My Commission from Frank Thunder Pipes

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Aomalley27

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Lovely knot work. Very Celtic!
Yeah, I like a bit of “bling” on the stems of my pipes, and most of my collection are Pete’s, so they have silver or nickel collars; so Frank put the scroll work where the mortise and tenon meet. And the scroll work on the rim is a nice contrast to the rustication below the bead line. I’m thrilled with end result.
 
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cigrmaster

Lifer
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That is pretty cool. If I am not mistaken the symbols on the top of the pipe are Celtic symbols. When my oldest daughter graduated college she asked me to to a father daughter tattoo in a Celtic symbol. She was astonished I said yes. It is a rather large tattoo on the inside of my fore arm where everyone can see it. Here is a pic f the tat the color is a bit different as the colors we got were like aqua type colors.
 

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That carving really distinguishes the pipe, and the color stain and stem really work together. You definitely made commissioning a pipe worthwhile.
 
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Aomalley27

Part of the Furniture Now
Mar 8, 2021
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Chicagoland area
That carving really distinguishes the pipe, and the color stain and stem really work together. You definitely made commissioning a pipe worthwhile.
I can’t say enough good things about working with Frank on this commission. He’s a great guy, and keeps you in the loop throughout the process. And the price point was more than fair.
I’ve also a Mark Tinsky and a Rad Davis I did commissions with. All three were great experiences.
I’ll definitely commission with Frank again. Probably work towards a seven day set (I’ve already this pipe, and a poker I bought off someone else on another forum.... so two down, five to go?)
 
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