A recent interest in pencil shanks coupled with posts showing off other members Piersel pipes lead me to a search for one of my own. There was one at Smokers Haven I liked and I sent Scottie an email with a question.
It didn't take long for her to make it abundantly clear the timing was right for a commission..so who am I to disagree?
Why not get exactly what I want for essentially the same price?
So, a dozen or so emails later we have an almost finished pipe.
Here's some of the many work in progress pics she was gracious enough to send me (so as to keep me salivating, I'm sure).
The details are: Scottie series. 7" oal. 1.5" x .75" Chamber. Dark, dark sandblast/yellow swirl Bakelite ring/denim blue ebonite stem.
The shape I wanted was a minimally tapered brandy or like..a billiard/egg hybrid. Luckily, Ladybriar knew where I was going and did a helluva job rendering what I was trying to communicate.
It didn't take long for her to make it abundantly clear the timing was right for a commission..so who am I to disagree?
Why not get exactly what I want for essentially the same price?
So, a dozen or so emails later we have an almost finished pipe.
Here's some of the many work in progress pics she was gracious enough to send me (so as to keep me salivating, I'm sure).
The details are: Scottie series. 7" oal. 1.5" x .75" Chamber. Dark, dark sandblast/yellow swirl Bakelite ring/denim blue ebonite stem.
The shape I wanted was a minimally tapered brandy or like..a billiard/egg hybrid. Luckily, Ladybriar knew where I was going and did a helluva job rendering what I was trying to communicate.
