What a crime that he's not better know for his wood works. Amazing how well it's held up, any special care to keep it pristine?All of you guys that like this carving style. I have a classic Michelangelo carving that I can sell you. It is an example of the highest level skills in Renaissance carving ever. Just PM me, and you can have this classical beauty in your home right away. Like, 9 million dollars? 12 million? No, for the low low price of only $39.97, this can be your very own, museum quality, hand carved masterpiece.
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Don't ,mind the current style. But the rustication they used on my 1989 deerstalker was much better.I do prefer it over this "pineapple" style as you referred it. But I've got a couple of SH with a completely different rustication that I like best. 1980's? Not at home to take a pic...........
Yep. don't care for all black stain and, since Peterson seems to have resorted to that stain on all their blasts in recent time, wouldn't consider buying one.I don't care for the new rustication from Peterson. I like the sanblasts, but don't care for the black stain they have on most of the blasts.
I actually liked those. Much better than the "hound tooth" pattern, and sure beats "gauge the hell out of it" pattern.I like these:
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Interestingly, they used 2 different rustication styles on the 2015 Founder's Edition as I have one using a pebble style and it looks quite nice.From Peterson Pipe Notes:
“Pineapple” Rustication on a Founder’s Edition, 2015 POY
So here it is: just about as low as it could go, a distinct aesthetic decline from hand to machine rustication. This POY and the ones that followed it in 2017 and 2018 used the same process. No wonder the craftsmen in Sallynoggin were excited to bring back in-house, hand-carved rustication!
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Bahahahaha! I have sometimes had the same reaction and opinion to rustication that looks thoughtless and juvenile. Some do it better than others and some look downright awful. I own several of both types. But your sarcastic comments really made me laugh!I find this rustication somewhat frightening, while at the same time making my gorge rise a bit. Is the briar so bad that it has to be done this way? Is allowing eight-year-olds to handle sharp tools a responsible practice? Is making an acceptable rustication really really hard? I'm tempted to buy it just so I can light it, sans tobacco. Behold and admire, connoisseurs! (Yeah, I know--each to his own, etc.)