Seven Day Set - A Unifying Theme?

[natibo]

How about a pipe representing the "Seven" in the Game of Thrones religion:
The Father: represents divine justice, and judges the souls of the dead.

The Mother: represents mercy, peace, fertility, and childbirth. She is sometimes referred to as "the strength of women".

The Maiden: represents purity, innocence, love, and beauty.

The Crone: represents wisdom and foresight. She is represented carrying a lantern.

The Warrior: represents strength and courage in battle.

The Smith: represents creation and craftsmanship.

The Stranger: The Stranger represents death and the unknown. It is rarely prayed to.

 

[wyfbane]

If only you were a Dwarven King...
Sorry, couldnt resist the Tolkien reference. :D
7 different accent rings could be another way to define your set though.
Just sayin'

 

[iamn8]

I tend to approach these things from a less practical and more sentimental approach. I like themes which carry personal meaning. I went to school at Montana State and my heart will always be forever tied to Bozeman. I've been working on a Montana themed pipe with a carver who I felt was perfect for such a thing. Nate King is working on a pipe to mirror/compliment my very expensive astrophotography mount. I also imagine a set of pipes inspired by favorite book from childhood. I like these sorts of inspirations which you must seek yourself and that carry personal meaning.

 

[newbroom]

I also imagine a set of pipes inspired by favorite book from childhood.

I read some pretty good books as a kid. The language came readily to me and I always read above grade level.

So, I'm thinking about a book from back when I might see as a theme concept for a pipe.

The Night Before Christmas was a book wasn't it. I guess I had that one read to me.

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath;

Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer pipes are already being made.

 

[seacaptain]

There are seven virtues as well.
Chastity - Straight Apple

Temperance - Prince

Charity - Billiard

Diligence - Bulldog

Patience - Poker

Kindness - Dublin

Humility - Churchwarden

 

[layinpipe]

"I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...the sinners are much more fun."

 

[seacaptain]

"You got your passion, you got your pride. But don't you know that only fools are satisfied?"

 

[beastkhk]

The carver is the same shit disturber who sent me the pics above to get a rise out of me. I believe you can read part of his business card inserted in one of the books.

I am still working on this one.....
The carver's name is MIO.......wasn't that the sword lady from Frank Miller's Sin City?

 

[seacaptain]

I'm thinking it's Michael Parks based on the limited view of the business card.

 

[conlejm]

Michael is Canadian? You are Canadian? Perhaps there is a Canadian theme you could incorporate.
Or Dopey, Grumpy, Doc, Sneezey, etc. :wink:

 

[cigrmaster]

peck, since you smoke mainly flakes, you should think about what shapes and sizes are your favorites for flakes. If it were my 7 day set I would pick a Dublin, Billiard, Rhodesian, Apple, Zulu, Brandy, Calabash for the shapes. I would have them all a large sized group 4, all with a great blast and all of them in black with some type of stem aplication that is lighter in color( spalted tamarind or the like) to bring out the black. I would also have all the stems done in Cumberland as that is my favorite. Now if you have enough black pipes and are looking for a different color, I would go for something like this.

 

[seacaptain]

Perhaps there is a Canadian theme you could incorporate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years%27_War

 

[danielplainview]

Instead of 7, how about 12? The 12 days of Christmas cased set? I think that could be the crown jewel of a pipe collection.
If the carver you speak of happens to be Parks, I would give him free reign over the whole project. That man is a true artist.

 

[pipesdownunder]

I'm working on a couple with people at the moment.

1 is a nautical theme which is heaps of fun.

 

[disinformatique]

7 shapes which you like the most. or 7 shapes you always wanted to own. I will stick to one kind of finish, that is, smooth, rusticated, sandblast etc.
This is my idea of a 7 day set from the Pipe Makers, Getz Pipes.

 

[daimyo]

I am slowly working on a 7 day set of Chris Askwith pencil shanked pipes. I currently have a saucer and a blowfish. When it is done I hop to have 2 morta, 2 strawberry wood and 3 briar. So shank style and material could be ways of doing it. Some great ideas so far though, perhaps I did not put enough thought into my own set work. :wink: ::