Worst Pipe Tragedy
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Strong, yes. Warranted, to me yes.I'll let you know if I ever break one but that's a bit of a strong reaction for just a pipe.
I used to work for a Realty company as a "field Inspector". I really just took pictures and noted anything I found.
300 miles a day in my own vehicle. 80,000 miles in the first year I was there. Gas was on the company, but repair was on me. That's neither here nor there.
Lots of time in the Jeep.
At the time I only had a few Dr Grabows, and my favorite was a little straight billiard.
Well, Long story short (This doesn't seem very short) One day as I was smoking, my hand felt....hot and wet...
I looked down and it looked like I was chewing tobacco, and spit on my finger.
I was smoking my pipe so fast and hot (I think) [Probably freeway driving] that the shank split in half. This was a daily smoker for me, so this was the first I noticed anything ever wrong with this pipe. And juices were flowing out of this gaping hole.
I don't have any before pictures that I know of, but I (Pardon me) filled the crack with cake. I smoked this pipe like this for months untill I believe lost it.
I smoked the piss out of that poor thing
300 miles a day in my own vehicle. 80,000 miles in the first year I was there. Gas was on the company, but repair was on me. That's neither here nor there.
Lots of time in the Jeep.
At the time I only had a few Dr Grabows, and my favorite was a little straight billiard.
Well, Long story short (This doesn't seem very short) One day as I was smoking, my hand felt....hot and wet...
I looked down and it looked like I was chewing tobacco, and spit on my finger.
I was smoking my pipe so fast and hot (I think) [Probably freeway driving] that the shank split in half. This was a daily smoker for me, so this was the first I noticed anything ever wrong with this pipe. And juices were flowing out of this gaping hole.
I don't have any before pictures that I know of, but I (Pardon me) filled the crack with cake. I smoked this pipe like this for months untill I believe lost it.
I smoked the piss out of that poor thing
They are just pipes. I got to know Bruce for many years and while nice, the pipes are immaterial when compared to the memories. Other than comfort of hold and clench, no pipe is really more remarkable than the next.Strong, yes. Warranted, to me yes.
Dang really sorry to hear. Are you going to contact them about it or just chalk it up as a loss? It at least is a pretty and could be a nice display piece.
I sent Yanik a message about it. Hopefully he'll up his packaging. A definite loss.
Dang man I’m sorry to see that. Did you contact him? It’s a beautiful carving.
EDIT: We posted at the same time and I see you messaged him
Sadik reached out to me with an offer to repair the pipe. I declined fearing any more overseas shipping. I did make suggestions for more secure packing for shipment though.
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Forgive my naivete but is that little piece something that renders the pipe unusable ? or is it the principle of a damaged pipe ? I think I would still smoke it if smokable ... What am I missing here ? It still looks incredible to me ...
Their just tools for burning tobacco ! I would send that piece back to him and ask him to incorporate it into a tamper for you to use with that pipe. As for the chip ... buff it out ! (I'm in no position to comment here as I don't have anything that ornate so I really shouldn't say anything but its still beautiful.) Its just unexpected Kintsugi. Anyway, sorry for your loss.
Maybe sell it to an unsuspecting buyer who wouldn't be bothered by the chip, here in the forum ??? 
There's the other rub. Had it been undamaged, it would've still only been a display piece. He never posts chamber dimensions so his pipes are a bit of a crap shoot. The chamber on the owl is too small for me to get the end of a pinkie finger in so useless to me for smoking. I was hoping for at least a .9"×2" chamber on a pipe of that size.
Almost immediately after I took the photo. I did keep some unwaxed shards to try as a pipe filter though.