Strait grain or Birds eye

Corey562

As for the look and lines of a pipe do you prefer one over the other. I tend to gravitate towards a strait grain pipe but there is something to be said about a beautiful birds eye as well. 

Corey562

Here is one of my favorite strait grain pipes the grain seems to accent the shape. 

motie2

Corey562 Oh, Lordy! Here I go coveting again. That's magnficent.

Corey562

@motie2 thank you the customer fell in love with on sight I wanted so much to keep it.

Corey562

Another one I just love. The grain is consistant all the way around.

ghostsofpompeii

I like the birds-eye look, but for the most part a pipe with a birds-eye pattern tends to be more expensive. But since the majority of the pipe I own seem to be rusticated it really doesn't matter that much to me. But I do like the look of a beautiful birds-eye pattern.

motie2

@Corey562 -- The chip on that magnificent bowl edge made me weep.......

PhilosoPiper

I would have to say that birds-eye is my absolute favorite. There is just something about the pattern that invokes staring into the cosmos. That being said, I appreciate a great straight grain as well.

Corey562

@motie2 since that pic. I took the top of the bowl down just a hair to get rid of it.

Corey562

Corey562

And probably my favorite one.

Woodsman

I'm partial to Bird's eye.

motie2

@Corey562 -- Surely, your admission ticket into heaven......

Nice job!!!!!!

Are you a fan of https://rebornpipes.com/  ?? 

Corey562

@motie2 I have never check it out but I will give it a look I do love to see old pipes become reborn.

Corey562

For the love of the birds eye.

motie2

Oh, man, and a really tight birds eye grain, too. Magnificent!

Corey562

@motie2 I wish i would have contrast stained it. But i do love the natural look.

drac2485

For me the decision of birds eye versus straight grain is all about how I feel that moment and the aesthetics.  For plateau I love straight/flame grains otherwise for a flat surface or when perfectly balanced on a pipe (front/back or sides) I love birds eye.  I remember seeing a pipe a while back that sandblasted the straight grain and left the birds eye smooth and polished.  I wanted it so badly because it was perfect, imho.

Corey562

@motie2 Here is another great birds eye.

mfresa

@Corey562, beautiful!  I love birdseye!!

Corey562

@mfresa Thank you.

motie2

Yer killin' me.

Corey562

@motie2 Thats about how I feel every time I send one to its new home.

Corey562

Here is one for the birds eye fans.

Corey562

And one for the straight grain.

motie2

Yer killin' me, Corey. Such an amazing skill to bring out such beauty.

Corey562

Thank you @motie2
 When I first started a close friend told me it may take a day or it may take a week just look at the block till the grain and the pipe reveals it self then you can get the most out of every block so thats what I try to do.

motie2

And you do it so well.....

Corey562

@motie2 thank you always like to hear people like them.

ghostsofpompeii

After looking at a variety of @Corey562 pipes I really love birds-eye patterns. I wasn't really made aware of the distinction till I started seeing many of his pipes. Once again ... an old dog learning new tricks. 50 years of pipe smoking and I never heard the term birds-eye pattern before joining this forum. 

mfresa

For the life of me I don't see why people like rusticated pipes when the grain of the wood is so beautiful.  But hey, everybody to his own taste...