I found this image a couple of months ago, and was really dazzled by it. I liked the radical bowl shape, and the texture combination of plateau, rustified, and smooth. I tracked down the maker and asked if he could make a similar one.
He completed it earlier this week, and apparently I wasn't clear enough about what aspects of the original pipe appealed to me. He said he didn't currently have an appropriate piece of plateau in stock, although I wished he had told me that up front. Instead of a wild pipe, he interpreted the triangular theme in a much more elegant fashion.
After my initial disappointment, I realized it was a very beautiful pipe in its own right and agreed to buy it. Meanwhile, he's sourcing some plateau blocks for his working stash. I think it's quite well done, especially considering that it was less than half the cost of the lowest price Dunhill smokingpipes is currently showing.
He completed it earlier this week, and apparently I wasn't clear enough about what aspects of the original pipe appealed to me. He said he didn't currently have an appropriate piece of plateau in stock, although I wished he had told me that up front. Instead of a wild pipe, he interpreted the triangular theme in a much more elegant fashion.
After my initial disappointment, I realized it was a very beautiful pipe in its own right and agreed to buy it. Meanwhile, he's sourcing some plateau blocks for his working stash. I think it's quite well done, especially considering that it was less than half the cost of the lowest price Dunhill smokingpipes is currently showing.
