Glad you pulled the trigger on that pipe. Looks great.
Tom Eltang Pipes
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Ha! I was waiting for you to post those pictures!
That's a beauty. I'll bet it feels nice in the hand. The pictures of his pipes don't do that justice. I'm amazed at how light in the hand they are and when you closely examine the pipe, you begin to notice many small details that show off how much thought and care goes into his carving.
I have a set of bamboo shanked pokers, and love them. The way they sit, the fitting of the bamboo, the minimalist design, the way the pipes flow, little notches in the stem that are set to match the patterning of the bamboo, and on and on. I never get tired of looking at his pipes. He clearly puts a lot of thought into how he wants them to look.
I'm definitely a fan. You picked a nice one for sure! I hope you enjoy many years with it.
Now see, that's a good looking pipe. None of that hacked up looking rustication.?
It's been a bit hectic here, so you beat me to the punch. Otherwise I'd have dug deep in the archives. Here's another oldie, but goodie for good measure
What a lovely variant on a pencil-shank apple essentially. Lovely
The best thing about Tom is that he simultaneously takes his craft very seriously, without taking his designs or himself too seriously. I love that he used "Saturn" as grade for many years, and then literally made Saturn pipes, complete with briar "rings" and moons in orbit (made from Ivory, steel, and brass). It's just too cool!
I Love that pipe! Congratulations and here's to many great smokes!
What will you break her in with?.....................
Haven't quite decided yet. I have narrowed it down to Escudo, Old Gowrie or Scottish Cake.
Elon Musk should have that Saturn Pipe sitting on his desk at SpaceX.
SPC should get a Space Designed Pipe to commemorate
when they send people to Mars, which is suppose to be in 5 years. ? ?
Maybe they’ll have a Pipe smoker as crew, first pipe smoker on Mars! ??
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