Is there a bowl of Cornflakes that you haven’t pissed in in the last month?He certainly is the most prolific and it is possible enough carvers may have died off to give him the title, but I prefer many carvers to him. Way too many carvers in the world to just single out one guy,
So, who are these “top ten” pipe makers who are better than Eltang? I can’t wait to see your list, since I’ve apparently been missing something these past 35 years.I would never have considered Eltang's work to be within a top ten but that is a lengthy career.
Only 35 years?So, who are these “top ten” pipe makers who are better than Eltang? I can’t wait to see your list, since I’ve apparently been missing something these past 35 years.
To each his own, I guess. (Yep, only 35 years of pipe collecting. I’m 66 years old and got a late start.)Only 35 years?
Eltang's harsh rustication easily removes him from any ranking system for me. But if you insist.
Kris Edwin Barber
Bruto Sordini
Andre Kharitonov
Lasse Skovgaard
Ian Walker
Davorin Denovic
Chris Asteriou
J. Alan
Scottie Piersel
Silver Gray
And posthumously, Bruce Weaver.
Hmm. If referencing the pipe quilt on the bed above… shouldn't it be “rest-icated”Does this mean we can consider him rusticated?
... a man who is arguably the world‘s greatest living pipe maker.
Ha, nice to see someone who fully appreciates adjective nuance.Imagine how many angst-filled electrons would have been saved if Mike N. had typed "... a man who is unarguably one of the world's greatest living pipe makers."