I've looked over his work and never saw one tempting. It's great there's an audience for all pipes.
Show us your Ugliest Pipes!
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This is my featherROCK from “the pipe”. I paid $10 at an antique shop and it has never been smoked. It has a resin bowl with pyrolytic graphite chamber. It’s too ugly and weird to smoke!
If it is any kind of burden to you, I’d gladly take it off your hands. A well-colored meer is always a thing of beauty in my eyes!
Yeah, there are some mutts in this post for sure. So I guess it's my turn. I bought this "thing" about two months ago. My first Mr. Brog, the #52 "Scoot", precisely because I thought it was ugly. And cheap. $20 bucks US plus $6 shipping to my door in Prince George, from Poland. To make it worse, it was pear wood, which requires a careful and progressive break-in so as not to scorch. In proceeding with a careful ascending series of cool burning cavendish darks, I frankly fell in love with the what was now "Little Cute Monster" because it smoked like a dream.
It's amazing what can turn beautiful when it is viewed from a different perspective. So impressed was I, that I bought another, which I'm going to refinish black, to practice my pipe repairing and finishing skills which at this point are non-existant. However, I have a friend who is now making pipes who thought it was not a bad idea and he's going to coach me. I'll post it here when I'm finished . . . . but who knows when, eh?
It's amazing what can turn beautiful when it is viewed from a different perspective. So impressed was I, that I bought another, which I'm going to refinish black, to practice my pipe repairing and finishing skills which at this point are non-existant. However, I have a friend who is now making pipes who thought it was not a bad idea and he's going to coach me. I'll post it here when I'm finished . . . . but who knows when, eh?
Sneaky liitle pipes, aren't they? I bought an Estate Mr. Brog No. 53 "Heavy" for $10 and damned if it isn't just a great smoker! Ugly as sin, but a great smoker. Looks very similar to this only without the fat stummel and stem.Yeah, there are some mutts in this post for sure. So I guess it's my turn. I bought this "thing" about two months ago. My first Mr. Brog, the #52 "Scoot", precisely because I thought it was ugly. And cheap. $20 bucks US plus $6 shipping to my door in Prince George, from Poland. To make it worse, it was pear wood, which requires a careful and progressive break-in so as not to scorch. In proceeding with a careful ascending series of cool burning cavendish darks, I frankly fell in love with the what was now "Little Cute Monster" because it smoked like a dream.
It's amazing what can turn beautiful when it is viewed from a different perspective. So impressed was I, that I bought another, which I'm going to refinish black, to practice my pipe repairing and finishing skills which at this point are non-existant. However, I have a friend who is now making pipes who thought it was not a bad idea and he's going to coach me. I'll post it here when I'm finished . . . . but who knows when, eh?
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@ FLORD - I've scorched a couple (and ashwood) starting with a very hot burning tobacco. Ash is even more susceptible and I had to pitch a couple because afterwords it tasted like crap. Maybe it's just my inherent lack of patience, but once burned, twice shy.
I'm more methodical now in break-ins in general, and even though I dislike the procedure, (who doesn't, eh?) I've been much happier with the results (re advice from @telescopes) since I've adopted a progressive burn in method of Dark Cavendishes. Learning curve methinks.
I'm more methodical now in break-ins in general, and even though I dislike the procedure, (who doesn't, eh?) I've been much happier with the results (re advice from @telescopes) since I've adopted a progressive burn in method of Dark Cavendishes. Learning curve methinks.
That's an Ardor. They do a number of different types of rustication/carving that are definitely unique. This is their Alveare style, I believe. Like Ser Jacopo, some of their pipes definitely push the envelope on originality, and require an acquired taste.
I personally don't find it ugly, the overall shape is really well done, as far as I can tell from this angle.
My favorite pipe is an Ardor Meteora bent egg that I absolutely adore the look of, but could see how others would find it ugly.
That trio of mutts is almost loveable! The top one especially looks like it was assembled from parts and glued together. The last one is . . . . uh . . . . . novel, and has it's charms. Great Post!
I wouldn't put this last one near my other pipes. It might be contagious.
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