I was just looking at those. I'm a huge Nording fan, and I can definitely see in the shaping how he has been influenced by his grandfather. I'd like to see these photographed on another site, as the stain and grain doesn't really impress me with these photos. But, (not offense to pipesandcigars.com) I find pipesandcigars photos normally don't bring out the best in a pipe. I'm not certain if if it's the lighting or the background.... or both. Most of these are priced in the lower mid range. However, some of those in the #5 group have some pretty nice grain. I'm not sure how I feel about those stems though.
I wonder about this one in the #5 group, however. Looks like a pretty ugly flaw in the side of the bowl. I would not want that in a pipe that is on sale for $300.00
Cohibajoe, looks like you picked a nice one. Congrats and enjoy the heck out of it.