As many of you know, I am currently working with numerous carvers on an Alaska themed 7 day set of pipes. All the carvers have been more than generous and a pleasure to work with, tossing in free hand made tampers and the like (which is MUCH appreciated and super cool), but Scottie Piersel truly went overboard with her generosity. I won't rehash the pipe design, which is even more stunning now that it's in hand, but you can find that thread here
Little did I know, that Scottie had gone above and beyond. She cut a chunk off of the briar block she used to make the pipe, did her signature relief grain sandblast on it, and lasered the state of Alaska into the middle. Then attached a magnetic pipe holder to the bottom, and sent it along with the pipe as a surprise. Truly above and beyond.
For anyone wavering, Scottie has been an absolute pleasure to work with. So much so I may or may not already have two more pipes in the works with her
Little did I know, that Scottie had gone above and beyond. She cut a chunk off of the briar block she used to make the pipe, did her signature relief grain sandblast on it, and lasered the state of Alaska into the middle. Then attached a magnetic pipe holder to the bottom, and sent it along with the pipe as a surprise. Truly above and beyond.
For anyone wavering, Scottie has been an absolute pleasure to work with. So much so I may or may not already have two more pipes in the works with her