lends itself well to what I assume the vision of this pipe is, or at least, the vision as described in the product description on the website. It’s my first blasted pipe and I am pretty pleased about it. Very well done.
The drilling is almost perfect. It may even be perfect for the shape, I’m not sure. It seems as though it is a hair high, allowing for a tiny divet just below its egress into the bowl, not even the size of a BB. But I look at the shape, and it’s pretty spot on for how the bowl cants. I imagine it may be a difficult or uncommon drill.
Overall arbitrary rating of how I feel about this pipe, even after all the BS I’d say at eight out of ten. However, my recommendation is to not buy from this company until you see a Buy One Get One sell pop up again. Also, buyer beware: The company does not know or seemingly care a lot about modern CSAT practices and should you find yourself on the end needing to communicate with the company for any reason post-purchase you will may find yourself asking yourself why you handed money over to such a dickbag, if he even communicates back at all (which honestly would have been better). Your mileage may, of course, vary. Happy piping! ☺
TLDR: http://imgur.com/a/IF2sY
What a nice pipe! I would be ordering another Shiner collection today had I not had the experience I did with Jonathan on the other thread. I really wanted to hate it and have it arrive with something wrong so I could lambast it in front of the community, but I can’t.
First impression upon opening the box is that it is bigger than I anticipated. Which is a good thing. I had read some reviews suggesting to get ready for a smaller pipe. I knew the measurements and did the invisible ruler in the air in front of the computer thing, but I was pleasantly surprised nonetheless.
Second surprise was that this pipe has some heft to it. Nothing crazy, but I suppose since I was expecting smaller, I was imagining something lightish like a cob (not quite, but light). I’m glad that did not pan out. The weight feels great in hand. I’m not so sure this pipe is a clencher, however. The leverage and center of gravity are too far out to be comfortable for a long time. Or maybe that’s just me. I wasn’t looking for a clencher anyway.
Ok. Obviously the blast work is quality. This thing looks good, I mean real good. It has a certain ruggedness that lends itself well to what I assume the vision of this pipe is, or at least, the vision as described in the product description on the website. It’s my first blasted pipe and I am pretty pleased about it. Very well done.
The drilling is almost perfect. It may even be perfect for the shape, I’m not sure. It seems as though it is a hair high, allowing for a tiny divet just below its egress into the bowl, not even the size of a BB. But I look at the shape, and it’s pretty spot on for how the bowl cants. I imagine it may be a difficult or uncommon drill.
Overall arbitrary rating of how I feel about this pipe, even after all the BS I’d say at eight out of ten. However, my recommendation is to not buy from this company until you see a Buy One Get One sell pop up again. Also, buyer beware: The company does not know or seemingly care a lot about modern CSAT practices and should you find yourself on the end needing to communicate with the company for any reason post-purchase you will may find yourself asking yourself why you handed money over to such a dickbag, if he even communicates back at all (which honestly would have been better). Your mileage may, of course, vary. Happy piping! ☺
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