Whats Your Best Hand Crafted Pipe?

PipeProfessor

What's your best smoking and best looking hand crafted pipe? I'm not talking about mass productions, but those that are carved by hand by independent pipe makers? 

PappyJoe

My Zack Hamric Snapping Turtle

thewanderingdude

Mike Couch 2014 Billiard for me

PipeProfessor

@pappyjoe, I never heard of Zack I will need to check him out! @thewanderingdude Mike makes great pipes! I'm glad hes made a winner for you!

PappyJoe

@PipeProfessorhttp://www.zhamricpipes.com/

PipeProfessor

WOW, very nice @pappyjoe, thanks for the link!

judandhispipe

I've got a little Novak from his Rare Wood series that I like a lit.

drac2485

WOW!!! I love all of your pipes and my PAD makes me rather jealous.

drac2485

I actually forgot until going through my pipe list, I do have a handmade.  I have a Boswell I was able to find as an estate. I have not had a chance to smoke it yet though.  But I love the way it looks and feels.

PappyJoe

Beautiful pipe.

PipeProfessor

Dang @drac2485....that pipe is AMAZING!!!

Kirbyb

RobE's Art Rusticated Lovat, for some reason my pic won't load. Trust me....y'all would be jealous!!!

drac2485

@pipeprofessor Thanks I feel very lucky to have gotten it

pipeman83

A RC Sands billiard, he's out of the Columbus, Ohio area. It's the one I'm smoking in my avatar.

PipeProfessor

I know at least 3 independent makers who are closing up shop because of the FDA regulations....it's a sad thing that they cant make masterpieces anymore!

PappyJoe

They shouldn't give up so soon. The fight is just beginning

JosiahWN

Easily my favorite smoke of my collection. Got it as an estate pipe in Duluth. Deep bowl and smooth pull.

Darmon

@judandhispipe what is the pipe made from, I'm guessing that since its a Rare Wood series, its not briar? I've got a few that I made from Mesquite that turned out pretty well. And the wood looks similar.

judandhispipe

@darmon, no,it's briar,just some very old blocks that he got a hold of. Here's where Novak explains about this series.  http://www.novakpipes.cz/en1/rare-wood/

Darmon

@judandhispipe very nice. I like to think about, that in today's disposable society where we throw everything away. There are some things that have been around for 100 years +

crapgame

my 2 kirk bosi pipes..he is from chicago but due to carple problems he stopped carving a few nyears back...

Woodsman

A Nording 1998 Straight, Bamboo and Briar Apple. Just beautiful.

pipeman83

Hey @PappyJoe, I was watching a video on YouTube about a tour of Mark Ryan's factory, I thought I saw you with that hat your wearing, were you there?

PappyJoe

@pipeman83 - Yes. It was a great tour. Where did you see the video?

Bphasty

TheWanderingDude - put that Mike Couch 2014 Billiard on eBay I'd love to bid on it

thewanderingdude

@Bphasty LOL I'll make sure you're the first to know!

Bphasty

^ thanks, boss

pipeman83

I was scrolling through YouTube and saw it and it looked interesting so I watched it, would have liked to been there myself.

PappyJoe

@pipeman83 - They gave each of us a bag with small packets of different pure tobacco in it and a talk on how to blend. It was interesting and gave us all the opportunity to taste each of the tobaccos straight. I like Perique, but it's not one I would want to smoke just by itself.

pipeman83

@PappyJoe, I saw that , I would like to do that, it was interesting to hear how much Mark Ryan spent to purchase and rebuild that property, but I'm sure he has a great ROI.

Mjhalbach

This is a morta pipe I had made by Chris Askwith. I asked him to make his interpretation of two of my favorite pipes, my Savinelli 642 and Dunhill CK. The pipe turned out great and I couldn't be happier with it.