i met a friend of mine last night to see his pipe that he carved a year ago. i just finished rusticated and restoring my first pipe, and i wanted some inspiration to tackle my next big project: carving my own.
here's my humble attempt (pretty pleased as the thing was nearly black when i got it):
aaaaand here's his. sorry the lighting is bad - if you're having trouble telling what it is in the pic, it's a viking head meticulously carved into the briar:
here's my humble attempt (pretty pleased as the thing was nearly black when i got it):
aaaaand here's his. sorry the lighting is bad - if you're having trouble telling what it is in the pic, it's a viking head meticulously carved into the briar:
