My First Commission -- A MarTelo!

[DanWil84]

Love it, im a sucker for long straight pipes. Very nice blast. Enjoy!

 

[Davy Jones]

That's a nice pipe. Enjoy it for many years to come!

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Hey friends. About a year ago, to celebrate my book deal, I commissioned a pipe for the very first time. I knew it had to be a MarTelo, as I've been seriously admiring Gustavo Cunha's work from afar for a long time, and I knew it had to incorporate his signature bowl-shape, the Jatobá. [The shape is inspired by the hard seed pods of the jatobá tree, aka courbaril, copal, West Indian locust, stinking toe or Braziliian cherry, though it's not a cherry.]
Anyway, it arrived a couple of days ago and I couldn't be more delighted. It's a bit longer than most of my standard pipes at a full 7 inches, and the drilling/draw/burn are all perfect. I inaugurated it yesterday with some Dorchester. The bowl is tall and narrow and smokes a lot like one of the 'shape-reformed' checkmarks from Pipe Dan.
Check out his work sometime -- he also does some amazing surrealistic freehands and masterful interpretations of classic English shapes. If you're interested, his website is here and his IG is here.
A few photos below:
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Beautiful looking pipe, enjoy?

 

[scloyd]

Picture Sven and MacIntyre smoking that pipe while listening to the Victrola.
(you need to read the book)

 

[odobenus]

Picture Sven and MacIntyre smoking that pipe while listening to the Victrola.
(you need to read the book)

Perfect!

 

[monty55]

Fantastic pipe my friend! Congratulations!

 

[STP]

Very nice, and congrats on the book deal?

 

[mikethompson]

Hey friends. About a year ago, to celebrate my book deal, I commissioned a pipe for the very first time. I knew it had to be a MarTelo, as I've been seriously admiring Gustavo Cunha's work from afar for a long time, and I knew it had to incorporate his signature bowl-shape, the Jatobá. [The shape is inspired by the hard seed pods of the jatobá tree, aka courbaril, copal, West Indian locust, stinking toe or Braziliian cherry, though it's not a cherry.]
Anyway, it arrived a couple of days ago and I couldn't be more delighted. It's a bit longer than most of my standard pipes at a full 7 inches, and the drilling/draw/burn are all perfect. I inaugurated it yesterday with some Dorchester. The bowl is tall and narrow and smokes a lot like one of the 'shape-reformed' checkmarks from Pipe Dan.
Check out his work sometime -- he also does some amazing surrealistic freehands and masterful interpretations of classic English shapes. If you're interested, his website is here and his IG is here.
A few photos below:
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Nice looking pipe!

Congrats also on getting your book published. Any details? I've always wanted to try my hand at writing.

 

[odobenus]

Nice looking pipe!

Congrats also on getting your book published. Any details? I've always wanted to try my hand at writing.

Hey thanks! All the details here.

 

[hawky454]

Congratulations, that’s one good looking pipe!

 

[simong]

A pipe for the wild frontier!
Congratulations on your commission, you chose well. ?

 

[markus]

Congrats on the book!
I just finished reading it about 3 weeks ago, fantastic work, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Oh, very nice pipe too, so congrats on that as well!