My New Fan Variant by Doug Finlay!

[shanez]

In a bit of randomness I just happened to be on Instagram (I'm not a fan of Instagram) and Doug @doug535 just happened to post a pic of a pipe and noted he was just about done with making it. I contacted him and asked if it would be available. Long story short, it's complete and he's shipping it to me.

I'm super excited for this one to arrive!

Stats: Length=6.75, Height=2.65, Width=1.35, Weight=84g, Chamber =2.00x.860

I love the shape, the blasting is incredible, and the grain on top is gorgeous!

Finished pics:













Thank you Doug!

 

[The Benedictine]

Not my style. Glad you like it and got a custom.

 

[shanez]

Not my style. Glad you like it and got a custom.

They might not be for everyone but I'm a big fan of fans.

 

[sablebrush52]

Doug makes fantastic pipes. I own two of his. Even better, he's a wonderful person, smart, funny, and very knowledgeable.

 

[Bbailey324]

The grain on that is impressive!

 

[ashdigger]

I would never smoke that pipe while working cows, because you’d never know if shit hit the fan.

 

[doug535]

In a bit of randomness I just happened to be on Instagram (I'm not a fan of Instagram) and Doug @doug535 just happened to post a pic of a pipe and noted he was just about done with making it. I contacted him and asked if it would be available. Long story short, it's complete and he's shipping it to me.

I'm super excited for this one to arrive!

Stats: Length=6.75, Height=2.65, Width=1.35, Weight=84g, Chamber =2.00x.860

I love the shape, the blasting is incredible, and the grain on top is gorgeous!

Finished pics:

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Thank you Doug!

Thanks, Shane. It's boxed up and ready to go out on Monday.

 

[doug535]

Doug makes fantastic pipes. I own two of his. Even better, he's a wonderful person, smart, funny, and very knowledgeable.

I see, already angling for a discount on the next one

 

[Scottmi]

OUTSTANDING!

 

[sablebrush52]

I see, already angling for a discount on the next one

Did it work?

 

[georged]

Doug makes fantastic pipes. I own two of his.

I have five.

Even more fun is I smoke those five as often as my other 138 put together.

Not exaggerating, never mind joking about it. They are that good.

Douggie pipes FTW.

 

[Sigmund]

I like that its a variation. Straight fan shapes for me are a little too undefined. Cool pipe

 

[Sig]

Very nice!
Im typically a clenched so that may be a difficult pipe for me. But its obviously a beautiful and well made pipe. Nice work @doug535

 

[crazyhog]

Beautiful grain throughout!!

 

[bootlegpipes]

love those Finlays and this is no exception

 

[lukasstrifeson]

In a bit of randomness I just happened to be on Instagram (I'm not a fan of Instagram) and Doug @doug535 just happened to post a pic of a pipe and noted he was just about done with making it. I contacted him and asked if it would be available. Long story short, it's complete and he's shipping it to me.

I'm super excited for this one to arrive!

Stats: Length=6.75, Height=2.65, Width=1.35, Weight=84g, Chamber =2.00x.860

I love the shape, the blasting is incredible, and the grain on top is gorgeous!

Finished pics:

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Thank you Doug!

Now that's a hunk of wood!

 

[doug535]

Now that's a hunk of wood!

Would you believe, this block was so huge that I'll have made 3 pipes out of it when I finish up the last one cut from it.

 

[lukasstrifeson]

Would you believe, this block was so huge that I'll have made 3 pipes out of it when I finish up the last one cut from it.

Feels like I need to hit the gym just to look at the pipe!

 

[TheIronMonkey]

@shanez @doug535

I love this pipe. What’s not to love? It’s got interesting lines, nice Birdseye, cool sandblast showing off crisp grain, and a relatively large chamber. Many of you know I have a penchant for Fan pipes. The little pinch between the chamber and stem is a great visual—it helps accentuate the inflated feel of the shape, making it seem like a new variation of a Fan—but my question is this: Once you break the top surface, wouldn’t that change the designation of this pipe to a Dublin, regardless of the extremely chubby proportions?

 

[doug535]

I think that argument could be had. But, as it's initial shape was to be a "Fan" proper, and a flaw dictated a slight change, I personally think it fits more into the Fan "variant" as the proportions are closer to it than a Dublin. Just my 2 cents.