Unique Pipes

[TheIronMonkey]

Here are a couple of one-of-a-kind pipes made from briar roots. The larger one was owned by pipemaker, Thomas Cristiano; I had previously mistakenly written that it was in his collection for sixty years—it was not—he bought it from a collector at a pipe show who had owned it for sixty years (Cristiano was only fifty-three when he died in 2005). The smaller one is from C-Pipe (Wilson Wang’s company). I love unusual 360⁰ grain on the rims.

 

[dottlejockey]

I spotted a wild one today for sale. A little out of the range of what i'm willing to spend on a pipe, but amazing nevertheless. I present to you, "Radix" Pickaxe by Moonlight Pipes:





And it isn't dainty either...check out these dimensions:

 

[Morbius]

I spotted a wild one today for sale. A little out of the range of what i'm willing to spend on a pipe, but amazing nevertheless. I present to you, "Radix" Pickaxe by Moonlight Pipes:

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And it isn't dainty either...check out these dimensions:

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OMG!!! The guy who conceived of this is WAY out there. I can't even imagine what it would look like hanging out of my mouth. Kind of like I swallowed a tree with a nest in it or something?

 

[Waning Embers]

I spotted a wild one today for sale. A little out of the range of what i'm willing to spend on a pipe, but amazing nevertheless. I present to you, "Radix" Pickaxe by Moonlight Pipes:

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And it isn't dainty either...check out these dimensions:

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And the chamber depth is only 1.43". What a wasted opportunity on something that size.

 

[Waning Embers]

OMG!!! The guy who conceived of this is WAY out there. I can't even imagine what it would look like hanging out of my mouth. Kind of like I swallowed a tree with a nest in it or something?

Expertly done but small compared to many owned by this forum's members.

 

[dottlejockey]

And the chamber depth is only 1.43". What a wasted opportunity on something that size.

I know you like the bigguns. I also enjoy primarily over 1.5" depth to my smoking chambers, which is one of the reasons i never got into Petersons, but for the hollowed-out relief effect at the bottom of this particular piece -- especially for someone who doesn't mind a shallower bowl -- they get a little more design dynamic.

I, too, have some pipes i've compromised with. Both my Tekin and Rad Davis squashed tomatoes come to mind. I just fold and stuff some flake in the smaller bowls and still get a decent amount of time on them. They aren't worth smoking with ribbon unless you're looking for a 15 minute quickie, which, on occasion, also has its place.

 

[Waning Embers]

I know you like the bigguns. I also enjoy primarily over 1.5" depth to my smoking chambers, which is one of the reasons i never got into Petersons, but for the hollowed-out relief effect at the bottom of this particular piece -- especially for someone who doesn't mind a shallower bowl -- they get a little more design dynamic.

I, too, have some pipes i've compromised with. Both my Tekin and Rad Davis squashed tomatoes come to mind. I just fold and stuff some flake in the smaller bowls and still get a decent amount of time on them. They aren't worth smoking with ribbon unless you're looking for a 15 minute quickie, which, on occasion, also has its place.

That one almost got me to buy a pipe until I saw the chamber depth though sadly the bowl doesn't look wide enough for me to safely hold.

 

[dottlejockey]

That one almost got me to buy a pipe until I saw the chamber depth though sadly the bowl doesn't look wide enough for me to safely hold.

Curious -- why'd you consider a new pipe if you're not doing much piping these days?
On a side note, how's the meer coloring coming along?

 

[dottlejockey]

Check this thing out:

KERRY S. WATHEN UNSMOKED 1974 "REFLECTION" DOUBLE BARREL FREEHAND ESTATE PIPE
*active on the bay for 7 more hours*







Nomenclature: WATHEN REFLECTION, 6/19/74, 250
Dimensions (approximate): 7 1/2" Long, 3 1/4" Tall, 7/8" & 13/16" Chamber Widths, 2 1/8" & 2 5/8" Chamber Depths
Condition: Unsmoked!
Weight: 196g

 

[Sigmund]

^ For those who cant decide on which blend to smoke!

 

[Waning Embers]

why'd you consider a new pipe

Many I've bought over the years were just to look at.

On a side note, how's the meer coloring coming along?

Been a few weeks since I've smoked it.

 

[Epip Oc'Cabot]

All of the prior examples are definitely beautiful (or at least “interesting” ) pipes…..

But, philosophically, I think that EVERY pipe is unique in its own way. Even every machined Dr. Grabow Duke for instance…. Each one is nuanced in its own unique way.

So, I thought about posting a photo of every one of my 100+ pipes here…. but, out of concern that I might forget one or two…. and to save bandwidth, I will refrain.

 

[Waning Embers]

^ For those who cant decide on which blend to smoke!

 

[sablebrush52]

I spotted a wild one today for sale. A little out of the range of what i'm willing to spend on a pipe, but amazing nevertheless. I present to you, "Radix" Pickaxe by Moonlight Pipes:

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And it isn't dainty either...check out these dimensions:

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That’s a great piece of work and cheap for what it is. I’d be tempted but I don’t know the carver, nor whether he’s technically proficient, like sleeving the bamboo.

 

[kcmontie]

Guess Half-Life made a lasting impression.

I know right. It looks it would crawl away after smoking a bowl.

 

[Waning Embers]

 

[agnosticpipe]

I know I've posted this pipe here before, but for you newer guys here it is again. A meerschaum Monstrosity Zombie pipe by Olie Sylvester, part of his bloody knuckles series . A wee beastie to be sure and always gets brought out for Halloween.

 

[dottlejockey]

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The pipe itself definitely looks like it was inspired by H.R, Giger's work:

 

[ssjones]

Normally, I wouldn't post active ebay auctions but I'm pretty sure the membership will take a collective pass on this.

Ugliest? unique, large, vintage, unusual unsmoked hand-made estate pipe on Ebay | eBay

This pipe shouted "wow" when we acquired it. We have no idea who the creator was but we can attest it is either the ugliest or the most interesting pipe we have ever listed. Never fired and fully functional.

www.ebay.com

 

[bulletsnbriars]

Got one that I think qualifies- and it’s fitting for the season too- the “Franken poker”! This was from Warner Pipes; I just spent about 30 minutes trying to track him down; I’m pretty sure I found him on instagram but this was 10 years ago. Doesn’t look like he’s still carving. A shame. Grain on this one is gorgeous. It sat on my “too pretty to smoke” stack but that with change this year.