Walt Cannoy Elephant's Foot

[peckinpahhombre]

Walt must know that I like to watch Game of Thrones in my Mancave and smoke barbaric-looking pipes, because today he posted an Elephant's Foot that I had to grab for that precise purpose.
Here is what Walt said about the pipe:
This pipe started out as a demonstration on how to read the grain direction in a block of briar, formulate a plan for the shape and construction based on the grain, and drill and shape it accordingly. I think you’ll agree that I did a good job! I did, however, deviate from my original design of a traditional Pickaxe/Elephant’s Foot shape as almost an afterthought. I was almost ready for final sanding when I decided to “skeletonize” the heel area for a little bit of dramatic flare… A good decision in my opinion!





















A special thanks to Pat for pointing this one out to me.

 

[mrjerke]

That thing is badass. Congrats Peck!

 

[masspiper]

I think that looks awesome enjoy your smokes out of it.

 

[peckinpahhombre]

Thanks guys. Here's my other Game of Thrones pipe, which has been getting a workout this season. I really needed a Game of Thrones rotation.
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/lasse-skovgaard-pickaxe

 

[pruss]

That is a fantastic piece! Now you have a Lion pick axe to go with your Lasse wolf.
-- Pat

 

[northernneil]

That is spectacular.

 

[daimyo]

I love Cannoy and I love elephant foot pipes. I must say, I am a little jealous and I am usually not that kind of guy. :mrgreen: Congratulations on a wonderful score, it's truly a beauty.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Awesome!! It speaks to my barbaric heart. A toast... to the old gods and the new.

 

[mountainman]

Peck that is a real score. Walt is IMHO a truly unique pipe maker and has a style that stands alone. Beautiful stem color really makes that pipe pop. :D

 

[ithelouniverse]

Wow. I'm amazed...

 

[nkourilo]

That's a sharp looking pipe. Looks like a sharks tooth. The grain I really stands out. Nice acquisition. I'm jealous.

 

[settersbrace]

I think I liked you better when you were simply buying up all the good tobacco!
Geez, that Birdseye is off the hook and Walt really made the bamboo and white stem really pop without making it look gaudy. A great acquisition and yeah, I'm a little jealous too. ;-)

 

[sailorjeremy]

Thats badass! Good score Peck!

 

[joeray]

Wow that is really beautiful and stunning. Nice shape and grain and makes me really want it...

 

[sablebrush52]

Now THAT is a gorgeous pipe! Congratulations to Walt for creating it and to you for grabbing it!

 

[bluesmk]

Sweet pipe!

Dan

Gabrieli Pipes ::

 

[wallace]

That's one of the nicest pipes I've ever seen!

 

[zack24]

A great pipe from a great pipemaker!

 

[rolldog]

I love the style and attention to detail throughout, instead of echoing all that has said, what really got me was the flow from the bamboo shape to the briar. Truly brilliant.

 

[mso489]

It's a fine piece of work in various ways. What I like about it is that it manages to be

truly extravagant while still somewhat formal and reserved. It's not trying too hard

to be dramatic. I've never seen anything quite like it. I like the earlier pipe, but this

one is a bigger concept, for me.