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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2019 21:17:39 GMT -5
I've promised a few out there that I would put them on a list for a pipe and I did. I'm a man of his word but, sadly I can't commit to making anymore pipes for individuals anymore. I tried to get around the commission work by just taking suggestions but, its not working. I don't know why, every time I try and make a pipe for someone I'm plagued with
natural flaws in the wrong places and or just plain Jinxed, hexed what ever you want to call it, left on my own
I can turn out a pretty decent pipe like the last one I posted here. I have one gentleman I making a pipe for right now and he's the last person I make one for. Hope the others on the list will understand. I'm still be making pipes and will post them here and my website for sale.
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Post by mgtarheel on Oct 17, 2019 22:19:42 GMT -5
You do what you need to do . I think that everybody will understand. You have always made great pipes.
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Post by Stearmandriver on Oct 18, 2019 1:07:25 GMT -5
Art often doesn't turn out well when it comes off a production line. I know a hardwood furniture craftsman/artist who says the same thing. He doesn't take orders anymore, he just makes what speaks to him at the time. His pieces are beautiful and sell at a steady rate.
So I agree... you should do what works for you.
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Post by Legend Lover on Oct 18, 2019 2:10:57 GMT -5
You do what you need to do . I think that everybody will understand. You have always made great pipes. I echo this sentiment. Ron, do what makes you happy. If people like your pipes, they'll buy what you make. I have no doubt that anything you make will sell in a heartbeat, no matter what shape or look it has. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 6:41:55 GMT -5
Thank you all so much for understanding.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Oct 18, 2019 7:24:31 GMT -5
Art often doesn't turn out well when it comes off a production line. I know a hardwood furniture craftsman/artist who says the same thing. He doesn't take orders anymore, he just makes what speaks to him at the time. His pieces are beautiful and sell at a steady rate.
So I agree... you should do what works for you. I agree with all that you said...and like Stearmandriver, believe that you will do just fine, regardless of sand pits and whatever flaw you find, it will still be from the heart and still be something that you made, and that is what we all want when being fortunate to have something from your blessed hands. |
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Post by Baboo on Oct 18, 2019 8:41:49 GMT -5
I like "flaws"!
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Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 18, 2019 8:43:13 GMT -5
 Nothing wrong with that RD, whatever makes you comfortable, Ce La Vie!
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Post by roadsdiverged on Oct 18, 2019 12:18:44 GMT -5
This is me as well. I believe in letting the craftsman do his/her thing. It always turns out better that way. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 12:50:21 GMT -5
GREAT! Cause you'll just love the last Turd I made.....its full'em.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 12:52:55 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with that RD, whatever makes you comfortable, Ce La Vie! Isn't that French for Good Bye? I aint go'en anywhere sir, just changing my methods back to the beginning.  |
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Post by sperrytops on Oct 18, 2019 12:53:44 GMT -5
Follow your intuition.
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Post by briarbuck on Oct 18, 2019 12:55:07 GMT -5
C'est la vie = That's life
Good bye = au revior
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 18, 2019 13:41:09 GMT -5
I saw this and said to myself "I hope that I'm not on his list"! 😵ðŸ¤
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 17:01:35 GMT -5
C'est la vie = That's life Good bye = au revior Ah! I stand corrected, thank you sir. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 17:03:12 GMT -5
I saw this and said to myself "I hope that I'm not on his list"! 😵🤠No Ron, your on my OTHER list. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 17:11:49 GMT -5
GREAT! Cause you'll just love the last Turd I made.....its full'em. I am still enjoying one of your turds. That sounds bad, doesn't it? |
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Post by trailboss on Oct 18, 2019 18:08:57 GMT -5
Last week I asked Ron to make me:
A bulldublin canadian
Reverse calabash squat tomato with amber stem
A Tyrolean prince with five different stems
A bent pipe with a removable shank with the ability to be a straight pipe
And three other innovative types for a unique 7 day set.
I got him to crack.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 18:18:01 GMT -5
GREAT! Cause you'll just love the last Turd I made.....its full'em. I am still enjoying one of your turds. That sounds bad, doesn't it? Yeah, see'en that one wasn't a turd...............(in my best deep European accent) No More Pipes For YOU!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 18:20:04 GMT -5
Last week I asked Ron to make me: A bulldublin canadian Reverse calabash squat tomato with amber stem A Tyrolean prince with five different stems A bent pipe with a removable shank with the ability to be a straight pipe And three other innovative types for a unique 7 day set. I got him to crack. If someone really asked me to do that I'd probably die laughing. |
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Post by Cramptholomew on Oct 18, 2019 18:29:41 GMT -5
Last week I asked Ron to make me: A bulldublin canadian Reverse calabash squat tomato with amber stem A Tyrolean prince with five different stems A bent pipe with a removable shank with the ability to be a straight pipe And three other innovative types for a unique 7 day set. I got him to crack. that RC squat tomato sounds like an interesting project... |
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Post by Ronv69 on Oct 18, 2019 20:18:38 GMT -5
I saw this and said to myself "I hope that I'm not on his list"! 😵🤠No Ron, your on my OTHER list. 😵😢 |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2019 3:15:10 GMT -5
I am still enjoying one of your turds. That sounds bad, doesn't it? Yeah, see'en that one wasn't a turd...............(in my best deep European accent) No More Pipes For YOU!
It's one of my best pipes, Ron! I've been waiting for a long time for the chance to snag another. Might be a lot of competition though. |
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Post by libertysmoke on Oct 19, 2019 4:00:12 GMT -5
As an artist [oil paint , etc.] I totally get this , as I constantly get requests for certain types ... It just doesn't work like that for me . Humbly submitted
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2019 9:01:52 GMT -5
As an artist [oil paint , etc.] I totally get this , as I constantly get requests for certain types ... It just doesn't work like that for me . Humbly submitted I was an artist as a young man, mainly sketches (being colorblind) and I'd get requests to do particular things and I had to tell them I couldn't just draw at a whim what they wanted because I had to be in the mood to do that subject. I always wanted to be a commercial artist but, having that block kept me from it. If I had the money at the time to go to a good art school they may have trained me out of that block and I would have been somebody, I don't know. No way to cure colorblindness but, maybe a way around it.
It never crossed my mind till you brought it up that my problem still may lie in having that block still.
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Post by libertysmoke on Oct 19, 2019 9:54:22 GMT -5
As an artist [oil paint , etc.] I totally get this , as I constantly get requests for certain types ... It just doesn't work like that for me . Humbly submitted I was an artist as a young man, mainly sketches (being colorblind) and I'd get requests to do particular things and I had to tell them I couldn't just draw at a whim what they wanted because I had to be in the mood to do that subject. I always wanted to be a commercial artist but, having that block kept me from it. If I had the money at the time to go to a good art school they may have trained me out of that block and I would have been somebody, I don't know. No way to cure colorblindness but, maybe a way around it.
It never crossed my mind till you brought it up that my problem still may lie in having that block still.
Yes Ron , that's very interesting ... I just go where ever each piece of music / art take me . Intriguing |
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Post by Mac on Oct 19, 2019 10:34:19 GMT -5
Nothing wrong with that RD, whatever makes you comfortable, Ce La Vie! Isn't that French for Good Bye? I aint go'en anywhere sir, just changing my methods back to the beginning. That's french for "That's life". (C'est la vie). Kids today may say "whatever". I recall, "That's the way the cookie crumbles" and other coloquialisms. |
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Nothing wrong with that RD, whatever makes you comfortable, Ce La Vie!
