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Post by cigrmaster on Mar 14, 2018 12:56:07 GMT -5
John, I have no issue with your not accepting my logic, I failed my logic course in college so I wouldn't accept me either.
Beardred, I have no idea why artisans use this wood or olive wood or any other wood besides briar. My guess is that since they are a one man band, they can experiment to their hearts content while a big company has all types of different issues when trying to work with something new or different.
Dave, pics or it doesn't exist, you know the rules. lol
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Post by briarblues on Mar 14, 2018 13:03:17 GMT -5
As Dave pointed out Castello has created a few pipes with strawberry wood. They are not often available. That being said, I have emailed and asked for 2 whenever they may be available.
Regards
Michael J. Glukler
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Post by briarblues on Mar 14, 2018 13:08:16 GMT -5
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 14, 2018 14:20:12 GMT -5
You're right about the grain. Looking around now and there certainly are some great looking strawberry wood pipes. And many are by well known pipe makers- that alone says that they probably smoke well, as I doubt they would risk their reputations selling a pipe that smokes poorly.
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Post by daveinlax on Mar 14, 2018 14:57:52 GMT -5
The pipe was sold to a friend before it hit the site. I saw it in person last Friday in a smoke filled room at the NY show! The blast looks even better in person! That same collector has a huge strawberry 67 NV from Ye Olde. Rick had a few others strawberry NV’s in Vegas last year. |
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Post by cigrmaster on Mar 14, 2018 15:07:34 GMT -5
Mike, that pipe is butt ugly but does have a decent blast. I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder but my eye says uuuuggggllllyyyyyyy. lol
Dave, did your friend say if it smoked better than his briar, different, or not as good? I know some people are allergic to strawberry's, did your friend break out in hives by chance. heheheh
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 14, 2018 15:11:08 GMT -5
Paolo Becker had a whole series of strawberry wood pipes, priced the same as his morta pipes, $565. There were no shortage of buyers. I looked for an estate for years with no luck.
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Post by cigrmaster on Mar 14, 2018 15:25:50 GMT -5
Ron, I have watched those Becker Strawberry pipes sell just as fast as their regular ones. Obviously people like them as he would not continue to make them. I cannot see paying 500 and change for something not brair. I am just too old school I guesss, change is bad, things the same is good. I haven't even tried a Morta pipe yet even though I know plenty of people who love them. I just cannot seem to pull the trigger on one.
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Post by johnlawitzke on Mar 14, 2018 21:03:20 GMT -5
I don’t accept your logic regarding big companies. For example, olive wood makes fantastic pipes. Other than Paronelli, about the only source for olive wood pipes is artisan pipe makers. The same is true for hardwoods such as hickory, walnut, etc. So why is it you think only artisans use these woods? Corporate bureaucratic inertia. Big companies tend to be set in their ways and continue to do what was been successful for them rather than trying new things. I work in tech and there is a big difference between large established tech companies and small startups. Startups are fast, agile, and always looking for the next big thing. Big companies watch the small companies and buy up the ones that are succeeding at the next big thing; innovation by acquisition. An artisan is an artist who makes their own decisions and tends to constantly try different things. At a large pipe company, management is focused on running the business and the workers are making pipes and filling orders. Who is the innovation driver in that case? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2018 21:22:40 GMT -5
So why is it you think only artisans use these woods? Corporate bureaucratic inertia. Big companies tend to be set in their ways and continue to do what was been successful for them rather than trying new things. I work in tech and there is a big difference between large established tech companies and small startups. Startups are fast, agile, and always looking for the next big thing. Big companies watch the small companies and buy up the ones that are succeeding at the next big thing; innovation by acquisition. An artisan is an artist who makes their own decisions and tends to constantly try different things. At a large pipe company, management is focused on running the business and the workers are making pipes and filling orders. Who is the innovation driver in that case? $$$  |
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