Peterson's New Rustication

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I'm actually surprised that nobody has yet brought these up, so although I'm not a rustication fan, I will.
I believe it can be said, that the rustication Peterson had been using lately was hated by most. It was quite ugly, even for rustication, in my opinion. I mean, to me, it was uglier than most of the ugly rustications out there. Rustication on pipes is just ugly in general! So why am I starting a thread on Peterson's new rustication then? Simple... nobody else has and I'm bored.
So here we go. Peterson unveiled their new rustication with the Peterson Aran line and they've had them at Smokingpipes for a few days now. Since Laudisi purchased Peterson, the ugly rustication has been discussed, and is something that Laudisi said they would resolve. And it appears now that indeed they have.
Here's a 106 (because I like 106) with the new rustication.

I gotta tell you... I'm actually pretty dang tempted to order one of these. Let me repeat... I really don't like rusticated pipes. But this pipe looks cool! Although, judging from the photo, there is something that concerns me. It appears to have the same bowl coating they used in the latest Saint Patrick's Day pipe which is proving quite unpopular. But whatever... some alcohol or sandpaper can fix that. However.........
Note to Laudisi: It seems people, including myself, are not happy with this new bowl coating that flakes off after the first smoke. Seriously... I love Petes, but the bowl coating is crap. Sorry.
Back to the rustication. I'm thinking I could get on board with a Peterson using this rustication. It at least looks nice in this finish. It suits the 106 quite well which would probably be my first choice. However, it also looks really nice and craggy on this XL90, another of my favorite Pete shapes.

There's plenty more right here.... https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/peterson/index.cfm?tag=Aran%20Rusticated&utm_source=PipesMagazine&utm_campaign=March2019AranRustic&utm_medium=banner&caid=5538
So, fellow Peterson fans, or fans of rustication. What are your opinions?

 

[ashdigger]

I have a Derry that sports the new rustication and a Lestrade that kinda has it. I think it was bad burrito Wednesday the day they tried to sand off the hogwarts.

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I think it was bad burrito Wednesday

I agree. I've never been a fan of rustication anyway. I've seen very few pipes that appealed to me rusticated... the occasional partial rusticated has been intriguing, a few partial rusticated Nording Freehands and the like. What Peterson has been doing was the worst, in my opinion. The fact that I'm finding the new rustication a consideration when I buy a pipe now, is a huge improvement. But it really all comes down to opinions, and that's just mine.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Capri and Sea Rock will always be my favorite rustications, but it looks like Peterson is improving. :clap:

 

[mikethompson]

I have a few rusticated pipes, and a rusticated Peterson as well. I don't mind this look, although I admit I missed the whole discussion about their 'new' rustication versus the old.
As for bowl coatings and dip staining, I will never like those.

 

[seanv]

I used to not like rusticated pipes until I picked up a few estate Brigham’s. Now I am a fan if it is done correctly.

This is a good move, it looks a lot better. The last few years the rusticated pipes they were churning out were ugly and smooth.

 

[yaddy306]

I'm actually surprised that nobody has yet brought these up, so although I'm not a rustication fan, I will.

There actually was a thread on this a few months back.
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/peterson-pipes-2

 

[ashdigger]

^^ yep. That Derry is the exact one I purchased.

 

[sasquatch]

That's still a "ten minutes with a dremel tool" look to my eye. Better than this:

by about 5 minutes with a dremel tool.
But to my eye, as a carver, rustication only gets "good" when you can't really tell just exactly what the tooling was....

But spending that kind of time puts a pipe in a different pay scale, so to speak, and if we are talking about 80 dollar pipes, there is only 10 minutes of finish time, so that's that.

 

[didimauw]

Much better than it used to be that's for sure

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

There actually was a thread on this a few months back.

Yes. And I remember that thread. But to my eye it appears the rustication has improved even more. Could just be the finish on the Aran, with no bands, black stem, standard mount as opposed to military mount. They can all alter the appearance in one way or another. But regardless, they've certainly hit a home run, in my opinion, with the rusticated Aran. And not being a fan, what so ever, of rusticated pipes, I actually now want to add one to both my 106 and XL90 collections. So well done, Laudisi. And well done, Peterson! :clap:

 

[mso489]

From these photos, I agree the new rustication is a better job, less mechanical looking. I received a Peterson bent briar Calabash for Christmas, and it may have the old rustication. In fact it looks like a sort of hybrid of the two, but on that shape, it looks rather good, not tacky. I have various rustication finishes, from brushed, to carved, to various textured surfaces. I often like the feel of rustication better than smooth or even blast, but less the appearance in some cases. Rustication does make some pipes available at a lower price with the same smoking characteristics, and that's good.

 

[ophiuchus]

Much improved. That looks nice. I've got Pete's in smooth and sandblast, but I've been avoiding their rusticated pipes. That may change, if this is what we can expect from here on ... ::

 

[mau1]

I'm not a fan of the rustication, or of the colouring for that matter. I'm partial to the older pipes.