New Holiday Pipe?

[supperthyme]

Cool looking pipe. I like colored stems and that one certainly has some color. Enjoy it!

The stem reminded me of the Milky Way.



Colored stems are critically underrated, in my opinion- but I understand why purists would prefer black ebonite to all else.

 

[olkofri]

It depends on the colours. Savinelli's Dolomiti's = awesome. Savinelli's Oceano = awful.

 

[supperthyme]

It depends on the colours. Savinelli's Dolomiti's = awesome. Savinelli's Oceano = awful.

Having a more traditional and reserved sense of style- I can see why black and earth tones would appeal to you personally more than swirled blue acrylic.

However- uniquely colored cumberland, juma or acrylic stems just take pipes up a notch in my book. ? Plain black ebonite doesn't wow me unless it comes in an eye-catching shape or it perfectly contrasts the stummel.

 

[python]

Colored stems are critically underrated, in my opinion-

I agree.

I much prefer acrylic stems over vulcanite stems and I enjoy the individual personality that a colored acrylic stem gives to a pipe.

 

[olkofri]

Having a more traditional and reserved sense of style- I can see why black and earth tones would appeal to you personally more than swirled blue acrylic.

However- uniquely colored cumberland, juma or acrylic stems just take pipes up a notch in my book. ? Plain black ebonite doesn't wow me unless it comes in an eye-catching shape or it perfectly contrasts the stummel.

Ahhh, ladies' penchant for the glitzy... God bless them for that, otherwise I wouldn't have market for bags! ?

 

[supperthyme]

Ahhh, ladies' penchant for the glitzy... God bless them for that, otherwise I wouldn't have market for bags! ?

Ahhh, ladies' penchant for the glitzy imaginative. Mass produced and beat-to-death shapes and finishes just don't do it for me.

 

[WithDisDane]

Working my way through these since Christmas Eve afternoon.

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Those first two just blow me away. That second one particularly is making me froth at the mouth

 

[olkofri]

Ahhh, ladies' penchant for the glitzy imaginative. Mass produced and beat-to-death shapes and finishes just don't do it for me.

Danish freehands, here she comes! ?

I can appreciate imaginative. Heck, I bought a Quixx with a translucent stem. I do like some of the independent carvers' offerings, but as with all things from the realms of the imagination touched by the winds from beyond the fields we know, there are also some things that are impractical, and others that are just plain ugly:

 

[supperthyme]

Danish freehands, here she comes! ?

I can appreciate imaginative. Heck, I bought a Quixx with a translucent stem. I do like some of the independent carvers' offerings, but as with all things from the realms of the imagination touched by the winds from beyond the fields we know, there are also some things that are impractical, and others that are just plain ugly:

Ha, beauty is subjective. What looks like a sea sponge to us might be the prized centerpiece of someone else's collection. Here is one somewhat impractical, unorthodox and whimsical pipe that I'd like to have some day-


The zoological nature of it makes me feel like it should be kept some kind of cage or enclosure. ?

 

[olkofri]

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[olkofri]

The zoological nature of it makes me feel like it should be kept some kind of cage or enclosure.

I don't think I'd keep something like that in my bedroom—I'd have nightmares!

Yeah, I'm definitely a classical man. If only Bernini had designed pipes...

 

[olkofri]

Actually, I have to take back that statement and correct it, as Bernini was baroque.

So, if only Palladio had designed pipes.

 

[supperthyme]

Actually, I have to take back that statement and correct it, as Bernini was baroque.

So, if only Palladio had designed pipes.

I was about to say- if Bernini had produced pipes then they'd likely be rather opulent meers. Maybe I'm wrong but that doesn't strike me as being your cup of tea.

 

[olkofri]

I was about to say- if Bernini had produced pipes then they'd likely be rather opulent meers. Maybe I'm wrong but that doesn't strike me as being your cup of tea.

Yeah. I actually want a Meerschaum, and there I'm willing to go 'wild': I definitely don't want a boring billiard or apple Meerschaum, but I don't want a grotesque pipe either, or one with a carved human head or, worse, skull.

Something like this:

or even this:

 

[olkofri]

Oh, wow. I want this one! ??

 

[supperthyme]

Oh, wow. I want this one! ??

Dino-meer? Do it!

 

[olkofri]

Hafta wait till the next cheque from the gov't comes, early next month. I was gonna buy a Sav Qandale, but if Genghis Rex is still available, I think I can scratch an extra hundred from my meagre resources.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Danish freehands, here she comes! ?

I can appreciate imaginative. Heck, I bought a Quixx with a translucent stem. I do like some of the independent carvers' offerings, but as with all things from the realms of the imagination touched by the winds from beyond the fields we know, there are also some things that are impractical, and others that are just plain ugly:

Definitely NOT a pipe for people who suffer from trypophobia

 

[Chasing Embers]

Those first two just blow me away. That second one particularly is making me froth at the mouth

From top to bottom, Bruce Weaver, Preben Holm, and J. Everett.

 

[smudgersmissingleg]

Perfect! Was that quoted from memory?

The maker of the lumpy lovat goes by 'Tinman'. Very pleasant fellow to work with- I don't believe for a second that he is without a heart. Or a pipe, obviously.

Tinman is ok but not Scarecrow. No pipe smoking for him.
Not with being made of straw and all...... ?