New Swamp Theme pipes

[winton]

A couple months ago, I showed a picture of a pipe shaped like a stack of pancakes for my new Maple Street tobacco. Someone challenged me to make a pipe for Mississippi Mud or some other swamp tobacco. Here is my response.

FYI, the wood is from a cypress knee, which is part of the root structure that is above the water. Cypress is very soft and may cause respratory problems, so I doubt these pipes will be smoked long or at all. I tried to make one look like a tree stump poking out of a swamp. The defects in the wood look cool, but will quickly burn out.
Winton

 

[duncan]

Very cool, smoking those might be a bad idea. Ah, hell give it a go how bad could it be!

 

[pappy]

Well done! Those look great... too bad they aren't good for long term, but very cool to look at. :clap:

 

[pipetrucker]

Ok, no offense, I get the concept but come on, just how ugly can one make a pipe???

 

[winton]

My orginal idea was to carve other items into the big pipe, make the tree stump buttressed like a real cypress, add a frog on lilly pad, add a swimming snake, etc. But, I really have NO carving ability. It looks much better as it is, than if I tried to add other features.