New Grant Batson Blasted Egg (lots of pix)

[bigvan]

Grant Batson is part of the new breed of young pipe carvers based in Nashville. Todd referred to Grant as "the best pipe maker you've never heard of". I met Grant at the Chicago show when he had one more pipe left unsold which I had to have (I have a thing for blasted eggs). Unfortunately I was out of cash, but we agreed to touch base after the show and if the pipe was still unsold, I'd buy it. Well, it was, I did and here it is.

 

[topd]

Nice Pipe! and I like the little yard chair too.

 

[papipeguy]

Very nice; I like his treatment on the rim. Good luck with it.

 

[lonestar]

Sweet ! I remember that pipe. Grant is a helluva guy, and making some incredible pipes too.

Hows she smoke ?

 

[bigvan]

"Hows she smoke ?"
I'll let you know in about an hour.
BTW, the "Todd" I referred to in my original post was Todd Johnson. Gotta start proof-reading!

 

[grizzly86]

Dang, that is nice. I am going to have to check this guy out...another one for "the list"?

 

[dervis]

That is one fine pipe. Like others have stated I need to check out more of his work.

 

[spartan]

Is it a pure coincidence that we have the same name?
I think NOT! :mrgreen:
Excellent pipe. I hope she doesn't let you down.

 

[ejames]

What's not to like about that one??!! Very nice!

 

[bigvan]

A wide open airway, comfortable bit, nice thick walls... a VERY well done pipe!

 

[lonestar]

Now you need one of his guitars.

 

[bigvan]

I know a chord! I can do that!

 

[lazydog]

What a talent. Besides the execution of the making of the pipe, the concept and the shape choice is just amazing to me. These guys are sculptors. I guess they are limited to some extent because after all it still has to be a functional pipe, but the variation on the same theme seems never ending. ::

 

[jonahtke]

Does he have a website? Or distribute through another vendor? All I've found so far is a twitter page that seems to be his.

 

[bigvan]

http://www.gbatsonpipes.com/index.html
FYI: Not professionally associated with Grant or his business.

 

[waznyf]

That is a really nice pipe! I hope you enjoy its smoking ability.

Guess I really need to get to a pipe show one of these days.

 

[simnettpratt]

I also like the chair almost as much as the pipe!

 

[barkar]

very nice.

 

[arabpipesmoker]

Great score, Congrats my friend

 

[cortezattic]

Great looking wood here. I can see why you had to have it. I especially like the way the stem meets the shank. Quite a good looker. :clap: