My new Moretti Volcano Commission (picture heavy)

[plateauguy]

Beautiful pipe, the Birdseye is fantastic!

 

[garzanium]

Wow, thats a beauty.

 

[bernie2]

peckinpahhombre - I agree with you totally about the thin walls you typically find on volcanos. There are some really cool pipes out there I would love to pick up but I avoid them because of those thin walls. When I commissioned this pipe with Marco one of my main requests was to thicken the walls up. That made for a more substantial pipe that is a bit heavy, but it does feel good in the hands.
I ended up building a little marble wood stand for the pipe:

It's the first time I've worked with marble wood. Very interesting material to work...it cuts very easy but it also chips fairly easy, even when sanding. I've tried a few different stains on some small sample pieces but I may just end up varnishing it or buffing it with carnauba wax.

 

[jmmize]

Very good trim lines!

Beautiful! ::

 

[okiescout]

A pipe to lose weight for indeed! Beautiful grain.

 

[muddy41]

What s beautiful piece of art work. I love this bowl shape... Very nice pipe..

 

[freakiefrog]

I'm a huge fan of Marco and his work. That's an awesome piece

 

[bernie2]

I ended up finishing the stand with a four coats tung oil and then a good buff with carnauba wax.

I think it turned out pretty good.

 

[saint007]

Moretti pipes, love their work! Marco is a gentleman to do business with.