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Post by monbla256 on Jul 10, 2018 16:30:57 GMT -5
I can appreciate the craftmanship and artistry in this piece of wood sculpture but would you really smoke it? If so, where and when? This is just an example of some of the "Artison" pipes I've seen with some even more absurd ! Just curious ! Twisted Evil Twisted Evil www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/gotoh/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=37779 |
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Post by scrooge on Jul 10, 2018 16:36:19 GMT -5
If I could afford to buy it Yes. But like most of us here, I said most it's just something to admire for it's beauty.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 10, 2018 16:40:02 GMT -5
It is fine craftsmanship but I wouldn't buy one. If I was given one I'm not even sure I'd smoke it.
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Post by simnettpratt on Jul 10, 2018 16:53:12 GMT -5
If I ever drop $1,200 on a pipe you'd better believe I'm going to smoke it, as I would drive a car that cost $120,000. That said, once you get to making pop star or movie actor money, you simply may not have had the time to drive all 27 Ferraris at your five houses.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 17:05:06 GMT -5
You can see some thought was given to the smokeability of that pipe, but were I in that market the weight (4.2 ounces) would put me off.
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Post by papipeguy on Jul 10, 2018 17:29:35 GMT -5
As a piece of sculpture it is wonderful. Would I smoke it? No. It looks unwieldy.
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Post by AJ on Jul 10, 2018 17:33:08 GMT -5
I think it’s beautiful but I wouldn’t buy it or smoke it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 17:34:29 GMT -5
Nice piece of wood sculpting but a bit heavy to enjoy smoking unless your sitting down. If I were a multi-millionaire I would still pass on this pipe.
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Post by william on Jul 10, 2018 17:36:20 GMT -5
I think it is a waste of perfectly good briar. I prefer pipes that have a traditional shape, and I think it is harder to make a good billiard or apple than a "freehand" where you are allowed to go with the flow of the grain. It's harder to color between the lines than not.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 17:39:11 GMT -5
I would not smoke it. Too cumbersome. If one was bequeathed to me I would sell it and buy a couple of Blue Ribands and a birth year Dunhill Tan Shell.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jul 10, 2018 17:39:44 GMT -5
I think it is a waste of perfectly good briar. I prefer pipes that have a traditional shape, and I think it is harder to make a good billiard or apple than a "freehand" where you are allowed to go with the flow of the grain. It's harder to color between the lines than not. I think it is a waste of perfectly good briar. That is the sum of my opinion on that particular "pipe". |
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Post by Matthew on Jul 10, 2018 17:40:32 GMT -5
I'd smoke that anywhere I could,let some busy body harass
me.I'd show them what that pointed extension is for.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 18:00:40 GMT -5
I'd smoke that anywhere I could,let some busy body harass me.I'd show them what that pointed extension is for. That’s true....I never thought of it that way....you’d own a pipe that you can actually defend yourself with or even kill the SOB if he came at you with a stick👌👍 |
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Post by Florida on Jul 10, 2018 18:15:12 GMT -5
I wouldn't buy it or smoke it. It's very pretty as an art piece but impractical for smoking.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 10, 2018 18:27:29 GMT -5
I can appreciate the craftmanship and artistry in this piece of wood sculpture but would you really smoke it? If so, where and when? This is just an example of some of the "Artison" pipes I've seen with some even more absurd ! Just curious ! Twisted Evil Twisted Evil www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/gotoh/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=37779I would smoke it as long as I don't have to buy it. |
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Post by arturo7 on Jul 10, 2018 20:25:44 GMT -5
It certainly offers the user a wide variety of gripping options.
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Post by puffy on Jul 10, 2018 22:24:29 GMT -5
I don't think it would be comfortable in my hands.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 11, 2018 0:03:22 GMT -5
I really think some of the Japanese creations of this sort jump the shark, and they do nothing for me.
But for someone out there, this would be their holy grail pipe I can imagine.
Don’t get me wrong, there are some great Japanese carvers that put out some pieces that I would love to have, these types just are not for me. A Danish freehand is about as far as I go from the traditional shapes....I also allow more latitude in that regard with some Meerschaums.... typically some of the older ones from Vienna and Germany.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2018 0:09:17 GMT -5
I admire the craftsmanship, but I prefer my pipes to be simple and functional. I doubt I would smoke it if I owned it.
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Post by Stanhill on Jul 11, 2018 2:11:30 GMT -5
I wouldn't like owning it, let alone smoking it.
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Post by antb on Jul 11, 2018 2:56:20 GMT -5
I would buy it, if I could....and of course I would smoke it....sitting down, pipe in one hand, other hand resting on one of my cats and mind completely blank after a long day at work. No clenching of this heavyweight  |
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Post by peterd-Buffalo Spirit on Jul 11, 2018 17:00:34 GMT -5
...an interesting piece...wouldn't buy it...
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Post by yaddy306 on Jul 11, 2018 17:05:10 GMT -5
I don't find it attractive, either as a pipe or a sculpture. Yuck.
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jul 11, 2018 17:08:55 GMT -5
Thats beautiful. But like that nautilus pipe that is made out of an actual nautilus shell, I just couldn't bring myself to smoke it.
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Jul 12, 2018 0:25:54 GMT -5
It's artwork and it's beautiful just my opinion and no I wouldn't smoke it
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Post by Stanhill on Jul 12, 2018 1:32:41 GMT -5
...an interesting piece...wouldn't buy it... That's kindest thing that can be said about it. It's uglier than a stack of unpaid bills.
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Post by qmechanics on Sept 5, 2018 5:55:17 GMT -5
I appreciate the craftsmanship though I cannot afford the price. If it was to be purchased for a low low price,I would buy the pipe and might smoke it.
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Post by zver on Sept 6, 2018 19:43:59 GMT -5
If I did buy it. I would smoke it. That would be the only reason to own a pipe.
If it was a good smoker I would smoke it in my rotation.
I hold my pipes so the weight would be less of an issue.
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Post by That Falls Guy on Sept 6, 2018 19:51:06 GMT -5
I think it is a waste of perfectly good briar. I prefer pipes that have a traditional shape, and I think it is harder to make a good billiard or apple than a "freehand" where you are allowed to go with the flow of the grain. It's harder to color between the lines than not. +1 on this! |
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Post by LSUTigersFan on Sept 6, 2018 20:02:54 GMT -5
It looks like the kind of pipe that Cthulhu would smoke
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