Ugly Pipe Contest

mfresa · February 2018

OK, I've perused the daily photo shoot and enjoyed the wonderful pipes that you guys have, but does anybody have a pipe that they think is "ugly" (if there is such a thing)? If so, please post a photo of it. I think I can find one around here somewhere....

xDutchx · February 2018

Well, since this is a contest, I figured I would google "Greta Van Sustern meerschaum," and secure the contest in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, I am still looking. Maybe I should google "Nancy Pelosi meerschaum," instead.

I am almost afraid to get a quote from a carver on a commission for either one.

Charles · February 2018

Charles · February 2018

jim102864 · February 2018

@Charles Yup. They're butt ugly!

jfreedy · February 2018

@Charles -- does that first pic actually have a trumpet mouthpiece connecting the horn to the stem?? This one's obviously a joke.

Charles · February 2018

@jfreedy- Yes it does.

mfresa · February 2018

Wow, these are amazingly bad.

motie2 · February 2018

Instead of ugly, how about tragic?

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Nice, huh? Now let's see the other side.....

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Char your bowl when lighting much????

Guy wants $44.44 for it as a Buy-it-now on eBay.

mfresa · February 2018

That's sad.

mfresa · February 2018

OK, here's my contribution. don't know if I posted this already, but don't laugh like @Corey562 did:

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don't ask me what i was thinking when I designed this one...

Kmhartle · February 2018

@mfresa I've got to admit, that's the first pistol grip pipe that I've seen!

mfresa · February 2018

@Kmhartle, I know, it is kinda weird.

motie2 · February 2018

De gustibus notwithstanding:

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xDutchx · February 2018

@motie2, does that one take a watch battery?

@Charles, Olie Sylvester makes some unique one offs that appear to belong in the hands of Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, or Peter Lorre.

motie2 · February 2018

#xDitchx -- I believe it's a Nording. Ask @ghostsofpompeii.

Woodsman · February 2018

@motie2 That burn out is tragic, those d--mn Multii-Jet Lighters are deadly to a pipe.

Corey562 · February 2018

@mfresa we all have that one. I made one I gave to a friend and every time he brings it to smoke I try to get him to trade it in for another one but he says it smokes great.

Londy3 · February 2018

Wow, what a sick, twisted yet funny thread

PappyJoe · February 2018

Hi. My Name is not @Corey562. He carves beautiful pipes. I carve ugly pipes.

My first attempt at carving a pipe actually turned out sort of liked what I expected. I still have it because for being as ugly as it is, it was properly drilled and passes a pipe cleaner with ease. I reserve it for some extremely heavy latakia blends (containing more than 40 percent latakia).

I have carved a total of 5 pipes. Three were from briar blocks one from Cherrywood and one from walnut.
The Cherrywood I called my Art Deco pipe and I think Corey should consider copying the shape.

It als smoked pretty good and I managed to drill it where the pipe cleaner passed through easily. I did smoke it a couple of times.

I will have to find the photos of the other two pipes. One is a churchwarden style, heavy bowl pipe I call a dwarf knocker. The other is a weird shape I call a towboat.

Corey562 · February 2018

@PappyJoe I do like the shape on the art deco pipe. May have to borrow it.

PappyJoe · February 2018

@Corey562 - If I could afford a new pipe right now, I would work with you on creating one similar to this. The different colorization in the wood is from the cherrywood block I used and not stain. I was given a piece of cherry by a friend who had intended to carve a salad bowl from it. I got lucky with the drilling on this one but the wood kept splitting when I tried a couple of other times to carve from it.

mfresa · February 2018

@Corey562 yeah, that one is definitely not your best. but we all learn as we go along...

motie2 · February 2018

Two entries.

Woodsman · February 2018

@PappyJoe, splitting and cracking of cherry is often caused by improper seasoning. To prevent that from happening to a small piece of wood like a pipe blank, boil the wood for 1/2 hour in water, that removes the sap from wood. dry it out for a few weeks in a dry warm place and you're good to go.

PappyJoe · February 2018

@woodsman - Yep. I know. I was told it had been properly treated and aged for over a year.

Corey562 · February 2018

@PappyJoe when I get a my next shipment of blocks I will serch them over to find that spacial block for a nice art deco pipe.

Charles · February 2018

Here is an ugly one:

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Looks almost like a hollowed out finger.

Charles · February 2018

Antique 1850-1920 German Black Forest Ugly Face Folk Art Large Handcarved Figural Wooden Old Pipe

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Charles · February 2018

Not only is this one ugly, I think it also qualifies as pathetic.

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wbradk · February 2018

Some astonishing examples of the genre. For my money, though, motie2's green example, above, takes the boobie prize.

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