I celebrated my 40th birthday earlier this year. I commissioned a pipe from Rex Walden as a gift to myself. I love this pipe, I tend to use it for flakes.
I have 2 tinsky that are amazing smokers. My most recent is a shape he calls moe Yukon. He cut this one for me and I've had quite a few bowls out of it now and I'm really enjoying it. I foresee this being my pocket pipe for many future smokes.
I'm really amazed at the craftsmanship, especially the stem work on my 4 knuckle partial plateau Steve Liskey bamboo acorn. I've heard it said that small pipes are more challenging to craft that larger varieties, and this pipe is one of the smallest I have in my collection at only 26 grams.
Steve approaches building a bamboo pipe differently than some carvers. Instead of finding a piece of bamboo that matches the size of the bowl, Steve begins the process, by selecting a piece of bamboo, and then carving the briar down to just the right proportions to deliver balance and symmetry.
I'm a big fan of the ALIEN movies and the Swiss artist H.R. Giger who designed the creature and the amazing set pieces he designed for the first film ... setting the tone for all the sequels that followed. Well I was looking at a variety of pipe offered by Ebay vendors including H S Studio pipes and fell in love with one that seemed to capture the spirit of those Giger set pieces ... which is why I refer to it as my ALIEN pipe.
Here are a couple of Hobbit pipes I made. The one on the left is Bombur, made from a Mr. Brog kit, the one on the right is Dane Ironfoot, made from a briar block purchased on Ebay.
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I love this pipe, I tend to use it for flakes.
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I'm really amazed at the craftsmanship, especially the stem work on my 4 knuckle partial plateau Steve Liskey bamboo acorn. I've heard it said that small pipes are more challenging to craft that larger varieties, and this pipe is one of the smallest I have in my collection at only 26 grams.
Steve approaches building a bamboo pipe differently than some carvers. Instead of finding a piece of bamboo that matches the size of the bowl, Steve begins the process, by selecting a piece of bamboo, and then carving the briar down to just the right proportions to deliver balance and symmetry.