PITH 2024

[PremalChheda]

The pipe in the hat(PITH) trade is something we would do on the forum once a year. We choose a shape or feature that participants have to make or incorporate into a pipe, and set a deadline. Once the deadline hits, we randomly generate a list of all participants, and you send your pipe to the person below you on the list. You receive the pipe from the person above you. Upon receiving your pipe, you inspect it, smoke it, and give an honest and thorough critique back to the maker. The pipe is yours to keep.
The pipe in the hat trade is designed as a tool to help you grow in your pipe making skills. It can certainly be intimidating to jump into something like this with all these more experienced people participating, but getting the type of feedback that comes with putting your pipe in the hands of someone else is much more beneficial than posting pictures. Plus you get a pipe out of it. Some of the shape requirements might seem like a big challenge, but the PITH is designed to force you out of your comfort zone and to help you get some experience in the art of pipe making.
I can't stress enough, YOUR SKILL LEVEL DOES NOT MATTER! In fact the less experience you have in pipe making, the more you have to gain from participating! The idea here is that the best way to grow is by challenging yourself. This is a great way to get some good practice and helpful feedback. The deadline will be July 31st 2024.
If you want to participate, just post with the words "I'm in", on the Facebook group or something to that effect and private message me if you are new to participating in the PITH. I will need to verify you. I will respond with confirmation and answer any questions you have about the PITH.
I'm in! ONLY POST HERE IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE FB GROUP. We will be running the pith on the fb group this year.

By entering into the PITH you agree to do your best with the following no matter your level of expertise.
1. Take the time to produce the shape outlined to the best of your abilities and ask for guidance when needed. The end result should be some of your best work if you participate fully. (Many of us will make multiple pipes in succession in order to fully benefit from this experience)
2. Communicate with us if you encounter any problems with completing the pipe. (You may contact me privately on here or by phone.
3. Give thorough feedback to the person that sends you his/her pipe. (This is the most important thing of the PITH for most of us here.)
4. Have fun and try to participate in the discussion. (Well, you don’t have to have fun but then why participate if you are not?)


Right now we need to throw out ideas for the theme. And then I’ll put a poll up on the fb group. I will try to share here as much as possible for those that are not on the fb group.

Participants:

Pith 2024

1. Premal Chheda
2. Stephen Luttrell
3. Ron Smith
4. Aaron Wood
5. Eric Russell
6. Walter Hettinger
7. Jeff Vandeyacht
8. Trevor Howard
9. Royce Hargrove
10. Walt Cannoy
11. Jason Mcgadfic
12. Aidan Hesslewood
13. Mike Thomas
14. Jake Jones
15. Marty Best
16. Crow John’s
17. Tim Nudd
18. Tanner Halligan
19. Scott Fitzgibbon
20. Colin Vent
21. Jason Thompson
22. Daniel Sutherlin
23. Dwayne Klassen
24. Jason Patrick
25. Rich Rosselli
26. Tyler Patterson
27. Zzpipott
28. Donald Kirk
29. Chris Plummer
30. Ted Heyworth
31. Steven Dahout
32. Jerry Nelson
33. James Gilliam

[PremalChheda]

If you do not use FB please post here to join the PITH